Justice

[buckeyefarmer]

Driving to work this AM, a car passed me and about 12+ others, by driving on the right hand shoulder. It pulled back into the lane of traffic about 8 vehicles ahead of me. A couple more miles down the road, it again passed on the right shoulder. Not too long after the 2nd shoulder pass, the state trooper came racing by and nailed him. Sweet.

 

[Western]

Karma? Someone that stupid or careless should loose their DL

 

[mjarrels]

A few months ago, a young kid was driving very fast in the rain, spun out and took about 4 sections of my nice board fence (fixed my fence). Trooper gave him a ticket for doing 70 mph in a 15 mph zone. Fine alone was punishment enough.

mark

 

[RoyJackson]

A few months ago, a young kid was driving very fast in the rain, spun out and took about 4 sections of my nice board fence (fixed my fence). Trooper gave him a ticket for doing 70 mph in a 15 mph zone. Fine alone was punishment enough.

mark

Did his insurance pay for your fence?

 

[mjarrels]

No. His dad went to the local lumber yard and bought the correct materials and spent the following sat morning rebuilding fence. I did have his insurance data but I didn't notify them. 70 in a 15 zone was punishment enough IMO.

mark

 

[NorTracNY]

You may also consider stopping to let the trooper know what the guy was doing. Sometimes the officer may have just given him a warning. If another citizen notifies him/her that the driver was doing more than they saw, they'd be more likely to issue the ticket(s).

 

[nue2farm]

I hope the Dad, at least, made the son do the repairs to your fence instead of bailing him out and doing it all himself.

 

[TripleR]

I won't hesitate to call the police if I see something dangerous.

A woman driving DWI lost control and took out a section of our plastic fence several months ago. Fortunately someone provided enough details to locate her and she has been court ordered to pay for repairs.

 

[rsewill]

I was in my big truck on the interstate following a highway patrol. We were approaching an exit when a four wheeler coming from the other direction pulled into the median to turn around. The troopers lights went on which made my day.

I've had people do a u-turn like that in front of me many times including one that I just barely missed (and wouldn't have missed if I had been loaded.)

 

[turnkey4099]

I was approaching a stoplight in a construction zone. 2-lane highway with right one closed off. Construction zone stopped at the light. Light red ahead and a guy pulls out into the left turn lane and runs up to thelight. Light turns green, he nails it and pulls back into the straight ahead lane. I don't think he even got out of 1st gear before the bubble top waiting for such an idiot came on.

Harry K

 

[buckeyefarmer]

You may also consider stopping to let the trooper know what the guy was doing. Sometimes the officer may have just given him a warning. If another citizen notifies him/her that the driver was doing more than they saw, they'd be more likely to issue the ticket(s).

The truck that the car pulled in front of the first time did stop with the trooper. I suspect that truck reported the offender.

 

[newbury]

I was extremely tempted to get on the CB and report some extreme tailgaters this Tuesday. Traveling up I81 there were several times when someone would come up behind me when I was passing another vehicleA at about 75 and only leave a few feet between us. Not even leaving me enough room to tap the brakes.
I'd pull over as soon as I passed the vehicleA and they would run right up on the bumper of the next car ahead, again leaving only a few feet.
There was also the occasion when traffic slowed to about 60 and someone had to pass about 6 cars on the right shoulder, at about 80.

 

[Pete Judd]

I had a sheriff knock on the door with a state trooper car in the driveway at the time. The trooper was taking a nap on our couch, and it had her up right now. The issue was that one of my dogs was sleeping in the road. I live on a dead end that goes into the logging roads, so very little traffic. It's a 25 MPH limit. I filled the sheriff's thermos with coffee, and asked him to take a break around the corner of my property.

He caught the kid at 55 the first time, and 50 the second time. Kid lost his liscense. Both times neg driving.

I told that dog to not to sleep in the road, but she would not listen, And I told the sheriff that as well.

 

[orezok]

I told that dog to not to sleep in the road, but she would not listen, And I told the sheriff that as well.

You might need a new sheriff if he's sleeping in the road! :laughing::laughing:

 

[jymbee]

...the state trooper came racing by and nailed him. Sweet.

One thing that always irks me are the shoulder runners that drive on the shoulder when traffic is very slow or stopped, as if where they are going is more important than anyone else's destination.

However, a number of years ago I had to take a friend to the emergency room who was having a very serious issue. About a half mile before the exit, traffic was backed up. So... I ran up toward the exit on the shoulder. As luck would have it, within a few seconds a state trooper races up behind me and pulls us over. Fortunately it only took him a short while to see that this was a real emergency and he just said "ok, get otta' here".

Ever since then as much as it irks me to see people doing dumb things on the road, I have to wonder whether they are simply idiots, or actually are dealing with some kind of emergency. Most of the time the former I'd wager, but one never knows...

 

[NorTracNY]

I'd always have my flashers on if I was driving with a real emergency.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

I'd always have my flashers on if I was driving with a real emergency.

No good.

Flashers are on the books as a signal that you are moving slower than traffic. We've had this ### chewing before from the fire chief. A lot of us were driving to the station with our flashers to go on a fire call. He told to still drive fast, but not have the flashers on.

Your state may be different, but that's how we were told in Idaho.

 

[duke7595]

Remember there are many lunatics behind the wheel on our roadways.

Also take into consideration a young driver has not developed the skills and
experience that only come with age. In the case of the young person who struck the mans fence, I feel the Trooper should have used a little more discretion
in writing a 70 mph in a 15mph.

I know the kid was wrong, however, his young life is ruined as far as insurance,
and points to his license for many years to come.
I know most will say to bad he deserved it, however the same people who cry the loudest are usually the ones to to cry much louder when they are issued a speeding ticket.

I am not advocating the actions of anyone who drives in such a manner, I am merely taken into consideration the young age of the driver.

A Trooper has many tools at his disposal he could have used with the same outcome.
Instead he stuck it to the kid without any mercy , always remember not all policeman have your best interest at heart.

As a State Policeman I would consider the circumstances and then apply the proper form of justice.

I am sure my comment will not be a popular one, but if you ponder on it for
awhile I am sure you may have a change of heart.

 

[TripleR]

Remember there are many lunatics behind the wheel on our roadways.

Also take into consideration a young driver has not developed the skills and
experience that only come with age. In the case of the young person who struck the mans fence, I feel the Trooper should have used a little more discretion
in writing a 70 mph in a 15mph.

I know the kid was wrong, however, his young life is ruined as far as insurance,
and points to his license for many years to come.
I know most will say to bad he deserved it, however the same people who cry the loudest are usually the ones to to cry much louder when they are issued a speeding ticket.

I am not advocating the actions of anyone who drives in such a manner, I am merely taken into consideration the young age of the driver.

A Trooper has many tools at his disposal he could have used with the same outcome.
Instead he stuck it to the kid without any mercy , always remember not all policeman have your best interest at heart.

As a State Policeman I would consider the circumstances and then apply the proper form of justice.

I am sure my comment will not be a popular one, but if you ponder on it for
awhile I am sure you may have a change of heart.

Agreed "Officer Discretion" is one of the most important things any LEO is taught, but "maybe" he used it properly. We don't know what all he saw, kid's attitude etc. We live in a rural area and over the last five years, two teenagers and one twenty year old were killed when the vehicles they were in wrecks due to excessive speed. We allowed two of the families to erect memorials on our property and drive by them several times a week. I doubt this was the first time any of them drove at such high speeds.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

Remember there are many lunatics behind the wheel on our roadways.

Also take into consideration a young driver has not developed the skills and
experience that only come with age. In the case of the young person who struck the mans fence, I feel the Trooper should have used a little more discretion
in writing a 70 mph in a 15mph.

I know the kid was wrong, however, his young life is ruined as far as insurance,
and points to his license for many years to come.
I know most will say to bad he deserved it, however the same people who cry the loudest are usually the ones to to cry much louder when they are issued a speeding ticket.

I am not advocating the actions of anyone who drives in such a manner, I am merely taken into consideration the young age of the driver.

A Trooper has many tools at his disposal he could have used with the same outcome.
Instead he stuck it to the kid without any mercy , always remember not all policeman have your best interest at heart.

As a State Policeman I would consider the circumstances and then apply the proper form of justice.

I am sure my comment will not be a popular one, but if you ponder on it for
awhile I am sure you may have a change of heart.

It's a tough call between making sure the kid learns the lesson to obey the law and giving the kid a chance to repent. I see your point, Duke, but I'm undecided.