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amonkie · 01-01-2005, 04:59 PM

There's a lot of issues that have been brought up in this thread, but something to think about:

1) Speed Limits are posted for a reason. Sure, you friend was ONLY going 10 over, and I can understand how you feel the officer was not justified for quoting a largely different speed than what your friend says he was going, but the point is, he was still speeding . The speed limits are *supposed* to help keep driving safer by making the speeds match the driving conditions.

2) When you drive a car that draws attention, both good and bad, you bring a lot more scrutiny, even if you're not doing anything wrong. If you can't handle the responsibility and attention, then change the paint of your car, take the wing off, take the stickers off. Blend in.

3) I'm friends with several police officers, and the reason they took their job in the first place is because they care about people and want to make a difference. From what they've told me, In their mind, this is how the equation looks: a) He can give you a ticket, which you're not happy about, but will maybe make you think twice about doing the activity that caused the ticket or b) he can not give you the ticket, but then may have to deal with something much more tragic and costly if there's an accident, and people get hurt. $100 vs somone losing a life, car getting totaled. So while the tickets may be bringing in revenue, see that revenue as the price to pay for staying alive as you drive on the roads. At least that's how I see it.

01-01-2005, 04:59 PM	#19 (permalink)
amonkie Drifting Administrator Location: Windy City	There's a lot of issues that have been brought up in this thread, but something to think about: 1) Speed Limits are posted for a reason. Sure, you friend was ONLY going 10 over, and I can understand how you feel the officer was not justified for quoting a largely different speed than what your friend says he was going, but the point is, he was still speeding . The speed limits are supposed to help keep driving safer by making the speeds match the driving conditions. 2) When you drive a car that draws attention, both good and bad, you bring a lot more scrutiny, even if you're not doing anything wrong. If you can't handle the responsibility and attention, then change the paint of your car, take the wing off, take the stickers off. Blend in. 3) I'm friends with several police officers, and the reason they took their job in the first place is because they care about people and want to make a difference. From what they've told me, In their mind, this is how the equation looks: a) He can give you a ticket, which you're not happy about, but will maybe make you think twice about doing the activity that caused the ticket or b) he can not give you the ticket, but then may have to deal with something much more tragic and costly if there's an accident, and people get hurt. $100 vs somone losing a life, car getting totaled. So while the tickets may be bringing in revenue, see that revenue as the price to pay for staying alive as you drive on the roads. At least that's how I see it. __________________ Calling from deep in the heart, from where the eyes can't see and the ears can't hear, from where the mountain trails end and only love can go... ~~~ Three Rivers Hare Krishna Last edited by amonkie; 01-01-2005 at 05:01 PM..