Yes, I remember a buddy driving his 69 Barracuda fastback on I-81 in Virginia. After sitting in the pack of cars trailing behind the state police car for miles, he thought, "Maybe if I just slowly inch past the police car..." He was immediately pulled over, issued a speeding ticket, and the officer told him, "I should give you two tickets. One for speeding, and one for just being stupid." Of course, once he got pulled over, the other cars in the pack took off like the pace car at Daytona had just pulled off the track. Yeah, my buddy was a couple fries short of a Happy Meal.
Now the speed limit on I-81 in Virginia is 70 mph, but 80 mph is automatic reckless driving in Virginia, a class 1 misdemeanor. " In Virginia, a Class 1 misdemeanor is the misdemeanor with the most severe potential punishment. A person convicted of a Class 1 misdemeanor may be sent to jail for not more than twelve months and/or fined not more than $2,500." And of course you could loose your license as well. In some Virginia counties along 81, this means you could get caught for going just 10 mph over the speed limit and have your *** hauled straight to jail. God help you if you are caught going much faster than that.