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From: res@ihlpl.UUCP (Rich Strebendt @ AT&T Information Systems - Indian Hill West; formerly)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Radar Detectors
Message-ID: <315@ihlpl.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 29-Aug-85 20:29:36 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 29 20:29:36 1985
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> Oh, FOO!  "The towns are out to get your money and that's why
> they use radar."  Horse Puckey!!!  My town does not have a radar
> unit, but they borrow one now and again.  I wish we had one so
> we could put the clamps on the idiots who constantly use my
> street for a test track for their BMWs.  The speed limit is
> 35, but there are enough twanks using it over 50 mph to
> populate every race track from here to Georgia.  
> ... The out to make money theory is just a bunch of
> hogwash dredged up by all of you twits who think owning a
> car is license to speed wherever and whenever you want.

WELL SAID !!!

I am fed up to my <pick your favorite anatomical feature> with the
jerks who get all bent out of shape because the cops use radar and
don't "play fair".  Driving a car is NOT a contest between the cops and
the drivers to see how tricky each can be in evading/catching the
other.  The recent postings by people BRAGGING of how long they have
been driving in excess of the posted without being ticketed (thanks to
their use of a radar detector) have made me wish that I could
somehow pass the license numbers of these characters along to their
local constabulary with the plea: PLEASE NAIL THESE JACKASSES BEFORE
THEY SUCCEED IN KILLING SOMEONE.  I feel very strongly that possession
of a radar detector by a motorist should be a felony.  At minimum,
subject to confiscation of the vehicle and a few months in the local
lockup.

The police do NOT pick up motorists who are driving reasonably, even if
they are a little over the posted.  I do a fair amount of expressway
and Interstate driving and tend to hold my speed at 60-65mph.  I have
never been ticketed for that level of exceeding the limit.  I have
noticed that the cops DO go after the jerk doing 20mph or more over the
limit, or weaving in and out of traffic to get to the off-ramp 75
nanoseconds earlier than otherwise.  Yes, there are some cops in this
world who are inept or on the take or otherwise less than exemplary.
To use this minority of cops as an excuse for anti-social behavior on
the part of an immature motorist is revolting to any person who has
grown up.

					Rich Strebendt
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