Cops teh gay!

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Originally Posted by Seeker

I agree with that. But it doesn't mean that you can't get pissed and rant about it, right? I just find it funny how I see people all day long speeding WELL over the limit, like 20 or 30 over and there are no cops in sight. I see a group of kids in a car next to me blazing up a joint and drinking and there are no cops around. I see butt-holes run stop signs and red lights because they don't want to wait and cut in front of people almost causing a crash and there are no cops around. But speed a little while trying to get to work and you got red cherries balzing all up your a$$. Here is St. Paul they DON'T do there jobs.

And I didn't mean everyone on here is an a$$ hole. It was just directed at he one guy that is being one. :thumbs:

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Which one is that?

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Originally Posted by Seeker

...while trying to get to work and you got red cherries balzing all up your a$$.

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Now that's the misquote of the week! Try explaining that to the boss when you limp in 40 minutes late for work!

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Originally Posted by Seeker

I take it you are perfect

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Far from it, Whitney.

But I will not point to others as being responsible for my errors and will take the consequences for my actions.

I was just poking fun at Spork, hence the smilies - like this one. ;)



Now if you want to make this personal, PM me.

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Originally Posted by Ya_know

Speeding doesn't kill kids, stupidity does. The only driving related fatality in my neighborhood, for as long has it's been around, 20+ years, recently happened. A kid was sitting atop the tailgate in the bed of a moving truck, while going up a slight incline he lost his balance and fell to his death. Going thirty, even thirty-five in the same 25 MPH zone where there are no kids anywhere within proper visibility is not unsafe. Driving 40 when you see kids all over the road is...again, responsible driving is more important than lowering the limit to stupid low speeds.

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I agree completely. Having cops sit in one spot for an entire day 'trapping' motorists is not going to help anything other than the police budget. What they should be doing is busting people for not using their turn signals, that causes way more accidents then speeding.

What really sucks is when they are trapping at 5 pm on the city's major expressways. They get someone pulled over and all of a sudden traffic is backed up for miles cuz everyone is rubbernecking.

I'm not saying it's ok to speed, but the amount of trapping going on is insane and has no impact other than it fattens their budget.

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Originally Posted by Spork

I always drive over the speed limit. Even down residential streets, I'm doing at least 30 or more. I'm very aware of what's on the road, whether it be a dog, child, person, squirrel, parked cars (even though they are secretly cops), whatever.

I've only caused 1 accident in my life and that's when I was doing 15mph UNDER the speed limit due to wintery road conditions and I couldn't stop because my car was on black ice and I rear ended someone... but the only damage was to my car.

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In other word you were speeding then too. You were going to fast for the conditions. If you couldn't stop you were too close or going to fast. You broke the law and you got caught. doing 41 in a 30 doesn't sound like you were trying to keep your record clean... just hoping you wouldn't get caught.

You said the only part you couldn't see was were the cop was..... what if the cop was a kid... you could easily have run over them. Dont' want a ticket don't speed.

I know someone who was going with the flow ( which was speeding ) and he got pulled over. When he asked why he got stopped and not the others he said " cuase you pulled over first and i couldn't stop them all"

AS far as being an a$$ he was doing his job. In my job I don't install windows on someones computer if they don't own windows because that's against the law and not part of my job.

Slow down or get over it...I hope he gave you one for the seatbelt too.
Sounds like you are the one with the bad attitude.... and the one deserving of being called names not the cop. Have a nice day!

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Originally Posted by Ya_know

Speeding doesn't kill kids, stupidity does. The only driving related fatality in my neighborhood, for as long has it's been around, 20+ years, recently happened. A kid was sitting atop the tailgate in the bed of a moving truck, while going up a slight incline he lost his balance and fell to his death. Going thirty, even thirty-five in the same 25 MPH zone where there are no kids anywhere within proper visibility is not unsafe. Driving 40 when you see kids all over the road is...again, responsible driving is more important than lowering the limit to stupid low speeds.

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There is another side to it Ya_know. A 25 MPH limit persuades people to detour around the low speed limit. Reduced traffic at reduced speeds is good for residential areas.

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Originally Posted by Shard92

You said the only part you couldn't see was were the cop was..... what if the cop was a kid... you could easily have run over them. Dont' want a ticket don't speed.

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The cop was sitting on the side of the road in an UNMARKED cop car. In fact, just so you know, it was a maroon Crown Vicitoria. I didn't know he was a cop until I got about a block away and seen the light bar in the back window... but by then it was too late because he had tagged me with the radar in the back of his car. In fact, he started rolling the lights before I even passed him so I knew I was done as soon as I got up to him.

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Originally Posted by Shard92

...I hope he gave you one for the seatbelt too.

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Yeah, of course he gave me a ticket for the seatbelt. I already mentioned that idiot. But is that going to encourage me to wear it... absolutely not.

I didn't see if you answered my question about how many kopecks you were fined for all that.

[QUOTE=Spork]The cop was sitting on the side of the road in an UNMARKED cop car. In fact, just so you know, it was a maroon Crown Vicitoria. I didn't know he was a cop until I got about a block away and seen the light bar in the back window... but by then it was too late because he had tagged me with the radar in the back of his car. In fact, he started rolling the lights before I even passed him so I knew I was done as soon as I got up to him.

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Originally Posted by Shard92

...I hope he gave you one for the seatbelt too.
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Yeah, of course he gave me a ticket for the seatbelt. I already mentioned that idiot. But is that going to encourage me to wear it... absolutely not.

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All irelivant. You were speeding and not a little. His job isn't to encourage you to were your searbelt it is to enforce the laws. Don't like the laws, vote someone into office that will support your idea of what laws should be.

Oh and no matter WHAT he was doing/driving he didn't make you speed your foot did. I'm sick of people like you speeding through my neighborhood too. Now with all the new houses going up we have lots of kids in the area again. I've been seeing a lot more accidents lately.... Slow down and pay attention. Driving is not a right it's a priviledge. Luckily we haven't had any kids killed by my house but my sister had a little girl killed right in front of her house. Guess what the guy was doing 45 in a 35!! and just couldn't stop.... Dont' let it be you next... oh and he thought he saw everything and could avoid anything and shouldn't have to go slow either....


You want to speed on the freeway that's bad enough but speeding through a residential.... you deserve every thing you get...

Have a nice day

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Originally Posted by Shard92

You said the only part you couldn't see was were the cop was..... what if the cop was a kid... you could easily have run over them.

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I think you got me confused with Spork. I was the one that said I couldn't see the cop around the turn, but he was almost 300 feet away when I did see him. Going 40 in a car with antilock disk breaks on all 4s, running on a set of Potenza performance tires, the stopping distance at that speed is somewhere well below 80 feet with an average reaction time. I knew what I was doing...and noone was at risk.

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Originally Posted by Ya_know

I think you got me confused with Spork. I was the one that said I couldn't see the cop around the turn, but he was almost 300 feet away when I did see him. Going 40 in a car with antilock disk breaks on all 4s, running on a set of Potenza performance tires, the stopping distance at that speed is somewhere well below 80 feet with an average reaction time. I knew what I was doing...and noone was at risk.

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thank you for clearing that up. That must have been it. I read a good portion of the posts and just had to post that's probably why I missed him saying he got a ticket for seatbelt.

I understand what you are saying but I still disagree with you. Like I said, speeding in residential areas is one of my pet peeves so you are NOT going to convince me otherwise. I realize I won't convince you either but as on other occasions we can agree to disagree...

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Originally Posted by Shard92

thank you for clearing that up. That must have been it. I read a good portion of the posts and just had to post that's probably why I missed him saying he got a ticket for seatbelt.

I understand what you are saying but I still disagree with you. Like I said, speeding in residential areas is one of my pet peeves so you are NOT going to convince me otherwise. I realize I won't convince you either but as on other occasions we can agree to disagree...

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The real problem is lack of responsibility and that's what should be attacked, not the action of speeding.

I agree that residential speeding is bad and irresponsible, but just because a speed limit is 25 mph doesn't mean that it's in a residential area.

Irresponsible and inconsiderate drivers are the real problem and they are the ones who should be pulled over and cited. So how often does someone get pulled over for not using their turn signal or for driving too slow and causing traffic to pile up behind them and creating an unsafe driving environment? Not nearly enough, instead they focus on speeders cuz it's easy pickens and people rarely fight the tickets.

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Originally Posted by Shard92

thank you for clearing that up. That must have been it. I read a good portion of the posts and just had to post that's probably why I missed him saying he got a ticket for seatbelt.

I understand what you are saying but I still disagree with you. Like I said, speeding in residential areas is one of my pet peeves so you are NOT going to convince me otherwise. I realize I won't convince you either but as on other occasions we can agree to disagree...

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Oh, I don't disagree with you at all...I feel the same way, especially with cocky inexperienced drivers, or worse, the cocky experienced ones. As often as I thought I knew what I was doing, I have f'ed up enough time that I know I don't know everything about physics, and quite possibly overlooked a few key variables at times! I totally deserved the ticket I got for the passing, I was just fortunate the cop only caught the tail end of the event, and he didn’t take me to jail!

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Originally Posted by imaeditedbysowulo

The real problem is lack of responsibility and that's what should be attacked, not the action of speeding.

I agree that residential speeding is bad and irresponsible, but just because a speed limit is 25 mph doesn't mean that it's in a residential area.

Irresponsible and inconsiderate drivers are the real problem and they are the ones who should be pulled over and cited. So how often does someone get pulled over for not using their turn signal or for driving too slow and causing traffic to pile up behind them and creating an unsafe driving environment? Not nearly enough, instead they focus on speeders cuz it's easy pickens and people rarely fight the tickets.

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Oh I can agree with some of what you have here. BUT that doesn't mean they should not stop speeding as well. Not being a policeman and in fact not even a driver ( I know I'm not a good driver and with my depth perception so messed I won't drive) I couldn't tell you how often the other stuff happens though I know it happens fairly often... at least here as I've been a witness to some of it. I mean I've seen it often enough in my small experience to know it happens a fair amount though. The only areas around here that are posted that low are residential or areas where higher speeds are dangerous..... ( falling rocks/construction/dangerous roads. )

Speed limits are Tax and have NOTHING to do with safety.... Consider it a tax bill because that all it is....