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07-18-06, 02:57
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| | Sooper Genyus
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Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Amarillo, Texas Posts: 4,090 | Quote: |
Originally Posted by jnmttu As bad as Lubbock was, the drive between Lubbock and Amarillo was far worse as far as police coverage goes. | We make that drive on a monthly basis (at least), and the patrolling has really dropped. Most times we don't see a single Hi-Po.
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07-18-06, 03:26
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Originally Posted by Coupe No they dont. | No they dont what? I had to pay $300 for the past two years for having too many points...but ok "No they dont"  whatever what do I know  | |
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07-18-06, 03:27
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| | Now with twice the head
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Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 25,603 | They are doing that on the frontage road off 360 between Green Oaks and Post & Paddock in Grand Prarie. 6 cops too. At that point, you know it is all about generating revenue and not safety. Amazing that people can run red lights with impunity or drive 20 below the limit and reply to text messages but you go 10 over you have to pay. | |
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07-18-06, 03:54
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| | Fear the Mighty Kia!
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Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bessemer City, NC Posts: 35 | An interesting website here for future reference: http://www.speedtrap.org/ | |
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07-18-06, 04:02
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| | South Florida Style
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Join Date: May 2005 Location: Boca Raton (FAU) Posts: 3,268 | Quote: |
Originally Posted by ZaneO Radar detectors aren't much good when they hit you with instant-on laser (as in my case).
| They make very effective jammers for that. They're not cheap, and they have to be installed, but if you live in a speed trap area the price of one might be alot less than tickets + insurance.
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07-18-06, 04:12
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| | Sooper Genyus
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Originally Posted by themightytimmah They make very effective jammers for that. They're not cheap, and they have to be installed, but if you live in a speed trap area the price of one might be alot less than tickets + insurance. | I'm not super worried about it. This is my first ticket in over a year, and it was definitely my stupidity that caused it.
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07-18-06, 05:31
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| | It's just a CAR?!?!?!
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Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 144 | Quote: |
Originally Posted by ZaneO We make that drive on a monthly basis (at least), and the patrolling has really dropped. Most times we don't see a single Hi-Po. |
That's good to know. I still get up that direction every once in a while. I remember the rule use to be that no matter what, you ALWAYS went the speed limit through Tulia.
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07-18-06, 06:11
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Originally Posted by jnmttu That's good to know. I still get up that direction every once in a while. I remember the rule use to be that no matter what, you ALWAYS went the speed limit through Tulia. | That's still the rule, but the rest has relaxed a bit.
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07-18-06, 07:18
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| | It's just a CAR?!?!?!
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Originally Posted by ZaneO That's still the rule, but the rest has relaxed a bit. | I guess some things don't change. I too used to make that trip about every two weeks or so. When I was at school in Lubbock, my now wife was going to school in Amarillo, so I became awfully familiar with the drive.
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07-18-06, 09:50
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Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Garden City, KS Posts: 1,646 | It can't be more embarrassing than being pulled over on a motorcycle, by a motorcycle cop.
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07-18-06, 10:17
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| | South Florida Style
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Originally Posted by BlackSunshine It can't be more embarrassing than being pulled over on a motorcycle, by a motorcycle cop. | Oh there are worse things  
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07-18-06, 10:49
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| | Shiny car, happy car.
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Originally Posted by Scottwax They are doing that on the frontage road off 360 between Green Oaks and Post & Paddock in Grand Prarie. 6 cops too. At that point, you know it is all about generating revenue and not safety. Amazing that people can run red lights with impunity or drive 20 below the limit and reply to text messages but you go 10 over you have to pay. |  Much applause for this post. Speed traps are ridiculous and really do nothing to foster safety or better driving. I think that's proven. I see cars smoking to high heaven driving right past cops not getting pulled over. I see cars that are barely roadworthy on a daily basis. Let's not even get into all the uninsured drivers in this state (Texas) that cost those of us that pay our premiums $1 BILLION dollars a year.
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