Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 10:20:26 -0500
Reply-To: Paul & Becky Oliver <oliver8@TDS.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Paul & Becky Oliver <oliver8@TDS.NET>
Subject: Re: I get no respect
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It lets you know how we in the BIG trucks feel, I feel right a home in my
Vanagon, when treated in this manner. However, many states now require ALL
vehicles to remain in the right lane unless passing. Wisconsin, Illinois and
Indiana will all ticket a driver who may be doing the legal speed limit in
the left lane while forcing the speeders to him pass on the right.
The ticket will hold up in court, you will be fined for "Impeding traffic."
If you try to argue that the others were speeding and they were not ticketed
you will get the judge really "pi$$ed off", may end up spending the night in
the "gray bar motel".
So when you come back in front of him the next "afternoon", he should not
have to again explain to you; that whether on not someone else was breaking
the law, you were! You are the one before this court! Now you may pay the
fine imposed the day before plus, all additional court costs!
You are "taking up the courts time" and the cost of a nights stay (when
held in "Contempt of the Court", it's at you expense) pay it all, OR spend a
few more nights. When you will again be brought before this court (same
judge) and be given the same offer (pay said fine) PLUS all the additional
cost/fines fort the days/nights you spent "locked up".
Yes! The fifty ($50) dollar ticket was finally paid with about $1,000.00 in
additional court costs and fines. My (wanna be lawyer) brother gave up his
(this) practice (of arguing with "the" judge) after his first client
(himself) got to know some court clerks, jailers and a judge real well.
Wisconsin slower traffic must remain in the right lane, even if you are
doing over the speed limit and someone else is going faster. You should pull
over to the right lane and let the other person by. If you don't, you may be
ticketed.
Sounds crazy but the idea is you don't know if the other person is in a
state of emergency. If you impede such person, which may cause additional
injury or death you can go to jail for it.
(How fast would you be driving if someone you loved was hurt/dying in your
vehicle?)
I have operated semi-tractor/trailer in all 48 and Canada (3 million+ miles)
and a volunteer fire/rescue squad. I have to get to a "crash/seen" ASAP.
Even in a rescue vehicle with lights and siren people will not get out of my
way (85 to 90 mph), how few every see the little light on my dash. Oh, yes
they get ticketed later when I have time to turn in their plate number.
Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "The corruptor" <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 1:29 PM
Subject: Re: I get no respect
> Sticker = 55mph max...
>
> Get over it... i don't care about others, i just drive in the left lane at
> 55-60... i have seen something shoking in the states, no yield sign on
> freeway entrance??????????????????????????
>
> People don't even look on the dead angle spot????????????????????????
>
> They just drive in??????????????? at whatever speed they
want???????????????
> What the hell is that, what is the regulation in the
state?????????????????????
>
> Stupid drivers! It is not my job to slow down or accelerate for you, IT'S
> your job.... to look and adapt when you enter a freeway.
> Even if i have a normal car.
>
> I have seen some very poor drivers in the past few years, i almost had a
> colision with a women entering freeway 2 weeks ago comming back from FL,
> eathing a Big Mac and talking with her cell phone... i should have ram her
> Mercedes with my heavy metal white bumber........
>
> Instead, i push the Nitro button and gave her the finger, i have no
problem
> with that, especially since my motorcycle accident.
>
> Beware of those stupid drivers.
