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50 Fastest Speeding Tickets in Texas in 2018:
Don't let the slow drawl fool you. The fine people of Texas like to go fast. Maybe it's all that wide open space, the arrow-straight roads, or just something in the water. Whatever the case, the state routinely clocks some of the fastest speeders in the country—and we got our hands on the 2018 ticket data to show it.
Credit where credit is due: this list of the 50 fastest speeding tickets in Texas in 2018 was inspired by the work of the Houston Chronicle, which usually publishes one in January looking back at the preceding 365 days. But the paper opted not to do one this year, for whatever reason, leaving The Drive to carry on the mission.
Scrounging up the raw data involved filing a public information request with the Texas Department of Public Safety for every single speeding ticket issued by Texas Highway Patrol troopers in excess of 120 mph from January 1 to December 31 last year. We fully expected to never hear back. A couple weeks later, a lawyer for the department responded with a huge spreadsheet showing the date, location, vehicle, and speed for all 228 tickets fitting that description—plus extras like officer notes and the stop's exact GPS coordinates when available.
Besides the expected assortment of muscle cars and performance motorcycles, there are even pickup trucks and a Ford Focus on the list.
Disclaimer: Exceeding the speed limit can be dangerous not only to yourself, but to other vehicles on the road; please keep your high speed activity to track events or places where it is permitted (e.g. German Autobahn.)
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday February 08 2019, @04:19PM (6 children)
I've owned a few vehicles that wouldn't make it to 120. Not many.
Hmmmmm - let me count those . . .
Honda CBR (motorcycles) x 2
Suzuki (motorcycles) x 6, 2 of those Gixxers
Kawasaki (motorcycles) x 2
Yamaha (motorcycles) x 2
Aprilia RSV (motorcycle) x 1
Ford Mustang x 1
Chevrolet x 3, 1 of those a 'Vette
Dodge Challenger x 1
Pontiac G8 x 1
BMW I8 x 1
Interesting. I'm too lazy, but it might be fun to see those lists made up, and compared annually, and by decade. Look at those crazy ass 'Zuki riders. And, not just one, but TWO Gixxers among them!
I'm more a Kawasaki guy, myself. I'm glad to see that Kaw is represented.
I like the video below the story, "Police car that will win almost any pursuit". Note that it's not made by America's Big Three auto makers.
BTW - that Ford Mustang? Wonder if it was being towed, or trailered? Dropped from an aircraft? Strapon rocket? Ford Motor Company must be proud of that one! Mustangs are almost all show.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 08 2019, @04:34PM
To be entirely fair (and yes, this hurts, I'm not a fan of Ford in general) to the 'stang, while the stock, straight-off-the-lot vehicle is not all that great, I've seen some that mostly served as platforms for technical enhancement.
I remember one in particular that was set up for rally. It looked mostly stock at a first glance, but the interior and the suspension gave it away. And that thing was a complete monster. In particular, he'd replaced pretty much the entire suspension and it rode like no other mustang I'd even been in.
(Score: 1) by Sulla on Friday February 08 2019, @05:21PM (2 children)
I would be surprised if a Mustang couldn't hit 120, as my F150 with the same motor can.
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by Runaway1956 on Friday February 08 2019, @05:53PM (1 child)
With stories like this going around, you've got to wonder.
https://www.pocket-lint.com/cars/news/ford/131151-ford-admits-to-pumping-fake-engine-noises-through-mustang-speakers-to-make-cars-sound-better [pocket-lint.com]
I'll readily admit that I like the sounds I hear when I stand on the accelerator. But, I would be highly pissed off to learn that the sound, or any part of the sound were faked.
(Score: 1) by Sulla on Friday February 08 2019, @07:39PM
I would be much more interested in the v6 Eco if I could get a version without the noise, but I like quiet vehicles. I would also expect this to be coming to other auto manufacturers soon, just like the aluminum.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 09 2019, @04:22AM (1 child)
You don't know much about Mustangs. They come in all levels, often with enhancements by 3rd parties such as Saleen that bring them up to the supercar category.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday February 09 2019, @03:57PM
It might be possible that I know more about Mustangs than you think. It is right and proper for a GM kind of guy to kick Ford owners. And, the Ford people kick right back. Seems pretty obvious that you're not a motorhead, or you would know that. Now - about Mopar - did you notice how few of THOSE were in the list?