Encounter with Round Rock PD

[srothstein]

Speedsix,

I think you are right about burying the horse. It is one of those points we will just have to agree to disagree about, like reasonable and mature adults.

[speedsix]

...Well, OK, then...be that way...but when they have you pulled over for doing 80 and I come poking on by at 65, I'm gonna honk and wave and holler "TOLD YA"...

[smtimelevi]

Or the really cool one, and I've seen this all over the country when I used to drive a truck, is when the LEO is cruising around about 5 mph below the speed limit and everyone is afraid to pass him. I've seen traffic backed up for miles in this parade. I know that guy is up there in his car laughing about it.

I love that one. I was rolling through NM one time and came up on that very same situation. He had his ears on and we started jackjawing about it. He said he loved to do it to mess with people. Even gave me a wave as I passed him.

Loved to do that and see the reaction of folks ... then do 65 in a 60 and see who'd keep up with me . Very rarely someone would pass, 'cept the truckers I was talking to. Sometimes it was fun to clear the way for the guys "earning" a living and the folks just driving to work ...

I passed a highway patrolman in California that was goin about 60 in a 65 on the interstate. I slowly went by him going somewhere between 65-67. Once I passed he got behind me and started tailgating and driving erratically. I moved over for him and he pulled up beside me and got on his loud speaker and started yelling that the speed limit was 65 not 70. I shook my head at him and kept driving. He must have floored it and sped up to around 90-100 mph while weaving in and out of lanes to put some distance between us. He really showed me...
Thats my tax dollars at work in CA.

[tbrown]

Easy solution. Dont Speed.

and don't tailgate, run red lights, switch lanes and otherwise act like an er....uh, let's say, the back end of a jerk.

You guys need to start posting replies like that every time someone asks about deferred adjudication.

Easy solution. Don't commit felonies.

[C-dub]

As Jim Carrey said in Liar Liar to a client, "Stop Breaking the Law!"

[Keith B]

Posting for Speedsix. Saw this and thought of you and our debate over here.

[speedsix]

...it's nice to be remembered, but this old buffalo ain't risin' to the bait...I'm busy practicin' to be reasonable and mature like srothstein said...and maybe prudent...maybe...

[Skiprr]

Somewhat unrelated, but something that has remained a mystery to me for many years.

I drive Houston's toll roads enough to see this at least once per week: if the traffic is light to moderate (i.e., the very brief periods of "off-peak" commuting), you'll often see somebody who isn't content to even keep the speedometer in the 70s: he's really in a hurry. He'll tailgate, weave in and out of lanes, and do everything possible to get even a few car lengths ahead of the surrounding vehicles.

Then, lo and behold, as traffic nears a toll plaza, the guy cuts over two or three lanes to pay at a booth while most of the rest of the cars keep on keepin' on at 70mph through the EZ Tag lanes. And, yep; about ten minutes later guess who we see in the rear-view mirror bobbin', weavin', and lane-cuttin', drivin' like the proverbial bat out of the underworld in his rush to get to the next toll plaza ahead of us so that he can once again come to a stop and count out his quarters to get through the lift-gate.

[speedsix]

...slow learner...

[sjfcontrol]

Somewhat unrelated, but something that has remained a mystery to me for many years.

I drive Houston's toll roads enough to see this at least once per week: if the traffic is light to moderate (i.e., the very brief periods of "off-peak" commuting), you'll often see somebody who isn't content to even keep the speedometer in the 70s: he's really in a hurry. He'll tailgate, weave in and out of lanes, and do everything possible to get even a few car lengths ahead of the surrounding vehicles.

Then, lo and behold, as traffic nears a toll plaza, the guy cuts over two or three lanes to pay at a booth while most of the rest of the cars keep on keepin' on at 70mph through the EZ Tag lanes. And, yep; about ten minutes later guess who we see in the rear-view mirror bobbin', weavin', and lane-cuttin', drivin' like the proverbial bat out of the underworld in his rush to get to the next toll plaza ahead of us so that he can once again come to a stop and count out his quarters to get through the lift-gate.

You don't believe that a brain can be defective in more than one decision-making area simultaneously?

[SwimFan85]

Some people can't get a toll tag. For one thing, I think you need a valid drivers license to sign up.

[Oldgringo]

Somewhat unrelated, but something that has remained a mystery to me for many years.

I drive Houston's toll roads enough to see this at least once per week: if the traffic is light to moderate (i.e., the very brief periods of "off-peak" commuting), you'll often see somebody who isn't content to even keep the speedometer in the 70s: he's really in a hurry. He'll tailgate, weave in and out of lanes, and do everything possible to get even a few car lengths ahead of the surrounding vehicles.

Then, lo and behold, as traffic nears a toll plaza, the guy cuts over two or three lanes to pay at a booth while most of the rest of the cars keep on keepin' on at 70mph through the EZ Tag lanes. And, yep; about ten minutes later guess who we see in the rear-view mirror bobbin', weavin', and lane-cuttin', drivin' like the proverbial bat out of the underworld in his rush to get to the next toll plaza ahead of us so that he can once again come to a stop and count out his quarters to get through the lift-gate.

It's not just the Houston toll roads. There's something about a traffic light that beckons some people to be the first to stop. It's true, there is only one cure for stupid...and it's rather long lasting.

[Fangs]

Somewhat unrelated, but something that has remained a mystery to me for many years.

I drive Houston's toll roads enough to see this at least once per week: if the traffic is light to moderate (i.e., the very brief periods of "off-peak" commuting), you'll often see somebody who isn't content to even keep the speedometer in the 70s: he's really in a hurry. He'll tailgate, weave in and out of lanes, and do everything possible to get even a few car lengths ahead of the surrounding vehicles.

Then, lo and behold, as traffic nears a toll plaza, the guy cuts over two or three lanes to pay at a booth while most of the rest of the cars keep on keepin' on at 70mph through the EZ Tag lanes. And, yep; about ten minutes later guess who we see in the rear-view mirror bobbin', weavin', and lane-cuttin', drivin' like the proverbial bat out of the underworld in his rush to get to the next toll plaza ahead of us so that he can once again come to a stop and count out his quarters to get through the lift-gate.

After thinking about this for a minute, I came to only one logical conclusion (assuming the guys in your example use their brains): It's someone who doesn't have a EZ Tag since they don't usually have to use to the toll road. They're on the toll road this rare occasion because they're late and realized they won't make it in time while sitting in traffic. They know that Houston toll roads charge a $30+ fee for running the meters (this is an assumption, they did this to me in 2008). So the only reasonable way for them to make it to their destination on time is to fly down the road while stopping to pay as they go.

Or they're idiots.