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Re: Cops: Can't Live With Them, Can't Live Without Them
Jamie Yanak (JamieYanak@oai.org) wrote:
: In article <D7yu26.IrE@liii.com>, iguana@pine.liii.com (David B. Feig) wrote:
: > Are you being merciful or just stupid? You're pretty ignorant of the law
: > for a former officer.
: *Hummphh*... I suppose I'm supposed to keep up after 12 years, w/all the
: traffic regulations in the 51 States, and Canada...*Right*
You should keep up on "the law" if you're going to lecture us about it.
: >First of all, in some states it IS illegal to use
: > the left lane for anything other than passing. Maybe where he is, the
: > roads have a 65 mph limit.
: I'm not going to say this isn't so, but it wasn't in the state I worked
: in, and isn't in the state I live now. The only thing along this line I'm
: familiar w/is in Illinois, where TRUCKS must stay in the right lane except
: for passing.
Well, you learn something new every day. Perhaps eventually this will
include spelling.
: The roads where I live, have a 65 mph limit in certain area's too. "Speed
"areas"
: Limit" means "maximum allowable speed." In other words people are not
: "obliged" to get out of your way, they are also not obliged to do 65.
: Since your so up on the law, I'm sure you're aware of the concept of
you're
: "speed appropriate to road conditions?"
: This means that you are incorrect doing even 55, if the road condition,
: "reasonably" warrants a slower speed. This is of course used generally
: only when a wreck is caused. It is almost impossible to cite for
: otherwise, and stand up in court, because it is relative to the skill of
: the driver in question/opinion of the officer. My purpose bringing it up
: is to point out that this gives people the right NOT to do 65, or whatever
: the maximum posted is. It also means that you, climbing up on someone's
: bumper, because they won't get out of your way, are wrong. You can get a
Who is climbing up on anyone's bumper? The whole point here is driving
at a speed reasonable to road conditions -- which sometimes allows
more than 55, sometimes less.
And of course people can drive lower than the speed limit if they so
desire ; they should simply try to stay in a lane where it will not
unfairly inconvenience other drivers who feel comfortable and safe driving
at a higher rate of speed.
: ticket: "assured clear distance." Again, this one too is generally only
: cited after an accident.
: As for me being "ignorant of the law," I don't doubt it so in some cases.
: You however, are the typical "Amateur Laywer," it was always such a joy to
: deal with, and be "enlightened" by the likes of your kind as to "the law."
What would my kind be? How do you know I am an amateur?
: >If it is a passing only lane, he should get out of the way.
: I see...*blazing light shining from heaven upon me*...It's AGAINST the law
: for the guy in the left lane to stay there, but it's okay for YOU to do
: 65 mph, even though the speed limit is 55 mph. You talk about cops thinking
: they're above the law? What you just stated here is nothing less than
: arrogant.
Nah, you just don't pay attention. We were talking about a hypothetical
65 mph limit here, or at least I was. Who knows what you're talking about.
: If your response is to deny that, I must inform you that the state in
: which I live's voters did just that, and made some highways 65. We did
: this in defiance of the Federal Government, and lost valuable Highway
: Funds over it. (Ohio)
Bully for you.
: >When possible, it is only polite to get out of the way of someone who
: wants to pass you.
: ....polite?...Polite?....POLITE?...Now, were going to talk about what's
: polite?.....Puh, lease!
: Is it polite to ride up on someone's rear end, flash your lights at them,
: ( oh, and by the way, are you one of those guys that blows the horn, and
: flips the bird to people who finally you do get around when they're in
: your way?) is that polite? Speeding itself is NOT polite, you are
: endangering other people on the road w/out their permission, it's
: impolite, it's anti-social, it's immature,
: it's selfish.
Naturally, there are polite and impolite ways of doing everything. You're
probably only associated with the latter, you being who and what you are.
If someone wants to pass me, I let them pass. It's much smarter (a new
concept to you I am sure) to let them pass on the left rather than
being stubborn and rude and making them pass on the right, which is not
as safe.
: Or how about this?...Is it polite to make that poor police officer get out on
: the highway in the rain, to write you a ticket?...Just kidding, I know
: you'd enjoy that:)
: Polite would be to just follow the law like everyone else, and if there's
Oh that's right, in your world no one speeds aside from reckless
maniacs. I would take a look at , say, any highway anywhere in the U.S.
sometime.
: Neither is ignorance, IT FALLS as if a God given right from some.
I agree, you ought to pay attention more and know what you're talking
about before you post. Maybe next time you can do a little better.
: J Y
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