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From: zimpzampzormp on 10 Mar 2010 17:30 On 3/10/2010 7:07 AM, Canuck57 wrote: > On 09/03/2010 7:48 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote: >> >> >> "Canuck57" <Canuck57(a)nospam.com> wrote >>> >>> Second issue is there is always neutral. They teach that in drivers ed >>> when I took it. Once in nuetral...problem is purely due care in >>> pulling over and turning it off. >> >> The news tonight had the recording of part of the 911 call: >> Operator: Did you try shifting to neutral? >> Driver: NO >> >> He later said he was afraid to because he thought the car might flip. He >> should have his license revoked. > > Agreed. He was obviously grandstanding. Maybe thought he was going to > get nipped for speeding. > > Also said something like he was busy controling the car to shift it, yet > he could dial 911 on the cell... > > Cops should yank his license. > Politicians don't provide anything, the tax payers do. Cops don't yank licenses. Courts do.
From: Canuck57 on 10 Mar 2010 22:20 On 10/03/2010 3:30 PM, zimpzampzormp wrote: > On 3/10/2010 7:07 AM, Canuck57 wrote: >> On 09/03/2010 7:48 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote: >>> >>> >>> "Canuck57" <Canuck57(a)nospam.com> wrote >>>> >>>> Second issue is there is always neutral. They teach that in drivers ed >>>> when I took it. Once in nuetral...problem is purely due care in >>>> pulling over and turning it off. >>> >>> The news tonight had the recording of part of the 911 call: >>> Operator: Did you try shifting to neutral? >>> Driver: NO >>> >>> He later said he was afraid to because he thought the car might flip. He >>> should have his license revoked. >> >> Agreed. He was obviously grandstanding. Maybe thought he was going to >> get nipped for speeding. >> >> Also said something like he was busy controling the car to shift it, yet >> he could dial 911 on the cell... >> >> Cops should yank his license. > >> Politicians don't provide anything, the tax payers do. > > > > Cops don't yank licenses. Courts do. Yes, but if the cop does not charge him, courts will never see him to make it permanent. And yes, in some places they can take your license for a time pending court. -- -------------- Politicians don't provide anything, the tax payers do.
From: FridoLay on 11 Mar 2010 23:47
On 3/11/2010 9:00 AM, JoeSpareBedroom wrote: > "C. E. White"<cewhite3(a)mindspring.com> wrote in message > news:hnarrc$5fq$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> >> "JoeSpareBedroom"<newstrash(a)frontiernet.net> wrote in message >> news:086mn.158$%H1.27(a)newsfe23.iad... >>> "C. E. White"<cewhite3(a)mindspring.com> wrote in message >>> news:hnaq50$r32$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>>> Did anyone else get the impression from the story that the Cop used the >>>> police cruiser to help slow down the Prius? Actually, the Prius slowed >>>> down by itself. The cop car was moved into position after the car was >>>> stopped. When I first heard the story it suggested (at least to me) >>>> that the cop car pulled in front of the Prius while it was still moving >>>> and helped stop it This is not what the cop actually said. >>>> >>>> Ed >>> >>> >>> I never got that impression, but since many usenet denizens are so >>> desperate to prove a point (even when they're wrong), it's not surprising >>> that someone would miss what the articles actually said about the event. >>> Throw in a handful of illiteracy and a shot of just plain stupid, and >>> you've got the potential for the story to be interpreted as a guide for >>> pruning rose bushes. >> >> I don't think illiteracy was involved in creating a false impression. The >> story siad - >> >> "EL CAJON, Calif. - A California Highway Patrol officer helped slow a >> runaway Toyota Prius from 94 mph to a safe stop on Monday after the >> car's accelerator became stuck on a San Diego County freeway, the CHP >> said." >> >> When you combine the line "A California Highway Patrol officer helped slow >> a runaway Toyota Prius" with the picture of the police cruiser stopped >> with it rear bumber against the front bumper of the Prius, I think it >> almost gauranteed people would assume that the police car pulled in front >> of the Prius while it was still going and used the cruiser brakes to help >> stop the Prius. Only later when I saw a different video clip did I learn >> that the officier parked his cruiser like that after the Prius was >> stopped. Apparently the officier thought the Prius was going to leap back >> to life like Christine and continue down the highway.... >> >> Ed > > > You're being goofy. Get out of the house and do some volunteer work. You > need to be around people. > > Translated... I just read the story myself, Ed. |