Is it illegal to...

[Azndude51]

From a complete stop, floor the accelerator until you reach the speed limit while on a public road?

 

[mugs]

Depends on what kind of mood the cop is in.

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

Yes. Excessive speed from stop. (most places... maybe not your state).

 

[vshah]

there is a thing called aggressive driving, which can be under the speed limit as well. so it depends.

 

[FoBoT]

could be construed as reckless driving

 

[edro]

Originally posted by: DevilsAdvocate
Yes. Excessive speed from stop.

Yep, and wreckless driving... and street racing, if the cop is pissed enough.

 

[mb]

It is legal as long as you do not break traction.

/from what I've heard

 

[Vic]

That would depend on if you were driving a Geo Metro or a Pontiac GTO.

 

[notfred]

It depends on your car. I could do it all day long in my accord, and no one would care. If I did it in my old mustang there would be lots of smoke and melted rubber around, and someone might think that was excessive.

 

[Mursilis]

Originally posted by: mugs
Depends on what kind of mood the cop is in.

Unless the cop is in a completely forgiving mood, you're probably going to get a ticket.

 

[DingDingDao]

It's called "exhibition of speed" here in California. Cop pulled my friend over for it once (I was riding with him), gave him a huge lecture, and let us go with a warning.

 

[Jzero]

I drive a Civic, I always floor it from a stop. I really can't do much damage!

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

I believe it is... I've heard such an "offense" is called "testing your acceleration". Then drag racing is when you happen to be testing your acceleration at the same time as the guy in the adjacent lane is also testing his acceleration.

 

[Eli]

Yes, it's called excessive acceleration or something ungodly stupid like that. :roll:

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Mursilis

Originally posted by: mugs
Depends on what kind of mood the cop is in.

Unless the cop is in a completely forgiving mood, you're probably going to get a ticket.

Nah, if you're not some punk kid I don't think the a cop would give you a second look.

 

[Vic]

I actually got ticketed for this back in 2000. The cop wrote it up as "speed racing" and the fine was ~$500 something. I beat it in court.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

If you own a Yugo, nope.

My first car was a 1980 Plymouth Champ (made by Mitsubishi!) with 77HP and a three speed auto. I floored it from a stop alot and I don't think anyone ever noticed.

 

[Saint Nick]

A kid at my old old high school in... 2002 got a ticket for "exibition of acceleration" or something equivilently as lame.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
a 1980 Plymouth Champ (made by Mitsubishi!) with 77HP and a three speed auto.

we had one of those, but it was manual, with the hi/low shifter thing, so it was sorta like an 8 speed, but not really

i liked that car

 

[Demon-Xanth]

"Exhibitionist driving" basically covers anything that the cop doesn't like but there's not a law that explicetly disallows.

 

[compuwiz1]

In Ca., that will get you a ticket for exhibition of speed.

 

[stan394]

if you have to ask .....

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
a 1980 Plymouth Champ (made by Mitsubishi!) with 77HP and a three speed auto.

we had one of those, but it was manual, with the hi/low shifter thing, so it was sorta like an 8 speed, but not really

i liked that car

Did your passengers ever mess with the pedals by sticking thier feet behind the A/C box?

 

[Landstandr]

Long ago - had a friend get a ticket for "unnecessary accelaration" in an auto 5-door Pontic T1000 (Chevette clone). There's no way that car did the quarter mile in under 20 seconds, but it probably made a lot of noise trying. I recall riding in it and my buddy having the accelerator floored and the beast topping out about 78 mph. That car was scarier at that speed than anything current would be at 110 mph.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: jndietz
A kid at my old old high school in... 2002 got a ticket for "exibition of acceleration" or something equivilently as lame.

Was that on 75?