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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
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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
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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