Racers in Illinois

Chris1529 · 07-08-2011, 05:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bret Kepner

I appreciate the sentiment, Dan, but I was smart enough NOT to fight it. This isn't about rights or freedom or all the other blather. This is about revenue with no restrictions. Anybody who argues that point...especially with a trooper or a judge...is an idiot.

The thing that bothers me most about situations like these is that you have to now prove y ourself innocent instead of law enforcement proving you guilty. I am afraid our "free" country has turned into a police state. I live in WV and it is a rarity now that I drive anywhere that I don't see a police car, and all the agencies from the state police down through counties and cities are still wanting to hire more officers. There is no way to make a law for everything, but that seems to be what is happening.

Jim B · 07-08-2011, 07:22 AM

As a point of information the work area reduced speed limit is in effect WHETHER OR NOT THE WORK ZONE IS ACTIVE at least in New York and Florida. I was the recepient of a "faster than posted limit" speeding ticket in an inactive work zone. There were no visible signs and all the road work equipment, cones and barriers were neatly stacked on the grass off to the side of the shoulder. There was absolutely no indication that it was an active work zone and there were no personnel working or present. There were police personnel parked under the next overpass and stopping groups of vehicles as they passed. The officer told me there was a speed limit sign attached to a chain link fence that I had failed to notice. (We circled back and couldn't find the sign he was talking about but the squad had moved on and there were no police there anymore) Now I'm sure this was just a revenue producing b***s*** road stop but the lesson that the work zone speed limit law also applies to an inactive work zone at least in New York and Florida is what should be kept in mind. As another poster aptly put it..."Revenue with no restriction"

Bret Kepner · 07-08-2011, 04:19 PM

You note an important point, Jim. The same applies in Illinois; it doesn't matter if it's an active work zone. If the signs are up, it's fair game.

07-08-2011, 07:22 AM	#2
Jim B Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 100 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Racers in Illinois As a point of information the work area reduced speed limit is in effect WHETHER OR NOT THE WORK ZONE IS ACTIVE at least in New York and Florida. I was the recepient of a "faster than posted limit" speeding ticket in an inactive work zone. There were no visible signs and all the road work equipment, cones and barriers were neatly stacked on the grass off to the side of the shoulder. There was absolutely no indication that it was an active work zone and there were no personnel working or present. There were police personnel parked under the next overpass and stopping groups of vehicles as they passed. The officer told me there was a speed limit sign attached to a chain link fence that I had failed to notice. (We circled back and couldn't find the sign he was talking about but the squad had moved on and there were no police there anymore) Now I'm sure this was just a revenue producing b*s* road stop but the lesson that the work zone speed limit law also applies to an inactive work zone at least in New York and Florida is what should be kept in mind. As another poster aptly put it..."Revenue with no restriction" Last edited by Jim B; 07-08-2011 at 07:28 AM.

07-08-2011, 04:19 PM	#3
Bret Kepner Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Posts: 418 Likes: 1 Liked 11 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Racers in Illinois You note an important point, Jim. The same applies in Illinois; it doesn't matter if it's an active work zone. If the signs are up, it's fair game. __________________ Bret Kepner BRETKEPNER@Prodigy.net Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode