Re: UPDATE: Ruling on S4 Lidar Ticket

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <Pine.BSI.3.96r.981029115117.18090C-100000@shell1.interlog.com> Dwayne Cosby writes:

> As many of you know from last week's long living thread on speeding, laws,
> and morality, my S4 was tagged by LIDAR for travelling at "excessive"
> speed. My case came up yesterday.

We have a local busybody ("Civilian Chairman of the Neighbourhood Watch
Committee") who wanders around the village trying to do the police's
job for them - and pissin them off in the process.

I came back from London on Tuesday, and found him in front of me holding
up the traffic (speed limit minus 5mph - that sort of thing).  He cut
me up by not signalling a couple of times, and then just as I was
about to overtake him he pulled into the outer lane to stop me.

I showed him what 540 watts looks like in a rear-view mirror.

He immediately picked up his cellphone to call his "friends" in the
local police control room directly.

They weren't interested in me.  They've charged _HIM_ with driving
without due care and attention - using a cellphone in a moving car.

--
 Phil Payne
 Phone: 0385 302803   Fax: 01536 723021
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