Hot wrists beware

[PineGreen]

As of Sat. the Pa. State Police. A misnomer, it sould be the Pa. Commonwealth Police, started Operation Cameleon along I-81. THey will be hiding in DOT trucks and other equipment. Supposedly disabled vehicles and other comaflaged spots. Of particular interest will be construction zones, and I think rightly so. Remember to turn on your headlight in these work zones, for you cagers and european swithcer users. Fines are also doubled in work zones. And when the limit drops to double nickel , do it. I travel the southern portion of I 81 a lot. They are wacking motorists hard. An item on the news last night stated that ,here in the lands of potholes, if you are caught 11mph over the limit there is an automatic 2 week suspension for us Paers.

[dlearl476]

Originally posted by B52G
As of Sat. the Pa. State Police. A misnomer, it sould be the Pa. Commonwealth Police, started Operation Cameleon along I-81.

More apropos would be the "Pa. State Revenue Enhancement Administration". ;)

An interesting related tidbit. I was skimming a "Bike" magazine last night at borders and in the UK, they are finding INCREASED traffic fatalities, mostly bikes, in areas that do-gooder admin officials have DECREASED the speed limits.

[LTOwner]

As stated above, strictly a revenue generating operation. There are a lot more effective ways to control speeders, but they don't generate any money.

[sgborgstrom]

This is one of those issues that clouds my belief in representative democracy. Technically we're all criminals 'cause we drive "too fast". 'Too Fast" by whose standards? The most common sensical way to set road speeds I ever heard was the "85th percentile" rule, the speed that 85% of traffic on a given road travels is the right speed for that stretch of road based on the judgment of the adults driving it.

We have big, beautiful multi-lane highways and vehicles that are better designed than ever before yet are limited to some mysterious lowest -common-demoninator speed limit that turns most of us into lawbreakers. How do we set our legislative bodies free from what ever tyranny it is that creates this mess?
If only Montana's "Reasonable and Prudent" speed limit hadn't been ruled unconstitutionally vague, think of the fun we could be having.

Steve
Union Activist by day, Libertarian by night

[Fang]

The last three posts above are spot on. As I've said on other threads, in all matters concerning motives, the cardinal rule is, "Follow the money!" Take the fines out of speed enforcement, and law enforcement's interest in enforcing those chicken**** laws would fall on its face - and rightly so, IMO.

"............and the truth shall set you free."

Just my .02. :cry

And, for the record, I do not criticize those who disagree with me.