The official "Ask a cop/deputy anything!" thread

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by wtwo3

That's terrifying

….and none of them are as clean as the U/C vehicle pictured in your post.

[zx10guy]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Do you know what vehicle code they were using?

I don't. There wasn't a lot of details from the news story. The reason why tickets were being issued was because of the exact scenario you mentioned where car thefts were happening due to running unattended vehicles. The statement from the police department stated the owners of these cars were putting the general public in danger due to police chases that were unnecessary if the owners were more responsible.

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Do you know what vehicle code they were using?

Local laws.

"And in Washington D.C., anyone caught idling their car for more than 3 minutes may be fined up to $5,000."

https://www.menshealth.com/trending-...p-car-illegal/

NYC created a vigilante anti-idling program for commercial vehicles. Send in a 3-minute video of a commercial vehicle idling, and the reporting party gets 25% of the fine.....

https://www.motorbiscuit.com/new-yor...-idle-warrior/

[rwheels]

And how many times can one go around in a round-about, before it is considered an infraction? Asking for a friend. Will said friend have to perform a sobriety test?

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by rwheels

And how many times can one go around in a round-about, before it is considered an infraction? Asking for a friend. Will said friend have to perform a sobriety test?

Remember to air up your tires a bit beforehand, or else they will start to blister at the shoulders around lap 15 from overheating.....

[rwheels]

Terrible crash near Los Angeles; 6 dead. Driver was flying through the intersection.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/golf/...ategory=foryou

[bayarea328xit]

Originally Posted by rwheels

Terrible crash near Los Angeles; 6 dead. Driver was flying through the intersection.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/golf/...ategory=foryou

That accident is so sad - so many people dead.

Of course, we don't know the cause yet - It seems that the Mercedes driver survived and is now being charged for vehicular manslaughter.

[ezaircon4jc]

Originally Posted by rwheels

And how many times can one go around in a round-about, before it is considered an infraction? Asking for a friend. Will said friend have to perform a sobriety test?

Originally Posted by vreihen16

Remember to air up your tires a bit beforehand, or else they will start to blister at the shoulders around lap 15 from overheating.....

We went to Gettysburg on a family vacation in 1972ish. My dad was driving and we came upon a traffic circle. As a native SoCal driver, he had never encountered a traffic circle. We were stuck in that thing for about 10 minutes! It's pretty easy to get stuck if one doesn't know exactly where they need to exit!

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

We went to Gettysburg on a family vacation in 1972ish. My dad was driving and we came upon a traffic circle. As a native SoCal driver, he had never encountered a traffic circle. We were stuck in that thing for about 10 minutes! It's pretty easy to get stuck if one doesn't know exactly where they need to exit!

Yeah, I'm from California too and I've never driven in a round-about that I can remember. Sounds like something that's in England, not here. lol

Sedan, is there a round-about here in SoCal, that you know of?

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Yeah, I'm from California too and I've never driven in a round-about that I can remember. Sounds like something that's in England, not here. lol

Sedan, is there a round-about here in SoCal, that you know of?

Most are found within housing communities (….Ladera Ranch or Coto de Caza in Orange County), but they are smaller roundabouts.


In other news…..


….another fight on-duty. He lost, but it did piss me off.

[Murf the Surf]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Most are found within housing communities (….Ladera Ranch or Coto de Caza in Orange County), but they are smaller roundabouts.


In other news…..


….another fight on-duty. He lost, but it did piss me off.

He looks like he regrets his actions.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by Murf the Surf

He looks like he regrets his actions.

Oh he did! My rule regarding force is……


…if a person is going to create a situation for me that results in a use of force (…and me having to articulate myself on paper for pages and pages on end), I'm going to make it worth my time.

[rwheels]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Most are found within housing communities (….Ladera Ranch or Coto de Caza in Orange County), but they are smaller roundabouts.


In other news…..


….another fight on-duty. He lost, but it did piss me off.

Any word on that fiery wreck yesterday, that killed those six people?

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by rwheels

Any word on that fiery wreck yesterday, that killed those six people?

Not much beyond what was reported. Another department is handling that unfortunate situation.

[rwheels]

Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

We went to Gettysburg on a family vacation in 1972ish. My dad was driving and we came upon a traffic circle. As a native SoCal driver, he had never encountered a traffic circle. We were stuck in that thing for about 10 minutes! It's pretty easy to get stuck if one doesn't know exactly where they need to exit!

How many lines of “the wheels on the bus go round and round” did you get through, before you found out that something was amiss?

[Murf the Surf]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Oh he did! My rule regarding force is……


…if a person is going to create a situation for me that results in a use of force (…and me having to articulate myself on paper for pages and pages on end), I'm going to make it worth my time.

When someone wants to fight they should recognize the consequences of their decision. Use of Force reports are a pain in the ass but out department thankfully had a relatively short form to fill out. Your personal note book was where the pages of writing happened.

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by Murf the Surf

Use of Force reports are a pain in the ass but out department thankfully had a relatively short form to fill out. Your personal note book was where the pages of writing happened.

Do body-worn cameras help to streamline the reports and notes these days?????

[Murf the Surf]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

Do body-worn cameras help to streamline the reports and notes these days?????

I have no first hand experience with them as they were brought in for front line after I retired, but I've been told that they reduce the number of complaints about excessive force significantly.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

Do body-worn cameras help to streamline the reports and notes these days?????

Not really. If anything it makes the reports longer and it can give attorneys more ammo if you happen to get something wrong.

Originally Posted by Murf the Surf

I have no first hand experience with them as they were brought in for front line after I retired, but I've been told that they reduce the number of complaints about excessive force significantly.

That is very true. Having cameras snuffs the bullshit from the beginning.

[F30lolz]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

In other news…..


….another fight on-duty. He lost, but it did piss me off.

Hey, he is my father’s brother’s nephew’s cousin’s former roommate and he’s going through hard times but glad you knocked some sense in him.

Originally Posted by rwheels

Any word on that fiery wreck yesterday, that killed those six people?

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Not much beyond what was reported. Another department is handling that unfortunate situation.

100 mph and no braking. Either a medical lapse or intentional but either way, horrific.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by F30lolz

Hey, he is my father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate and he's going through hard times but glad you knocked some sense in him.

100 mph and no braking. Either a medical lapse or intentional but either way, horrific.

……and yeah, I'm thinking the latter. I think the driver was attempting suicide and wanted to murder others in the process.

[paquet]

I upvoted just for the Spaceballs reference...