Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!caip!meccts!dicome!mecc!sewilco From: sewilco@mecc.UUCP (Scot E. Wilcoxon) Newsgroups: net.auto,net.cycle Subject: Re: slow cars in left lane Message-ID: <533@mecc.UUCP> Date: Sun, 27-Jul-86 05:08:44 EDT Article-I.D.: mecc.533 Posted: Sun Jul 27 05:08:44 1986 Date-Received: Fri, 1-Aug-86 08:00:12 EDT References: <345@valid.UUCP> <246@njitcccc.UUCP> <14522@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> Reply-To: sewilco@mecc.UUCP (Scot E. Wilcoxon) Organization: MN Ed Comp Corp, St Paul, MN Lines: 36 Xref: watmath net.auto:11987 net.cycle:1878 In article <2896@sdcrdcf.UUCP> mpinkett@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Mike Pinkett) writes: >In my opinion, having 5 or more policeman standing in one stationary >spot will not be as effective as having them out on the road. Do you >think that possibly less damage would have been done if a moving >policeman could have spotted the driver before then? They could certainly >cover a lot more ground, and would be out for other useful things like >helping people whose car has stopped before they get mugged, etc. OK, more of the almost-obvious... A policeman in one place will have cars passing by him at 30-60 MPH. A policeman on the road will be traveling with the cars near him. The stationary policeman will see more cars unless the moving policeman is moving 30-60 MPH faster or slower than traffic is moving. (55 MPH + 30 MPH faster = 85 MPH? 55+60=115 MPH!) Now, again, which policeman will see more cars? Therefore, which is more likely to spot odd behavior of a larger number of drivers? Of course, if they'd rather cover ground looking for stalled cars then they'll have to keep moving. It's a matter of priorities... Are you starting to realize why some police listen to CB 9, and cities like to have people with mobile phones pointing out to them where a problem presently exists? There are stopped and moving police cars every few miles (minutes) in a metropolitan area, they just have to find a problem. I sort of assume a real policeman in each state probably figured all this out sometime in the past decades. If you want to influence police procedures join your Police Auxiliary and learn the existing procedures. -- Scot E. Wilcoxon Minn Ed Comp Corp {quest,dicome,meccts}!mecc!sewilco 45 03 N 93 08 W (612)481-3507 {{caip!meccts},ihnp4,philabs}!mecc!sewilco NASA:"Earth uninhabitable in 500 years." Welcome to tropical Minnesota.