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Re: Cops: Can't Live With Them, Can't Live Without Them
In article <JamieYanak-0305952117390001@database-mac.oai.org>,
Jamie Yanak <JamieYanak@oai.org> wrote:
>In article <3o5kou$fbh@apakabar.cc.columbia.edu>,
>adr5@namaste.cc.columbia.edu (Alex D Rodriguez) wrote:
>
>>If you think 85mph is too much wear and tear on your car, then you must
>have a >pretty sad car. :( Get a real car where 85mph is just fine and
>dandy.
>
>I HAVE a REAL car, thank you. It's a very nice Chevy Lumina. But this
>comment shows where some of this arguement is coming from, from you guys,
>"get a real
>car," (mine is bigger than yours...get a grip, sure it is, I'm a woman I
>don't even have one!)
I'm sure your Lumina will do 85, but probably not much more. :) The size of
my car is just fine thank you. If fact you previously questioned my car,
the Omni GLH turbo. Remeber its not the size, but how you use it that
matters. :)
>
>> Brake test all you want.
>
>I don't do things like that. (remember, I'm the one advocating safe driving)
>But there's plenty of people on the road who will.
It sure sounded like you were encouraging the old "brake test". I've been
brake tested a couple of times, and I've passed every test.
>
>>Next time a police cruiser tailgates me, I should do a brake test. Let's
>see >what happens then.
>
>What will probably happen will be: You'll get a ticket for "Failure to Avoid
>an Accident." Or, "Reckless Operation." Or, if the cops mad enough to really
>try out the skills of the city prosecutor's office: You can maybe be charged
>with: "Attempted Vehicular Assualt," and if you manage to cause an
>accident it could even be "Assaulting a Police Officer," and or, "Assualt
>w/a Motor Vehicle." If convicted of one of the later two, they are
>probably felonies
>in New Jersey (they are here) and you can spend a year in jail, and lose
>your drivers license.
>
Gee, just because it is a police officer he is allowed to tailgate me at will?
There have been instances where the officer just taligated me for a couple
of miles and when I did nothing to provoke hime, he just took off.
Or if I ever have an accident where I rear end someone I should blame them
for failing to avoid an accident. Yeah, that's the ticket. It was their
fault casue they should have seen me on their bumper and should not have
braked so hard. I can hear the judge and jury laughing. There is alot
of garbage on the road that would cause someone to brake hard suddenly to
avoid. That is one of the reasons there is s tailgating law. You are
always supposed to maintain a safe distance from the vehicle infront of you.
I'm guessing that you think it's ok for the police to break this law too.
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Alex __O '86 Dodge Omni GLH Turbo
_-\<,_ '87 Alfa Romeo Milano
(_)/ (_) '88 Vitus/Dura-Ace
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