sonata rental caught at 147mph
07-18-2006, 03:25 PM
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sonata rental caught at 147mph
Speed camera catches Hyundai doing the impossible
"A man accused of driving at speeds up to 147 mph is about to get his day in court -- and many are looking at the case to challenge the freeway photo enforcement program in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Lawrence Pargo of Goodyear was supposedly running late for work and was caught by speeding cameras on Loop 101 going 102, 105, 128 and 147 mph between 5:47 and 6:20 a.m. The city of Scottsdale and its speeding camera vendor, Redflex Traffic Systems, both say that the readings were accurate; however, an unmodified Sonata is speed limited in accordance with federal regulations to 137 mph. If found guilty, Pargo could face jail time and get his license suspended.
Steve Spence, managing editor of Car and Driver magazine, said that the cameras were likely wrong -- the Hyundai Sonata, he said, topped out at 137 in a test drive for the magazine. And for those who think Pargo may have modified his Hyundai to reach speeds higher than intended, the car wasn't even his, it was a rental."
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=69787
he must be a crazy dude. Even if he was going 137, that's still really fast for a 17k family sedan.
"A man accused of driving at speeds up to 147 mph is about to get his day in court -- and many are looking at the case to challenge the freeway photo enforcement program in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Lawrence Pargo of Goodyear was supposedly running late for work and was caught by speeding cameras on Loop 101 going 102, 105, 128 and 147 mph between 5:47 and 6:20 a.m. The city of Scottsdale and its speeding camera vendor, Redflex Traffic Systems, both say that the readings were accurate; however, an unmodified Sonata is speed limited in accordance with federal regulations to 137 mph. If found guilty, Pargo could face jail time and get his license suspended.
Steve Spence, managing editor of Car and Driver magazine, said that the cameras were likely wrong -- the Hyundai Sonata, he said, topped out at 137 in a test drive for the magazine. And for those who think Pargo may have modified his Hyundai to reach speeds higher than intended, the car wasn't even his, it was a rental."
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=69787
he must be a crazy dude. Even if he was going 137, that's still really fast for a 17k family sedan.
07-18-2006, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by mr.motoring
It still took him 33 minutes to go from 100 to 147 MPH.
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Originally Posted by Shoofin
So let me get this straight...An editor of a car magazine, who usually has many, many cars to test at any given moment, had to rent a car?
The C&D editor was just interviewed for his expertise on the top speed of the car... he wasn't the one driving it in this instance.
07-19-2006, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by mr.motoring
It still took him 33 minutes to go from 100 to 147 MPH.
07-20-2006, 11:13 AM
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The guy was speeding excessively and should be punished, no doubt. But there is a part of me that wants him to beat the system, because for the most part, speed cameras are not as accurate as some may lead you to believe. And if he wins, people from around the country that were falsely ticketed for going too fast, will be able to fight their tickets.
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