Over 100 mhp..... 1000.00 ticket... no questions asked.

NO video screens (tv's) viewable from the drivers seat.. don't remember the fine on this one. I was still reeling over the 1k ticket for over 100mph.

saw it on the news yestday.

singleshot

Nice...that's a chunk of change.

Darn Vid screen laws..... makes it hard for showy cars.

I'm actually glad to hear about the law for 100+

There is NEVER a need to go over 100mph... Well, if you're running from cops, but... then you already have yourself in a world of sh!t so deep I think a $1000 fine is the least of your worries.

And to the poster directly above me, how does it make it hard for showy cars? Eclipse and a couple others make the one that goes completely flush. And the tC even has the cover. IF you're obeying the law and not driving with a movie playing, there's really no reason you couldn't have the cover down... right?

And if it's a case of "Well it's a live performance dvd" CLose the cover... it's still music...

Overall I think this is really a case of "If you're not doing anything wrong, what's the problem?

CarPC's.... They have animation and all that jazz.... I just don't want to be hassled any more than neccesary and with a car pc setup... just easier for them to give me a little more trouble over something.... I'm not a big fan of distracted driving, but I'm also not a big fan of more and more limits on what we can or cannot do to our cars.....

Just wait for OARB. (Oregon Air Resource Board) - They're already talking about it.... Bye Bye Modifications.

here is the link... Want to talk BS!!.... and double standard !!..

it's okay to have a nav system, but if a cop deems your cd player to be distracting, you get a big ole ticket.

http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/DMV/news/nr_20051220_2.shtml


singleshot...

We can mark this up to reason number 397 for not living in Oregon.

Don't worry Washington will get it too. As soon as Gregware and her
crownies here there is another way to make money we will get the laws
here. Just another form of government control for profeit.

My monitor doesn't have a cover. And even when I listen to the just the radio, it still has a little animation on it and shines bright blue. In Washington it is a little different...you can't have a movie playing on any screen that is more forward than the back of the front seats.

I'm not too worried about it. I rarely watch a movie anyway when I am driving. And if I do, it's a concert movie anyway...so I'm not really watching it.

Kind of OT...but I also heard that they lowered the speed limit on I-5 between Portland and Tumwater/Olympia to 60, instead of 70.

EDIT: Maybe I heard this wrong, the only info I could find online is here:

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Regions/SouthWest/news/2005/12/07_I-5LewisCo.htm

Looks like its just a few miles that are reduced to 60, near the Chehalis/Centralia area.

Again, it comes down to what was already said...
Overall I think this is really a case of "If you're not doing anything wrong, what's the problem? you can talk to just about any law enforcement official and they'll say the same thing.

MR2.... That'd be incredibly depressing.... that 70 MPH area better not go away...

Just wait till Washington and Oregon adopt the California CARB standards... Then the fun begins.

here is the link... Want to talk BS!!.... and double standard !!..

it's okay to have a nav system, but if a cop deems your cd player to be distracting, you get a big ole ticket.

http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/DMV/news/nr_20051220_2.shtml


singleshot...

Yeah, that's weak. I'm sure the Navi companies lobbied on that one. I've seen way too many "drivers" staring at the Navi instead of the road...

There is NEVER a need to go over 100mph...

Never owned a motorcycle have ya? http://www.eternaltides.com/emoticons/nanana.gif

My Wife's Uncle teaches motorcycle racing in California... Took me up to 140 on the back of a bike..... Fun Times...

He's got all the good toys.... Ducati 996, MV Augusta F4, Porche 911 Turbo, S2000, MB ML55 AMG... Kid at a candy store at his house.

I'm a WMRRA/OMRRA Novice for 2006. I've been on all the local tracks @ open track days. You think 140 is fun...try 170 down the back arching straight of PIR. ;)

Which school does he teach at?

MV. DROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!

He hosts his own track days and they have their own staff... Here's the website...

http://www.keigwin.com/

Holy ____, your wife's uncle is Lance Keigwin? :o

We go down to Cali/NV to ride their track days. We are well known as the "Seattle group" since we travel further than anyone to go to their days.

Wow....what a small world.

Pretty cool, huh.... he's a REALLY nice guy... Linda was so great to us when we stayed down there... She took a killer spill a while back....

Ever meet Coco?

Here's some pics.... :)

http://home.comcast.net/~thedesperfamily/lance.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~thedesperfamily/lance2.jpg




Yeah, most of the hard core bike guys know him, as he's got a great rep.... He got me into biking, until I took a random spill on the scenic highway in a sand washout... I had a nice SV650.... and a good right knee... emphasis on Had :([/img]

Yeah, I know his wife too. She is super nice and pretty fast. :o

Yeah, we heard about what happened to his wife. She was taken out by a rider at Thunderhill doing something "questionable". All I know is Lance wasn't very happy about it.

Their rig is PIMP!!! That motorhome is tricked out. I would kill to have that thing. 4 bikes in the back. It's nuts.

Sorry to hear about your getoff. SV650 is a great machine and a nice twin class for the track. Since it is naked, its cheap as hell to race it too. :)

Man, Lance's garage is SICK! I wannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnt! :)

I used to ride an RC51 from San Bernadino to LA in the am and back in the PM..... what a fun ride that was.

I had my Harley up to 110 on the straightaway at PIR. I was wearing a tshirt and a little skull helmet. I decided i was pushing my luck.

Back on topic.....
I have never had any problems with my screen in my car. Then again, I don;t attrtact a lot of attention the way I drive(read: like an old lady). But my XM radio screen is really bright. I guess we'll see.

Ah come on guys.... Rules are meant to be broken ha ha ha ha ha

i'm not too worried about since I don't live in OR. I think the 100+ one is good 'cause like Inthewaside said, no one needs to be doing that, but the tv up front.. Who cares, I'm not going to worry about it 'cause just like all of you that made the nav points, i'm not going to worry. Besides, just put the tv on a toggle & if a cop says something, u can prove it right there that u can't watch a movie.. That's what i did

and if they wanna rip on a music system having a graphic display... most basic systems now at least have the little swimming dolphin light display or whatever you would call it...

And if you're really worried about it, it should have a fairly quick to adjust brightness setting... at night time when it sticks out more... dim it down...

There's ways around it.

Back to the "if they deem your cd system distracting" unless you're all over the road, this is an OBJECTIVE "law" and could easily be fought in court.

If you have a cd system without a huge display but over so many decibles I can guarantee it's distracting...

So if you have some dolphins going back ond forth on the screen but a weak system...??? See what I mean?

Easily combatted

'Distracting video display' will surely be one of those bonus fines they'll throw in when pulling you over. Unless you've got 'Debie Does Debra' playing on your dash I doubt anyone will get pulled over just because of their flashys.

Now, whether some jack*** cop decides to abuse his power on some teenagers he doesn't like or not.. that will yet to be seen.

Here's the first dumb punk to get the brunt of this law....

He actually passed a cop at 120 and she didn't catch him till he hit slow traffic....

With a baby in the car as well

http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=82264

The Oregon Department of Transportation cites excessive speed as a factor in about a third of Oregon traffic deaths

I would have assumed for a state like oregon with LOTS of rural areas that it would almost entirely be drunk drivers, inexperience, road quality and road lighting...

To have 1/3 of the traffic deaths be for 100mph+ driving though...

No WONDER they drafted and signed a law about it...