Sobriety Checkpoint
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PeoplesElbow
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Just in time to cause a traffic jam
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the poor dad
Here's the story.
But I have a question - are the police relying solely on technology now to make stops? In one of the pictures in the story is a monitor in the back of a police car showing the infractions and whether the car was stopped or not. There is a red cord running out of the car over to the SHA truck. Is there some kind of camera mounted to the SHA truck taking pictures of the vehicles to determine the type of infraction and then posting on the monitor with an alert to pull the car over for additional inspection? Hmmmm
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But I have a question - are the police relying solely on technology now to make stops? In one of the pictures in the story is a monitor in the back of a police car showing the infractions and whether the car was stopped or not. There is a red cord running out of the car over to the SHA truck. Is there some kind of camera mounted to the SHA truck taking pictures of the vehicles to determine the type of infraction and then posting on the monitor with an alert to pull the car over for additional inspection? Hmmmm
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: State Police Conduct Stationary Traffic Safety Operation Followed by Roving Traffic Enforcement
On December 21, 2023, troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division, K-9 Unit, and the State Highway Administration conducted a stationary traffic safety operation in the Great Mills area followed by roving traffic enforcement throughout the...
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awpitt
Main Streeter
I saw that too. And, what's the difference between a sobriety checkpoint and a "stationary traffic safety operation" which this was yesterday?Here's the story.
But I have a question - are the police relying solely on technology now to make stops? In one of the pictures in the story is a monitor in the back of a police car showing the infractions and whether the car was stopped or not. There is a red cord running out of the car over to the SHA truck. Is there some kind of camera mounted to the SHA truck taking pictures of the vehicles to determine the type of infraction and then posting on the monitor with an alert to pull the car over for additional inspection? Hmmmm
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: State Police Conduct Stationary Traffic Safety Operation Followed by Roving Traffic Enforcement
On December 21, 2023, troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division, K-9 Unit, and the State Highway Administration conducted a stationary traffic safety operation in the Great Mills area followed by roving traffic enforcement throughout the...
TPD
the poor dad
Probably has to do with the way the grant was written to receive the money for the operation.
3CATSAILOR
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Traffic safety cones are typically set up differently for a sobriety checkpoint since it requires the driver to maneuver around the cones without hitting any.
3CATSAILOR
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Notice this was set up in a school zone. I wonder how many speeders were caught in this school zone? I know the speed cameras the County is going to eventually have are all about safety of the children.
Bare-ya-cuda
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This was nothing more than a revenue operation they funnel you through and look for a violation to cite you for. Keeps them from actually having patrol to find violations.
Well,
I can't say I have had the same experience you have.
I follow the traffic laws, I am not a douche bag to other people and wouldn't you know it.....I don't have any issues with law enforcement. Wild, eh?
Maybe you should try it. You'd be surprised how much police officers leave you alone if you aren't being a jerk.
In Greg's defense; he's a retired cop and was being sarcastic to the dozens of negative things that GURPS has posted about the police. If anyone is acting like a jerk pretty much all the time, it's GURPS. You're right about the rest of it. The majority of cops that I've had either the pleasure or misfortune to deal with, have been polite and treated me with the same respect that I have shown them.
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