Tesla Motors Club
During the whole time I had the Model 3 since Dec 31 2018 (NYE), I have not yet to receive a ticket. Actually I did get pulled over in the first 10 minutes of driving my Model 3 testing the acceleration, but the police officer let me go. Didn't even give me a warning, just said, ohh nice Tesla how you like it. I accelerated, but when I got to the speed limit I stopped around there, so it could have been a reason why he didn't give a ticket since I was def not doing 100+ mph on 50mph local streets in OC.
But driving back to Las Vegas, I saw a cop on the I-15 waiting somewhere that be perfect for speeding. Thankfully I was doing autopilot cruising around 80mph matching most the other cars around me, passed this cop, but he didn't pull me over for going 10mph over the 70 mph limit. If I were in control, I may have been tempted to speed b/c of human error. But with the autopilot, you can sit back and relax so you don't have this urge to speed. It's almost like having an uber / lyft driver, and if you're a passenger you're not gonna have any sensation of wanting to speed.
If I still had my BMW M3, I would be very tempted to cruise at 100 mph feeling 80mph is kinda too slow. And my BMW M3 was an orange Lime Rock edition, I felt cops targeted me more just b/c its an orange sports car. I def felt that cop car on the I-15 south from Las Vegas knew that people will be tempted to speed b/c its empty.
Something with gas cars, its hard to not wanna go over the speed limit when on an empty road, I feel it has something to do with the RPM feels too low (like going downhill on a bike in low gear) and the car feels optimal cruising at a higher RPM which means it must go a higher speed.
I'm glad that the extra expense was put towards autopilot. It allows me to drive much farther with less fatigue and no boredom (which can cause speeding).
But driving back to Las Vegas, I saw a cop on the I-15 waiting somewhere that be perfect for speeding. Thankfully I was doing autopilot cruising around 80mph matching most the other cars around me, passed this cop, but he didn't pull me over for going 10mph over the 70 mph limit. If I were in control, I may have been tempted to speed b/c of human error. But with the autopilot, you can sit back and relax so you don't have this urge to speed. It's almost like having an uber / lyft driver, and if you're a passenger you're not gonna have any sensation of wanting to speed.
If I still had my BMW M3, I would be very tempted to cruise at 100 mph feeling 80mph is kinda too slow. And my BMW M3 was an orange Lime Rock edition, I felt cops targeted me more just b/c its an orange sports car. I def felt that cop car on the I-15 south from Las Vegas knew that people will be tempted to speed b/c its empty.
Something with gas cars, its hard to not wanna go over the speed limit when on an empty road, I feel it has something to do with the RPM feels too low (like going downhill on a bike in low gear) and the car feels optimal cruising at a higher RPM which means it must go a higher speed.
I'm glad that the extra expense was put towards autopilot. It allows me to drive much farther with less fatigue and no boredom (which can cause speeding).