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Ok this brings up a question, in Georgia the "unspoken" rule of thumb is as long as you don't go more than 11 mph over the limit you're ok, sounds like it's not the same in some of the Carolinas and Virginia....is that what I'm to understand? If so (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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"James J. Trobaugh" <james@ngltc.org> wrote in message news:GEuHw1.588@lugnet.com... (...) James - since you are traveling up from Atlanta I assume you will take I-85 to I-95. It has been my experience (I travel the same route to go to Fairfax (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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The Virginia State Police take their revenue generation function very seriously. Also, like most states the Virginia selective road tax is statistically higher for out of state drivers. (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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You should definitely watch your speed on VA's interstates. The limit is 65 mph, and the troopers are much stricter than in most states, especially in work zones. They can be pretty tricky hiding and there are radar spots every single mile on the (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Ok, I'll make sure to put mine away in the trunk before I cross the state line. Most of the time I find the best radar detector is someone traveling just a bit faster than me. I try to find one of those and stay with in eye sight of them. jt -- (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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"James J. Trobaugh" <james@ngltc.org> wrote in message news:GEu0sI.BBq@lugnet.com... (...) information (...) It is absolutely true. When you cross the state line from NC (assuming you are coming from the south) there will be big signs telling that (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) (URL) it's from a lawyer, no less (Of course the first one was from an ex-cop, so draw your own conclusions). Matt (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Not in Virginia OR going to BrickFest, but this might help: (URL) (Self-Proclaimed LUGNET King of Citing Stuff ©) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Is it true that Radar Detectors are prohibited in Virginia? I just heard that from a friend of mine at the office. Might be some helpful information to note for those of us driving to the fest. jt (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) ...A "Guess Who" could be big fun! We could set it up but don't reveal the names until Sunday :-) ...Maybe everyone who brings a fig, we can give them a little gold star or somesuche for their nametag so at least we can narrow down the (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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