yeah WSB, that sounds believable. i know down here, they'll have 2 officers to 1 car doing traffic stops... one runs the gun, the other scribbles as fast as possible.

ick.... that's enough enforcement to really put a damper on the day.

 

exactly.

 

We've seen 18 out there at once. (only one time, but still...) I think they only wrote 24 tickets that day, but they were crawling everywhere, and so was everyone else.

 

So how was it last year with that many cops? Did they ruin parts of the run? Did alot of people from the S crowd get tickets? Where the police assholes about speeders or did they just get people that crossed the line?

 

do tell, this is vuagely serious, I doubt a crown vick could tackle the dragon like a S2K though!

I kid I kid...

 

Actually 15 in 11 miles is beliveable. I was told by a Blount County deputy a couple weeks ago, the Punkin Valley Campground is having an Easy Riders-style rally next month and I dont know what mental-midget decided to serve free beer then schedule a bike parade across 129 to Cherhola, but because of that, there will be 150 motorcycle cops from all over the state working the parade route. I think i'll stay home that weekend.

Don

 

They're alright as long as you don't do anything stupid and aren't endangering people. They mostly are looking for line crossing and other unsafe driving/riding habits. This is a (rare) case where it's not just revenue generation, they're actually trying to keep the stupidity (and resulting injuries) to a minimum.

The exception might be the guys in the unmarked cars. Again, if you aren't being stupid, you'll likely be fine. I think the S crowd got a couple tickets but I don't know hte circumstances.

 

[QUOTE=WestSideBilly,Apr 20 2005, 07:08 AM] They're alright as long as you don't do anything stupid and aren't endangering people.

 

Red light running seems to be a non-issue when there's no revenue involved. As soon as someone came up with a way to "tax" it without involving a police officer sitting at the intersection, it's suddenly an issue.

 

The bike parade is at 9am...there will be no free beer prior to that time. Sometimes I think the cops just say junk like that to scare people.

On the subject of selective ticketing, I've yet to see a LEO ticket any tractor trailer for crossing lanes, or any car for crossing lanes at Deal's Gap, unless the car was passing somone. It's okay to drive all over the road, even around blind corners, but you can't pass in straight sections. (Sarcasm people - Please stay in your lane!)

*EDITED* Good point w1ng, I added a bit of clarification.