Got pulled over by state police

[sommpd]

Originally Posted by Bruzilla

Here's a hot tip for you: when most drivers consider busting a light, they look around for one of you guys first, so it's no surpise you don't see people running red lights everyday while others do.

I remember back to 2003 or so, when the SMCSO had some folks sitting out of sight at RT 235 and Chancellor's Run Rd and as people ran the red lights they would radio to a unit down the road who was waiting for them. They had quite a lot of cars pulled over that day, but I never saw a repeat performance.

There are different traffic initiatives happening all the time. Check points, saturation patrols (which check everything from red light runners to dwi to quality of life operations). Southern Maryland Police departments don't have the "extra" police officers to do nothing but enforce red light runners.

By the way, I am not in my police car every day. I spend just as much time in a car which is not a police car as most others. Therefore, I have the same opportunity to see the same traffic violations as the rest of us.

[sommpd]

Originally Posted by smilin

A long time ago when I had more money than brains I owned a non-descript Benz.
One day I gave a couple of friends who where Police Officers (MPD) a lift. These guys started going nuts when they saw how people really drove. It was a lesson I've never forgotten.

Please! This is so much crap. Metropolitian Police Officers don't have take home cars. I am sure they had an opportunity to see traffic violations prior to getting in your car. You are kinda full of crap!

[Lexib_]

Originally Posted by Bruzilla

Here's a hot tip for you: when most drivers consider busting a light, they look around for one of you guys first, so it's no surpise you don't see people running red lights everyday while others do.

I remember back to 2003 or so, when the SMCSO had some folks sitting out of sight at RT 235 and Chancellor's Run Rd and as people ran the red lights they would radio to a unit down the road who was waiting for them. They had quite a lot of cars pulled over that day, but I never saw a repeat performance.

Maybe they should do that for the people who make u turns at 237/235. Gotta love it when you are 235 making the right onto chancellor run road then some idiot tries to make an u turn that flips you off because he almost causes an accident.

[wineo]

Originally Posted by Lexib_

Maybe they should do that for the people who make illegal u turns at 237/235. Gotta love it when you are 235 making the right onto chancellor run road then some idiot tries to make an illegal uturn that flips you off because he almost causes an accident.

I agree, but it really isn't an illegal uturn, they don't have it posted anymore.

[smilin]

Originally Posted by sommpd

Please! This is so much crap. Metropolitian Police Officers don't have take home cars. I am sure they had an opportunity to see traffic violations prior to getting in your car. You are kinda full of crap!

Any time you would like to talk I'll give you the exact night that happened, and the name of the two officers in question.

[sommpd]

Originally Posted by smilin

Any time you would like to talk I'll give you the exact night that happened, and the name of the two officers in question.

So how did those two officers get to and from work without you? Did Scotty beam them up to and from their homes? Please!

[Lexib_]

Originally Posted by wineo

I agree, but it really isn't an illegal uturn, they don't have it posted anymore.

I just realized that it wasn't illegal. It should be. Well people will have to get killed before they do anything. I thought that was the whole point of that intersection being that way. Perhaps it will change when 237 is redone.

[desertrat (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Lexib_

I just realized that it wasn't illegal. It should be. Well people will have to get killed before they do anything. I thought that was the whole point of that intersection being that way. Perhaps it will change when 237 is redone.

I don't know why it should be illegal, but I do know if they wanted to allow u turns there they should have made the road a little wider. There's a pretty good reason to do a turn there, gets you to the Hickory Hills "mall" quicker and keeps you from going out onto 235 to get there.

[smilin]

Originally Posted by sommpd

So how did those two officers get to and from work without you? Did Scotty beam them up to and from their homes? Please!

In Georgetown they walked a beat. Backed up by cars. At the end of their shift they would commute home, or since they were my friends, they would stop by for a night cap wherever I was working.

[czygvtwkr]

Hmm i guess I better watch spitting my finger nails out the window and flicking boogers out the sunroof.