Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site isis.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!hao!nbires!isis!ttorgers 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 Article-I.D.: isis.135 Posted: Wed Aug 14 12:31:11 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 21-Aug-85 06:58:07 EDT References: <4891@allegra.UUCP> <57500005@inmet.UUCP> <714@cvl.UUCP> Reply-To: ttorgers@isis.UUCP (Troy Torgerson) Organization: University of Denver Math and Computer Science Lines: 39 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****! -- Troy Torgerson Email (UUCP only): {hplabs, seismo}!hao!udenva!ttorgers or {boulder, cires, denelcor, ucbvax!nbires, cisden}!udenva!ttorgers Dancing is like standing still, only faster. . .