If you are significantly absent minded, or zoned out early on, I respectfully suggest you not drive until after 10am. You are operating a deadly weapon.Sec. 545.062. FOLLOWING DISTANCE. (a) An operator shall, if following another vehicle, maintain an assured clear distance between the two vehicles so that, considering the speed of the vehicles, traffic, and the conditions of the highway, the operator can safely stop without colliding with the preceding vehicle or veering into another vehicle, object, or person on or near the highway.
(b) An operator of a truck or of a motor vehicle drawing another vehicle who is on a roadway outside a business or residential district and who is following another truck or motor vehicle drawing another vehicle shall, if conditions permit, leave sufficient space between the vehicles so that a vehicle passing the operator can safely enter and occupy the space. This subsection does not prohibit a truck or a motor vehicle drawing another vehicle from passing another vehicle.
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- Fri Jun 11, 2010 6:57 am
- Forum: LEO Contacts & Bloopers
- Topic: US-75 stop for "speeding"
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Re: US-75 stop for "speeding"
- Thu May 27, 2010 4:13 pm
- Forum: LEO Contacts & Bloopers
- Topic: US-75 stop for "speeding"
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Re: US-75 stop for "speeding"
Boot him out of the house IMO.randomoutburst wrote:My mom had to call the police because my brother (at the time he was 15) was so irate and out-of-control that we both felt we were in danger. It's ridiculous. It shouldn't be your business but some people need that authority present to calm them down.gigag04 wrote: Unfortunately this is par for the course in LE..Like all areas we have "better" areas where these things are less of an issue. If you have an opportunity to ride with your local agency you'd see much of the same I'd expect. It still blows my mind that people call the cops because their kid won't listen.
- Wed May 26, 2010 3:43 pm
- Forum: LEO Contacts & Bloopers
- Topic: US-75 stop for "speeding"
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Re: US-75 stop for "speeding"
:)CompVest wrote:gigag04 wrote:Cops starting making more and gov't programs got more expensive.
I guarnantee you that I do not pay for my salary with the tickets I write. In my city I'm too busy from keeping married couples from fighting and showing people how to raise their kids. We have have a traffic unit that writes alot - but they don't have "quotas." They work areas with lots of wrecks or complaints trying to get people to change their behavior. They also investigate fatality accidents and other major traffic issues.
I don't want to live in your city!
Unfortunately this is par for the course in LE..Like all areas we have "better" areas where these things are less of an issue. If you have an opportunity to ride with your local agency you'd see much of the same I'd expect. It still blows my mind that people call the cops because their kid won't listen.
- Wed May 26, 2010 12:46 am
- Forum: LEO Contacts & Bloopers
- Topic: US-75 stop for "speeding"
- Replies: 81
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Re: US-75 stop for "speeding"
Cops starting making more and gov't programs got more expensive.
I guarnantee you that I do not pay for my salary with the tickets I write. In my city I'm too busy from keeping married couples from fighting and showing people how to raise their kids. We have have a traffic unit that writes alot - but they don't have "quotas." They work areas with lots of wrecks or complaints trying to get people to change their behavior. They also investigate fatality accidents and other major traffic issues.
I guarnantee you that I do not pay for my salary with the tickets I write. In my city I'm too busy from keeping married couples from fighting and showing people how to raise their kids. We have have a traffic unit that writes alot - but they don't have "quotas." They work areas with lots of wrecks or complaints trying to get people to change their behavior. They also investigate fatality accidents and other major traffic issues.
- Wed May 26, 2010 12:33 am
- Forum: LEO Contacts & Bloopers
- Topic: US-75 stop for "speeding"
- Replies: 81
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Re: I-75 stop for "speeding"
As is wide right turnsrothstein wrote:slow speed is up there.
In all seriousness people who think tickets are for generating revenue obviously don't understand numbers. That pot of money gets so split up its not worth anyones time value of money for the ticket revenue. Behavior modification is a different story.
Me? I run traffic on nights because its a great way to catch burglars. I've hidden away a ton of traffic code in memory and can usually get a stop on a car if I want to.
- Tue May 25, 2010 12:26 am
- Forum: LEO Contacts & Bloopers
- Topic: US-75 stop for "speeding"
- Replies: 81
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Re: US-75 stop for "speeding"
Driver inattention frequently contributes to accidents or increases the severity of an accident.fickman wrote:Some just miss a sign, have something important on the mind, are tired, dealing with distractions (kids, glare, whatever).