How many speeding tickets since getting your Model S?

Shockingly, zero in almost a year...knock on wood.
I'm not a super fast driver, but I certainly exceed the posted limits daily.

Zero for me. I play the energy game so not surprising. I rarely speed. Check out the thread called "Pulled Over Driving Model S" for lots of fun stories.

Zero, but not for lack of trying :biggrin:

I got 1 warning fairly recently. They officer was very interested in the car and was wondering if I could out drag him. He was in a new 2014 Chevy Caprice PPV. Googled his car on the touchscreen -- apparently over 6200 lbs but 0-60 in 4.3 and top speed of 130. I told him "yes, I could."

None. A couple of years of driving taxi to get myself thru college made me really good at cop spotting.

Zero. Surprisingly.

Zero for me as well, which is moderately unusual. I agree that the lack of sound is helpful, especially when passing.

I've only gotten a couple of speeding tickets over the years--one was just a couple of years ago!--but none since I got the S. Which is, frankly, astounding. I'm starting to feel like I'm living on borrowed time; it's such a smooth, quiet ride, and I'm such an impatient, guy, I speed more than I should. I've started paying a bit more attention to that. Really, the acceleration is the amazing thing (any car can drive high speeds), so I'm trying to accelerate more, but speed less. ;-) Whether this'll work....

None so far in 10,000 miles.

1...while in a white Camry hybrid (had to leave the MS at home for a short 500 mile trip).

walla2 said:

I got 1 warning fairly recently. They officer was very interested in the car and was wondering if I could out drag him. He was in a new 2014 Chevy Caprice PPV. Googled his car on the touchscreen -- apparently over 6200 lbs but 0-60 in 4.3 and top speed of 130. I told him "yes, I could."

Click to expand...

Did you invite him to a dragstrip (or some other legal location)? Those numbers are close to Tesla's official numbers. I'd kind of like to see that video. Especially if that Caprice has police markings.

- - - Updated - - -

Doug_G said:

because normal cars make lots of it when you're being stupid...

Click to expand...

This is a good point. In the "things you had to get used to when switching to a Tesla", there's no "idiot warning" like in my previous cars.

brianman said:

This is a good point. In the "things you had to get used to when switching to a Tesla", there's no "idiot warning" like in my previous cars.

Click to expand...

That's the reason why I said "surprisingly" about my "zero tickets". Even after more than 6000 miles in my Tesla the lack of audio feedback to suddenly being way north of the speed limit keeps catching me off guard.
I love that about the car. And I'm surprised that I haven't paid the price for it, yet. But my "typical" freeway speed in the Tesla is definitely higher than it was in my BMW.

I had enough speeding tickets for everyone on this forum by the time I was 18... straight, flat FL roads , an old school muscle car along with a serious competitive streak and a desire to prove girls can race cars too were more than the local cops could ignore.

Zero in my Tesla. I feel invincible, but I'm working on lowering my lifetime average wh/mi so I think those days are behind me. Most of the time (I'm also trying to act like a grownup).

2 since March. I think I win....

rekoh said:

2 since March. I think I win....

Click to expand...

Are you sure that doesn't mean you lose:wink:

rekoh said:

2 since March. I think I win....

Click to expand...

If you'd like I could teach you how to spot cops.

Liz G said:

If you'd like I could teach you how to spot cops.

Click to expand...

I'll take lessons... Just in case...