On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:14:06 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:



Admittedly, you won't be stopped just for driving lower speeds than
the general traffic, but if the LEO has an excuse - like a busted tail
light/head light/windshield or no seat belt in those states where it's
a primary stop, it's almost guarenteed.

Wish you hadn't reminded me of this, since I almost forgot it.
Dropping a buddy off after a day's fishing.
Cop pulls me over for "inoperative brake light."
I pop the trunk, see that the cooler has knocked the left bulb
assembly from its socket, stick it back in, put the small cooler in
the back seat. Ask my buddy to look while I apply brakes.
"You're good," he says.
The cop watched all this, it only took about 10 seconds, *then* went
ahead and wrote the ticket.
Of course it was thrown out, but I had to go to court.
Asshole.
Using my Mendel readings I devised a simple ticket matrix to teach my
kids how ticket issuance is influenced by known tendencies.
All you have to know is that "asshole" is dominant.
Normal Driver + Normal Cop = maybe ticket, maybe not
Asshole Driver + Normal Cop = Ticket
Normal Driver + Asshole Cop = Ticket
Asshole Driver + Asshole Cop = Tickets (Twins, maybe triplets)

--Vic