Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 2/2/84; site ltuxa.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!we13!ltuxa!lsk From: lsk@ltuxa.UUCP (KAUFMAN) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: RE: Radar Report Message-ID: <277@ltuxa.UUCP> Date: Fri, 24-Feb-84 09:59:20 EST Article-I.D.: ltuxa.277 Posted: Fri Feb 24 09:59:20 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 7-Mar-84 07:36:56 EST Organization: Corp Ed Cen AT&T Technologies - Lisle, Ill Lines: 33 I admit that since moving to Illinois I have seen more radar on local roads than ever before, including in New Jersey after the great "radar buy"; but to say "I rather dislike driving along at a legal speed, along with several other cars and getting pulled over . . . ." is a bit much. Assuming this referred to local police, I will admit they LOVE to get you on local roads that have posted 25 mph or 30 mph limits and should be 45 mph (pardon the local reference: Ogden Ave, Woodridge Dr, and Janes Ave come to mind); but I have gone past many a local radar at five miles over the limit and had no problem. Indeed, I talked a Downers Grove policeman into giving me a warning for going 40 in a 30 mile zone, when, in fact, I was going 48 mph. I honestly thought the limit was 45. He wrote up the warning for 40 because anything above 10 miles over the limit could NOT get a warning. (Local note again: this is only true in Downers, I discovered). And what is the trick to talking your way out of that situation? a) be polite b) sincerely apologize c) promise to never do it again d) keep him/her talking for at least 15 minutes I suspect some people on this net wouldn't know how to do any of the above (especially when it comes to police). =larry AT&T Technologies