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From: ttorgers@isis.UUCP (Troy Torgerson)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Re: Radar Surveillance
Message-ID: <135@isis.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 14-Aug-85 12:31:11 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 14 12:31:11 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 21-Aug-85 06:58:07 EDT
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Reply-To: ttorgers@isis.UUCP (Troy Torgerson)
Organization: University of Denver Math and Computer Science
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In article <714@cvl.UUCP> eli@cvl.UUCP (Eli Liang) writes:
>> 
>> []
>> I object to simple "one spring" radar traps, where a police patrol car
>> sits hidden in the bushes, or parked illegally on a side street, and
>> catches the "first" car that zips by exceeding the speed limit.
>> 
>
>What happens if you have an accident with a police car illegally parked?
>-eli
>

I was once pulled over by a policeman on a motorcycle who pulled 
me and another car over.  I was behind the the other car and as it passed
the street corner, (BTW, we were both in the curb lane) the policeman looked
right at me and then didn't bother to wait for me to pass.  He pulled right
in front of me (I was doing about 40) causing me to swerve to avoid him.  
If had been looking the other way looking for other traffic at the time,
I would have had me a cop for a hood ornament.  It was a real good thing
that there wasn't any other traffic.  When he came back to give me a ticket
he said nothing about causing me to swerve to avoid him etc.  I was so
mad I could hardly talk.  I complaigned to as many people(ie., his district etc)
as I could think of, but as far as I know, he didn't even get reprimanded
let alone a ticket for recless driving.  I shudder to think of what
would have happened to ME if I had hit him.  I would be up to my ears in 
hot water, because it would be MY fault that the accident occured.
What a bunch of bull****!



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