Post #175,992
9/23/04 5:24:23 PM
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Minn. cop quick to ticket cyclist going 205 mph
State Patrol pilot Al Loney was flying near Wabasha, in southeastern Minnesota near the Wisconsin state line, watching two motorcyclists racing along U.S. 61 on Saturday.
One of the riders shot forward, and Loney clicked his stopwatch once when the motorcycle reached a white marker on the road and again a quarter-mile later. The watch read 4.39 seconds, which Loney calculated to be 205 mph.
''I was in total disbelief,'' Loney said. ''I had to double-check my watch because in 27 years I'd never seen anything move that fast.''
Several law enforcement sources said that although no official records are kept, it was probably the fastest ticket ever written in the state. The state's next fastest ticket since 1990 was for 150 mph in 1994 in Lake of the Woods County.
[link|http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-speed23.html|source] lincoln
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Post #176,032
9/23/04 8:56:19 PM
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Ah, 'Pigs in Space'
The whole police-in-aeroplanes thing was trialled here years ago, and quickly earned the 'Pigs In Space' monker. The trial must have started when The Muppet Show was still a popular prime-time thing.
The government have since moved on to the much more lucrative fixed speed cameras.
Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.
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Post #176,398
9/25/04 8:01:56 AM
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Charity boxes
It is amazing how many people willingly offer money to the local authorities.
The revenue from speed cameras is entirely voluntary and considering how few people drive with due care it can only be assumed that those who get caught are looking for a way to be generous.
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Post #176,434
9/25/04 9:10:43 PM
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Clarification, please
Are you saying that those caught chose to speed? Or that there is some little-known quirk of the law that says you don't have to pay the fine?
If (as I assume) you're saying that people are free to not speed, you must not have heard of the red light monitoring cameras. Studies by citizen groups have proved that when they go up, the length of the yellow goes down. And the ones that are for speeding are typically located on highways where the posted limit is significantly lower than local Department of Transportation studies have recommended.
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Post #176,509
9/26/04 8:12:26 PM
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Re: Clarification, please
You are, of course, free to lift your right foot OFF the accelerator :-)
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Post #176,560
9/27/04 11:53:31 AM
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But that would be un-American!
We don't have to submit to silly rules like that. We are free, I tell you. FREE! Dead, but free.
Cheers,
Ben
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Post #176,720
9/28/04 8:47:16 AM
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Un-Australian, too.
Is it enough to love
Is it enough to breathe
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
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Is it enough to die
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be Anything but Ordinary
Please
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Post #176,442
9/26/04 12:34:35 AM
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Cynic.
You know there's a brewing kerfuffle about speed camera in school zones. There's one in Gymea which all the locals hate: during the so-called "school zone times" it checks for violations of the 40km/h limit. Trouble is, it's on President Avenue...
Wade.
Is it enough to love
Is it enough to breathe
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
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Is it enough to die
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be Anything but Ordinary
Please
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Post #176,508
9/26/04 8:07:13 PM
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There's a few on the highways as well
Those are tricky as I very rarely drive during the kids-wandering-about hours.
I've read a few reports of the camera being active even on 'pupil-free-days' - which strikes me as quite unfair. But it's mostly about the money, not much to do with safety.
Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.
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Post #176,568
9/27/04 12:19:54 PM
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Related and OT
Oldest daughter (18) came home from U this weekend. Called last night after she had returned. All upset.
She got her first speeding ticket 2 miles from campus (about a 3 hour drive from home). Her boyfriend yelled at her, and she was terrified to call home and tell mom (my ex), so she called me instead.
Told her next time slow down around campus. Didn't point out the obvious that cops would always set up speed traps on Sunday evening next to campus, waiting to catch students rushing back to school....
ANd no, I didn't yell at her. Figured she was remorseful enough.
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Post #177,104
9/29/04 11:22:13 PM
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Re: Related and OT
Which also happens to be when their driving is the most risky.
Hence a good reason to be posted at those locations.
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