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[boestar]

i had a similar experience.  The cop had a radar trap setup in a well hidden area.  He jumped out on the road in front of me to get me to stop and I locked my brakes up. (more for effect than anything else) and pulled over just past him.  When he approached the window I enquired as to why anyone would jump in front of a 2000 pound vehicle that is SPEEDING.  I also pointed out that many people on the road are not paying attention and as you stated above, had I been otherwise occupied he would have been mush.
As it stood he told me to slow down and appologized for jumping in front of the car.  I am guessing the 20 - 30 foot rubber marks on the road were good enough to tell him it was a bad idea in the first place.

[DEFCON]

I posted a suggestion in the hope of generating some discussion?


The 'not-so-deafening' response to that suggestion says a lot. I trust, most drink and take chances guessing their BA content before setting out from & to wherever. As it is, everyone continues forward knowing, their day may come with a roadside check and they don’t want to be treated too harshly for what they see as a ‘minor’ offence?


I haven’t followed stats for a long while, but I doubt the increase in enforcement etc has really had much of an impact in slowing people down? Therefore I guess I can assume; we the people, don’t see impaired driving as the serious offence MADD and to a leeser degree, government, might otherwise like us to?