Protecting your CDL while driving a personal vehicle

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  1. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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  3. Dennixx

    Dennixx Road Train Member

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    Hennessy got some bad as* vehicles
     
  4. kemosabi49

    kemosabi49 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    You can run 10mph over on rural interstates in SW Arkansas before a trooper will take notice. They seem to especially like speeding cars with Texas plates. They have got somewhat sneaky though. Several unmarked anymore running around and even the DOT bears are running unmarked SUVs.
     
  5. CalculatedRisk

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    I’m located on the space coast and most local police departments will not touch you unless you’re going 9 to 10 over. The vast majority of law-enforcement officers I have met are very nice and kind as long as you have a positive attitude and don’t give them grief for pulling you over.
     
  6. abyliks

    abyliks Road Train Member

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    My personal driving record was pretty horrible in my 20s, never really bothered my job,other then the retraining class I had to take after my last 74 in a 55, luckily I missed 3rd gear powershifting my 03 cobra
     
  7. 4wayflashers

    4wayflashers Heavy Load Member

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    Did Elvis sing bad when he was in the shower?
     
  8. roundhouse

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    Georgia has a law that cops cant write a ticket for less than 10 over .

    that law was done because the cops are so corrupt and greedy for money .

    A cops main job is moving money from your pocket to theirs .

    wonder why they don’t spend any time investigating a burglary, but they got endless man hours to sit with the radar ?

    it’s the $$$$$
     
  9. SmallPackage

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    Same. I like to never use brakes if at all possible just ease on through. The best part of our technique is how the cars that beat you to the light are now flooring it from a stop to stay ahead of you. Lol!
     
  10. kemosabi49

    kemosabi49 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    LOL. Good friend of mine drives like that. Complains about how often he has to put brakes on his car. I have a '08 Ford Focus I bought new. 185,000 miles now and still have never had to put new brakes on it.
     
  11. Dennixx

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    Same.
    Have a manual transmission in last 2 Honda's, 1 Civic and current Accord.
    Replace brakes once during the lifetime and clutch never..200K on Civic.
     
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