Driving in Illinois and passing vehicles with flashing lights

[Ed Fernandez]

I drive a flatbed and do quite a few jobs on both highways and country roads where the speed limit is 50-55 mph and believe me I wish I could grow a pair of eyes in the back of my head(That would come in handy for watching faster cars chasing me in eliminations).More times than not truckers (tractor trailers,tri axle dumps and straight rigs usually give you the courtesy of either slowing down or moving over,unfortunatly not always.The biggest offenders in my experiance are the soccer moms in their SUV's
yakking away on their cell phones.It only takes one incedent to end it all for you.A former driver for my company was killed on the NJ Tpk. last year by a woman with a small kid in an SUV.She rolled it 3 times and went home afterwoods the Towman was waked in a closed coffin,no bull****,true story.We all need to be more attentive when behind the wheel.Just my 2 cents in an over priced world.

Ed F.

Again, we are all slaves by defacto segregation. Thanks J.P. Morgan!

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Jason Fuller

Cops, Bums, or Criminals. You pick the name.

Really easy to pick off speeders or traffic violators as opposed to real crime enforcement. Victemless crime goes a long way and a lot easier to fine and make money off of. Isn't that right?

Again, we are all slaves by defacto segregation. Thanks J.P. Morgan!

Nice post.I'm sure if some yahoo clipped your sorry *** on the highway you'de be singing a different tune.
Then that cop,bum criminal couldn't arrest the offender fast enough.It's no wonder we cant get a concensus on our problems with NHRA.

Ed F.

[Bob Pagano]

Same law in TX and AR

[Bob Don]

Ohio and North Carolina also have the same law and Massachusetts is contemplating it. Mr. Fuller: I raced NHRA Stock in the 70's and 80's before becoming a police officer. I have 25 years on the job now. Let me show you the horrific aftermath of needless traffic accidents that change people's lives forever. We recently had a state trooper in the breakdown lane (lights flashing) with a disabled motorist. She was rear-ended by a drunk driver at over 100 mph. That trooper is now a confined to a wheel chair and is more or less incoherent - for the rest of her life! These are not victimless crimes. I fail to see the unreasonableness of slowing down and getting out of the way.

"She was rear-ended by a drunk driver at over 100 mph"

Okay, there is a reason for the police helping a person, but pull the "Offenders" over at a rest area or a exit or something else where it does not affect the other drivers. Thats what I said earlier.

Don't make me the bad guy because I think about solving the "Whole" problem. Well except for the times where people are broke down or what have you.

[SSDiv6]

Originally Posted by Jason Fuller

"She was rear-ended by a drunk driver at over 100 mph"

Okay, there is a reason for the police helping a person, but pull the "Offenders" over at a rest area or a exit or something else where it does not affect the other drivers. Thats what I said earlier.

Don't make me the bad guy because I think about solving the "Whole" problem. Well except for the times where people are broke down or what have you.

Jason...I 've been told that Ed has a big fat ***...

[John Kelley]

Originally Posted by Jason Fuller

"She was rear-ended by a drunk driver at over 100 mph"

Okay, there is a reason for the police helping a person, but pull the "Offenders" over at a rest area or a exit or something else where it does not affect the other drivers. Thats what I said earlier.

Don't make me the bad guy because I think about solving the "Whole" problem. Well except for the times where people are broke down or what have you.

You just keep digging a BIGGER hole.......give it UP !!

And "dieing" is DYING...........did you flunk spelling ??? :-)

All I'm tring to say is have a reasonable law like, pull off the nearest exit so the rest of the drivers on the road don't hve to slow down and tie up traffic.

I've been in siuations where nobody would let me in to the other lane, even half a mile ahead of time with blinker on and slowed down.

This sorry *** has had enough of you Ed!