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Replying to: redmaxx (Jul 10, 2006 1:31 am) |
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These kind of infractions are getting to be common place. As someone said it would be making a criminal out of a common citizen. All States give a citizen at least one chance before they make him a criminal, but some of these infractions don't need a second chance. Racing and excessive speeding. We all can improve our driving, but some drivers need to be pulled off the road for a long time. |
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Road from the north to a small town in my area has a curve immediately after crossing the town border. This road has a 55 limit north of town and just before the border there is a sign warning of reduced speed limit to 30. The 30 speed limit sign is at border and the road then curves. There are some bushes on the right in the curve less than a tenth of mile from the 30 speed limit sign. From time-to-time, the town radar cop will be there in an unmarked black late model Chevy Impala mostly hidden by the bushes. Have always been careful in this town and never go over speed limit. Wonder how close to a change in speed limit sign that a cop can monitor with radar. Wonder if clump of bushes were 5 feet beyond a speed limit sign, if cop could legally hide there and set up his radar gun. I thought that I heard somewhere that there had to be a minimum distance over which a speed violator had to travel that had to be observed by the officer involved in order to write a ticket.
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Jul 10, 2006 9:04 am) I think that is only when you are checking their speed by timing them between two points. Otherwise they can get you without a minimum distance. I am also pretty sure that you have a certain distance between being notified of a speed change to make it. In other words if your on a country road that has a 55 MPH SL and you go around a curve and are on top of a 30 MPH speed limit sign (with no previous warning) they have to give you a reasonable amount of distance to slow down.
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Jul 10, 2006 5:11 am)
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Jul 10, 2006 5:13 am) So the police come knocking at your door. Now, mind you, they don't have any proof that you did something wrong, because they don't know that the person behind the door is the same as the one on the picture, until you answer the door. Now, suppose you, within your rights refuse to open the door. What is going to happen next?
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Jul 10, 2006 9:22 am) Also, don't forget that if they put up reduced speed ahead signs, you are required to be down to that speed by the SL sign.
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Replying to: redmaxx (Jul 10, 2006 9:32 am)
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Replying to: redmaxx (Jul 10, 2006 9:36 am) Unless they have a search warrant nothing.
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Replying to: redmaxx (Jul 10, 2006 9:40 am)
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