Yeah....what was I ever thinking....I own a radar detector...therefore I obviously can NOT become a cop! Silly me.
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Yeah....what was I ever thinking....I own a radar detector...therefore I obviously can NOT become a cop! Silly me.
Funny - It seemed to me he was kidding. Sarcasm. Ironic humor. That sort of thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackgto06
Are we taking ourselves too seriously?
MH
someone finally gets it!Quote:
Originally Posted by MadHatterFunny - It seemed to me he was kidding. Sarcasm. Ironic humor. That sort of thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackgto06
Are we taking ourselves too seriously?
MH
Ha! Yeah, that's like cops that street race. They're the best friends to have. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by niran916Yea, but he wants to be on both sides. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by erickonphoenixI don't care if you want to be a traffic cop. It's a fine profession. Much better than some other occupations that come to mind. It's a game, we're on one side, they're on the other.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackgto06
LOL at this thread. Whether traffic cops are arseholes or not depends on jurisdiction and how they operate in the job.
In my local area, traffic cops specialise in booking people who havent noticed the speed limit changed when the time changed for school zones - they do this when there are no kids around too, and where its easiest to enforce not where its most dangerous (we have school zones for instance outside schools with pedestrian overpasses, on roads that are fenced off).
thats just an effort to take an ordinary citizen who is trying to do the right things and ****ing up their week. - fine empathic human beings.
besides that, as a police officer you do have a choice in life- you can choose to try and protect the people from violent scum bags, thieves etc, or you can choose to do the easiest job in the game, where you get to demonstrate your power by booking law abiding citizens for minor infractions. Imagine having a job where your measureable outcome is to ruin the day of a couple of dozen ordinary people each day - couls be worse could sell used cars I suppose.
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I definitely didn't expect this to blow up like this....whatever though.Quote:
Originally Posted by pharmaboy
Ummm happens to just about any thread where someone figures out Fritter is an LEO that writes tickets as part of his daily job.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackgto06
This discussion has come up before. Some LEOs are Dbags but most are professionals. Most speeders are Dbags but some are professional. If you want to be a professional speeder keep it professional. I don't think name calling and posturing are very professional, keep it clean and neat and things will generally fall your way.
I like that erickonphoenix - good call.
fwiw, from what i've read of fritters posts, he's aiming for the fastest 1% or so, and lane changers and such - thats fair enough, and you can tell by his ticket count that he's not ticketing evrything he can. But for every fritter there's another guy getting the fastest 30 tickets he can for the day so he hang out at maccas ;D.
And lets face it - there are only 2 types of interactions I have with police, one positive, one negative - all my negatives have been with traffic police - cant help but be judgmental based on the experience.
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Originally Posted by erickonphoenix
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4V8vrpH1L0]YouTube - Rules of the Car - Good for Carputers[/ame]Quote:
Once the deal is made, it cannot be changed.
No names.
Never look in the package.
Never Make A Promise You Can't Keep
:lol: yep....but I wasn't the one that wrote "V1 SOLD miss the arrows" :lol::lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by niran916
But at least you were smart enuf to buy a Redline so you've almost made up fer it, less the points fer postin' in this thread :D
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Originally Posted by hiddencam:lol: yep....but I wasn't the one that wrote "V1 SOLD miss the arrows" :lol::lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by niran916
But at least you were smart enuf to buy a Redline so you've almost made up fer it, less the points fer postin' in this thread :D
enuf???????:D:D:D:D:D
That's the one thing I like about those with Cobras, and those with no RDs at all... they provide the LEO's revenue needs so we don't have to. :)
:beer: :D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by niran916Quote:
Originally Posted by hiddencam:lol: yep....but I wasn't the one that wrote "V1 SOLD miss the arrows" :lol::lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by niran916
But at least you were smart enuf to buy a Redline so you've almost made up fer it, less the points fer postin' in this thread :D
enuf???????:D:D:D:D:D
:popcorn:
this thread is great entertainment.
Really? I thought it was ore fun when it still looked like we passed 3rd grade English, it's kinda slipped since then. But hey another Cobra that's not polluting the Ka makes it easier for the Belscorts and Valentines to sniff out the real signals:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by dslrip32
This guy was definitely pressing his luck.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fritter
Whistler1:D
Guy deserved to be popped by Fritter for doing that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fritter
Funny thing is that this irritates the crap out of me now, but about 10 years ago, that was me, haha (ok, maybe less than 10 years)Quote:
Originally Posted by SincityGuy deserved to be popped by Fritter for doing that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fritter
I still move at a nice clip on the way to work, but now I CHANGE lanes, as apposed to weaving in and out of traffic
It's all fun and games until it happens to you. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by SpeedUpSo you want to be a LEO to give everyone citations for speeding? Nice...after you have been using a detector and other tactics trying to avoid them and now you're going to "bag" people. You are a hypocrite and an asshole. Delete your account immediately, and I sure as hell hope you don't become a cop. :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by blackgto06
So...what constitutes a LLH ?Quote:
Originally Posted by category4
If the PSL is 70....is someone DOING 75 in the LL a LLH ?
Or is it someone who refuses to move over at any time?
Jussssssss curious.
I'd say it's anyone who, regardless of speed, hinders the ability to use the left lane for its intended purpose as a PASSING lane.Quote:
Originally Posted by brasstownbald
To me, to be a LLH, one must be doing one or more of these things:
1) be traveling in the passing lane at a speed equal to or slower than the traffic in the next lane over. Ideally, the left lane should travel at at least 5 mph faster than the lane next to it to allow for efficient passing.
2) traveling in the passing lane when there's no one in the next lane over to pass
3) refuse to move over when traffic allows when someone faster comes up behind them. If you're in the left lane passing someone and a faster car comes up behind you, it's good passing etiquette to speed up if safely possible to complete your pass, then move over so the faster car can pass you.
A good rule of thumb is, if someone's going faster than you, you want them in front of you so they can be your rabbit. Practicing good passing etiquette allows this to happen.
It is the passing lane, not the "fast enough" lane. If you're not currently passing anybody, then move your ass over to the right lane.Quote:
Originally Posted by brasstownbald
It's really that simple.
I wish I understood the fascination some people have with the left lane. Every day I see someone just cruising there with no other cars anywhere around them. Often I see people merge straight from the on-ramp, across 3 or more lanes of traffic, and go straight to the left lane. They then stay there, come hell or high water, until they reach their exit; then it's a mad dash across 3+ lanes of traffic to get off.
Why is "keep right except to pass" such a difficult concept?
Alternatively, you can check your mirrors and delay the start of your pass if you see faster traffic approaching from the rear. Let the faster traffic go by, and then execute your own pass. That way you don't have to speed up if you don't want to. I do this about 1/3 of the time; the rest of the time I speed up (if needed) to complete my pass and return to the right lane before faster traffic catches up with me.Quote:
Originally Posted by kpatz
I do that too, if they're close enough that I can tell they're going faster than I plan on going when executing my pass, or determine that they would have to slow down if I got in front of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by swarga
Part of the problem is the underposted and over-enforced speed limits. Some people start to pass, then they're afraid to accelerate over the PSL to complete the pass in an efficient manner. And the end result is, 10 minutes to complete the pass and a huge back-up of cars behind them.
If states got smart and went to a "recommended speed" on freeways instead of a "speed limit", and/or made it a law that the left lane must travel faster than the right lane regardless of the PSL, it would help some. But as long as there's money to be made in speeding tickets, we'll never see this happen. It's a sad commentary on society that those of us who "blatantly disregard" the speed limits are amongst the safest drivers on the highway, and the ones that cause the least hassle to other drivers (unless you're the type who weaves and cuts people off).
A small part. The majority of the arrogant LLBs who steadfastly refuse to get out of the way no matter how many people are stuck behind them are WIGARs who are doing it on purpose and are fully cognizant of the situation they have caused. The attitude is "I'll be damned if I'm going to speed up just to accommodate a lawbreaking speeder stuck behind me. I'll move over When I'm Good And Ready."Quote:
Originally Posted by kpatz
People who practice the Golden Rule of Driving ("I'll stay out of your way, just as I would have you stay out of mine.") are in the distinct minority.
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Originally Posted by brasstownbaldSo...what constitutes a LLH ?Quote:
Originally Posted by category4
If the PSL is 70....is someone DOING 75 in the LL a LLH ?
Or is it someone who refuses to move over at any time?
Jussssssss curious.
If you fail to move to the right when you have a chance and you are holding up cars in the left lane, you are a LLH. I don't care if you are doing 150 and someone want's to pass, get the F--- over!!!!
X one bazillion!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by swargaIt is the passing lane, not the "fast enough" lane. If you're not currently passing anybody, then move your ass over to the right lane.Quote:
Originally Posted by brasstownbald
It's really that simple.
I wish I understood the fascination some people have with the left lane. Every day I see someone just cruising there with no other cars anywhere around them. Often I see people merge straight from the on-ramp, across 3 or more lanes of traffic, and go straight to the left lane. They then stay there, come hell or high water, until they reach their exit; then it's a mad dash across 3+ lanes of traffic to get off.
Why is "keep right except to pass" such a difficult concept?
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Originally Posted by category4Quote:
Originally Posted by brasstownbaldSo...what constitutes a LLH ?Quote:
Originally Posted by category4
If the PSL is 70....is someone DOING 75 in the LL a LLH ?
Or is it someone who refuses to move over at any time?
Jussssssss curious.
If you fail to move to the right when you have a chance and you are holding up cars in the left lane, you are a LLH. I don't care if you are doing 150 and someone want's to pass, get the F--- over!!!!
I agree you always get people who stay so far back...then speed up when u get on the right to pass em Same asshole did that 3 times yest To me then got pissed when I cut them off it's like wtf ...
Or when you let them go pass you when you are on the right then they slow down when u back get over it's like Wtf you was just going 90mph yet u Want me to slow down to 70 right when you get next to the next person on the right!!!!!