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I would LOVE this situation! I would write 3x's as many tickets so people could walk along grass shoulder of the road picking up garage for 8 hours!!! People have to realize there is no connection between cash and the police writing tickets, for the most part. It is nothing more than a LOT of extra work for Traffic Cops to write tickets, especially speeding tickets!

I agree 100%.......these drivers make me CRAZY!!

He seemed like a nice guy. This is a shame and didn't have to happen. http://nj1015.com/officials-walker-crash-not-part-of-street-race/

Absolutely correct. If you get a license in Germany you earned it both by demonstrating your ability and paying for it. Around here you get to take your test in 15 different languages, but all of our signs are in English. If you have a pulse, you get a license. This is the main problem. We have to SHARE the roads with a variety of different drivers. I never understood this when I was young. I wanted to drive faster, but my interpretation of fast was generally 15 mph over. I learned the hard way many, many years ago when I engaged in a "road incident" by engaging with a (car) in front of me. I ended up driving aggressively, making gestures at the driver. I didn't realize until after I did took action that it was a mother with her baby in the back seat and that I had scared them thoroughly. I felt like (and was) a dick. I stopped driving poorly and realized that the other vehicles on the road were not just (cars) they were people with lives. Not everyone can or desires to drive the same way. We all have reasons for the way we operate our vehicles. We regularly over estimate our ability to control our cars as proven by the daily barrage of crashes. Speed limits are set for the lowest common denominator. I am certain if you are going 10 over you probably will never get bothered (75 in a 65 zone). I would feel pretty good at going 75 mph around crowded NJ, but that's just me. Next, you need to sprinkle in some common sense with how you drive. Yes, if you pass a cop driving the same direction as you at 75/65 you are probably going to get stopped. The police will not generally stop you for 10 over since they are looking for the most dangerous, highest speeds when they are parked making observations. They have a job to do and purposely passing them while they are doing their jobs is a lack of common sense.

How fast is fast enough? I would like to drive 100 mph.

Some cultures in our society are SERIOUSLY screwed up and supported by a screwed up system. These same seriously screwed up cultures act like a cancer infiltrating other productive cultures within the society. You would think the good would influence the bad in the long run that is not happening. I blame this reversal on the APATHY of the good cultures. They stand back knowing that what they are seeing is wrong, but they believe someone else will stand up and point out the issues. Everyone thinks the other guy is going to do it, but nothing gets done and the cancer grows. It grows so large that it affects the good people while everyone stands back and does nothing. The statements made by this family prove that. They shouldn't even be given a platform to spew their septic words. The only reason this story is different than the rest is because it is SO backwardly screwed up that even a person with barely any common sense can see the truth. Does it have to be such an pathetic story for everyone to wake up from from their apathy? This will not change without a serious fight to force a correction. I think it is beginning now. BTW.....Political Correctness is the best tool of a cancerous society. Silence the majority with fear of labeling and peer retribution. Soon enough political correctness grows from peer retribution to REAL criminal/civil actions.

I don't know if this was posted yet, but the family of a would be robber who was holding gun to the head of a clerk is mad a civilian carrying a firearm shot and wounded their kin. Some people have brass balls as they wander around their own backward world! http://www.fox10tv.com/news/local/mobile-county/suspects-family-angry-at-good-samaritan

That looks very nice. I'm also eyeing the sickle bar in the background!

SO very rare to have cop impersonators. It does happen, but if you calculate all of the police car stops the percentage would be astronomically low.

situational awareness.....

I agree Vlad, very, very nice people. I placed an order one time and was planning on picking it up at a particular time when I was bringing my baby daughter home from CHOP in philly. We ran late with the doctors. I called on the way home and told them why and someone there opened up for me (25 minutes late) so I could still pick up my order saving me a ride back up that way again. Very nice of him.

you mean get out the waders so you keep your feet clean from the unbelievable amount of BS (flashing sign from the movie "Airplane").....

15 yo teenage boy huh......I'm thinking very good panic room for when mom and dad aren't home and you're in there with you girlfriend!

+1 If you don't, the guy/gal next to you will AND they will likely score higher. If you get into the career you want the investment will be peanuts compared to what you get. BE SMART and take some type of prep course.

I keep six for the my off duty gun at home. I always carry an extra magazine when I'm out,. NEVER carry just the magazine in the weapon. You will be out of bullets very quickly and end up throwing your gun at the bad guy!

I wasn't talking about the minivans. I would absolutely agree with you about not stopping. BTW....I've never had a good ticket "disappear" when a lawyer arrives. Maybe if Johnnie Cochran arrives I might consider it given all the recent zombie stuff!

I think I would need something more than a hunch it wasn't a police car. If you had to drive four or five miles to get to the HQ you could probably figure that the other three or four cars weren't impersonators either. And or course your guaranteed ticket.

The real issue isn't whether they are unmarked or not, it is whether they have a light bar on top or not. Ghost lettering on side is inconsequential because you cannot see the sides while being stopped. Only the front is visible and marking are rarely visible from front whether they are ghost lettering or fully striped out. That being said, slick top police cars have been used for years with little issue.

Fortunately nearly no one uses minivans to do motor vehicle stops. Much more likely to be a Crown Vic, Chevy type, Charger of SUV like the vehicles we are all used to seeing as patrol cars. In addition to not driving a "regular" style Patrol vehicle it was also in that same area and in the recent past. A trifeca of reasons to believe it warranted further investigation.......Reason number 4 would be they weren't regular uniformed Officers. Four reasons at once to believe it needed further investigation, not just a hunch b/c it was an unmarked vehicle.

Yes they are. Close to the Charger I drive now. I find them VERY tight with a dumb place for the shifter down between the seats. You could set up a CAMP GROUND inside the 1995 Caprice. I just LOVED that car!

Early crown vic's used a plastic intake manifold and they had a problem with them cracking and leaking the antifreeze into the engine or usually on top. It was an easy fix though and one that could not be ignored like the leaking exhaust fumes. It would take weeks to get those exhaust bolts fixed causing us to drive around sucking fumes!

I LOVED the 1995 Chevy Caprice. They did have a nasty habit of breaking the header bolt near the drivers side firewall and loosing the electric fans causing overheating. Other than that they were my FAVORITE car. I hated the Ford all these years, BUT you could not kill the 4.6L Ford. Gotta give them credit!!

I'm not a big believer in warnings. There is a thought that only a summons will change someone's behavior for a longer period as compared to the temporary sight of a patrol car. Looking for the Patrol car in plain sight will keep aggressive drivers guessing. There are certainly times for being conspicuous, especially when a specific area is about about to be targeted for increased enforcement. Several weeks prior to the "ticket writing" patrol cars/speed signs/speed trailers can be spread throughout the area being very visible. Everyone has a road in their area they know not to speed on!

She probably got off because the Officer needs to establish a tracking history of his radar in order to get it on the record. A minimum of 3 to 5 seconds at her speed (say she was going 70 mph or apprx. 105 feet per second) she would have to visible for apprx. 300 to 500 feet. It is in a way how far he can be seen, because they need to be able to see each other for him to be able to see her. Being visible and recognizing the patrol car are two different concepts! Those with sharp eyes will fare much better than those who are speeding and NOT paying attention. Radar can effectively be used at 1500 to 2000 feet (there are MANY variables and with my older eyes!). It is easier for a stationary police car to spot the moving car. The Officer is doing much less than the driver therefore he can apply nearly all of his attention to the violator he knows is approaching.

I'm getting killed by these people! It's like shooting a stupid fish in a barrel! http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/bass-pro-shops-will-sell-guns-at-its-atlantic-city/article_c6f31aa7-a4bc-5322-87a0-631a3ea4bef5.html