Open letter to CA drivers
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From: Matthew Russotto on 20 Apr 2010 23:31 In article <9hqos5pkj5qo891k847o7btsng41rsafie(a)4ax.com>, Scott in SoCal <scottenaztlan(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >Last time on rec.autos.driving, russotto(a)grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew >Russotto) said: > >>In article <ttbms5hg1s3vsvbe84i9lktteph1d008rs(a)4ax.com>, >>Scott in SoCal <scottenaztlan(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >>>Last time on rec.autos.driving, russotto(a)grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew >>>Russotto) said: >>> >>>>In article <bfv8s51hfqs00nqv5iqnmqfsuuuh26mm5u(a)4ax.com>, >>>>Scott in SoCal <scottenaztlan(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>It's not pointless to obey the law. When you drive a "ticket magnet" >>>>>sports car, why give some LEO who may be behind you a reason to pull >>>>>you over and cite you? >>>> >>>>If you're going to obey the law, why buy a sports car in the first >>>>place? >>> >>>Exactly! A sports car with 400HP is Prima Facie evidence of Intent! >>>Intent to speed, intent to evade, and whatever other "crimes" the cop >>>can dream up. >> >>Fortunately, mere intent isn't a crime just yet. > >No, it's not. But it's enough to get you pulled over and detained >while they search and/or impound your car. The time you spend sitting >on the curb and the money you spend getting your car out of the >impound are pretty severe punishments for a non-crime. Really? The cops pull you over for intent all the time? That's odd. Because I really DO intend to speed pretty often, and so far no cop has actually read my mind and pulled me over as a result. -- The problem with socialism is there's always someone with less ability and more need.
From: Matthew Russotto on 22 Apr 2010 21:35 In article <06965ae4-87d3-415f-ae5d-74f13dc0e4fc(a)b6g2000yqi.googlegroups.com>, gpsman <gpsman(a)driversmail.com> wrote: > >If motorists are constantly "cutting into" your following distance >Occam's Razor suggests you're following too closely. Hey GPSTroll, I think you've got got the blade and the handle switched around on that razor. -- The problem with socialism is there's always someone with less ability and more need.
From: Nate Nagel on 21 Apr 2010 06:17 On 04/20/2010 11:31 PM, Matthew Russotto wrote: > In article<9hqos5pkj5qo891k847o7btsng41rsafie(a)4ax.com>, > Scott in SoCal<scottenaztlan(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> Last time on rec.autos.driving, russotto(a)grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew >> Russotto) said: >> >>> In article<ttbms5hg1s3vsvbe84i9lktteph1d008rs(a)4ax.com>, >>> Scott in SoCal<scottenaztlan(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >>>> Last time on rec.autos.driving, russotto(a)grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew >>>> Russotto) said: >>>> >>>>> In article<bfv8s51hfqs00nqv5iqnmqfsuuuh26mm5u(a)4ax.com>, >>>>> Scott in SoCal<scottenaztlan(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> It's not pointless to obey the law. When you drive a "ticket magnet" >>>>>> sports car, why give some LEO who may be behind you a reason to pull >>>>>> you over and cite you? >>>>> >>>>> If you're going to obey the law, why buy a sports car in the first >>>>> place? >>>> >>>> Exactly! A sports car with 400HP is Prima Facie evidence of Intent! >>>> Intent to speed, intent to evade, and whatever other "crimes" the cop >>>> can dream up. >>> >>> Fortunately, mere intent isn't a crime just yet. >> >> No, it's not. But it's enough to get you pulled over and detained >> while they search and/or impound your car. The time you spend sitting >> on the curb and the money you spend getting your car out of the >> impound are pretty severe punishments for a non-crime. > > Really? The cops pull you over for intent all the time? > > That's odd. Because I really DO intend to speed pretty often, and so > far no cop has actually read my mind and pulled me over as a result. I dunno, the type of car does seem to make a difference, although it doesn't always make sense. e.g. in my experience, any "sporty" VW, e.g. a GTI, Scirocco, or Corrado, attracts lots of attention from the local constabulary. A Porsche 944, on the other hand, is damn near invisible. Not that I'm complaining about the latter, mind you (except when it's apparently invisible to other drivers as well.) nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel
From: Harry K on 21 Apr 2010 09:25 On Apr 20, 9:28 pm, Scott in SoCal <scottenazt...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Last time on rec.autos.driving, Brent Jonas <brentrjo...(a)aol.com> > said: > > >Why would someone intentionally cut me off, just for the sake > >of it, when I'm already going the same speed as the driver ahead?? > > Because that's the sort of thing that MFFYs do. In their minds there > is probably some perceived advantage, such as getting 1 carlength > ahead of their "opponents" in the Freeway Grand Prix. > > >You seem to think that I must get cut off, every 15 or so > >seconds. > > Where did you get that silly idea? > > I merely said that if you leave a "proper" following distance, people > WILL cut into that space, and sometimes they will hit their brakes > before you have a chance to re-establish your space cushion. It may > happen tomorrow, or it may happen a year from now, but chances are it > will happen eventually. So your solution is to tail gate to prevent it?? Harry K
From: Brent on 21 Apr 2010 10:20
On 2010-04-21, Scott in SoCal <scottenaztlan(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Last time on rec.autos.driving, russotto(a)grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew > Russotto) said: > >>>>Fortunately, mere intent isn't a crime just yet. >>> >>>No, it's not. But it's enough to get you pulled over and detained >>>while they search and/or impound your car. The time you spend sitting >>>on the curb and the money you spend getting your car out of the >>>impound are pretty severe punishments for a non-crime. >> >>Really? The cops pull you over for intent all the time? > > Well, not ostensibly. > Instead, they trump up some other excuse to pull you over, because > their "hunch" tells them you're "dirty" and if they can just get a > look inside your car they'll find something that is actually > incriminating. I've been called 'paranoid' for saying that. In fact, I recall you being one of them. > I've told the story many times of the cop that pulled up next to me at > a traffic light and warned me to "keep it under the speed limit" even > though I had not been speeding. The fact is, I spotted that cop a > couple of miles back and made DAMN SURE not to speed because I knew he > would be watching me with a microscope. Bottom line, a bright yellow > sports car "fits the profile" of a habitual speeder. A RADAR detector > on your windshield does, too. So do stickers and a fart cannon on a > Civic. Stuff like this is prima facie evidence of intent to violate > the speed law as far as cops are concerned. I've had my plain little mazda for driving chores for the last year. I get almost no attention from cops now. I've had *ONE* cop zone in on me a year of driving this car. I drive it exactly the same way I drive my mustang. It's just another plain looking import sedan and cops do not notice it at all. |