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Washington DUI checkpoints
The governor, amongst others, is pushing to make them legal in WA. Up
to now, per the news, WA was one of only 7 states that banned them. Her proposal is to run them 'at locations with high incidence of DUI accidents"...uhuh. How long before they are set up a block away from bars? Harry K |
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Harry K wrote:
> The governor, amongst others, is pushing to make them legal in WA. Up > to now, per the news, WA was one of only 7 states that banned them. > > Her proposal is to run them 'at locations with high incidence of DUI > accidents"...uhuh. How long before they are set up a block away from > bars? > > Harry K well, that would actually make more sense than in the middle of I-66. yes, I've been stopped there. a half hour wait between exits of a goddamn INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. at 1AM. I was NOT a happy camper. I'm not sure how that's supposed to increase safety, although I guess if someone plows into the back of the line at speed, then you've found your drunk. nate (not a big checkpoint fan.) -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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In article >, Harry K wrote:
> The governor, amongst others, is pushing to make them legal in WA. Up > to now, per the news, WA was one of only 7 states that banned them. > > Her proposal is to run them 'at locations with high incidence of DUI > accidents"...uhuh. How long before they are set up a block away from > bars? A block away from bars? Nahh... more like anyplace they can, the more nonsensical (for DUI) the better, preferably near a high traffic expressway off ramp. |
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On Jan 7, 9:07*pm, (Brent P) wrote:
> In article >, Harry K wrote: > > The governor, amongst others, is pushing to make them legal in WA. *Up > > to now, per the news, WA was one of only 7 states that banned them. > > > Her proposal is to run them 'at locations with high incidence of DUI > > accidents"...uhuh. *How long before they are set up a block away from > > bars? > > A block away from bars? Nahh... more like anyplace they can, the more > nonsensical (for DUI) the better, preferably near a high traffic expressway > off ramp. If it's anything like Kansas City, it will be to stop all drivers even if the likelihood is low of any actual DUI operators. I was stopped in a DUI checkpoint on a main boulevard in KC several years ago, where all traffic was rerouted through a parking lot. The only problem was...the traffic being stopped was heading *toward* the bar district. |
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In article >, MLOM wrote:
> On Jan 7, 9:07*pm, (Brent P) wrote: >> In article >, Harry K wrote: >> > The governor, amongst others, is pushing to make them legal in WA. *Up >> > to now, per the news, WA was one of only 7 states that banned them. >> >> > Her proposal is to run them 'at locations with high incidence of DUI >> > accidents"...uhuh. *How long before they are set up a block away from >> > bars? >> >> A block away from bars? Nahh... more like anyplace they can, the more >> nonsensical (for DUI) the better, preferably near a high traffic expressway >> off ramp. > > If it's anything like Kansas City, it will be to stop all drivers even > if the likelihood is low of any actual DUI operators. I was stopped > in a DUI checkpoint on a main boulevard in KC several years ago, where > all traffic was rerouted through a parking lot. The only problem > was...the traffic being stopped was heading *toward* the bar district. That's pretty much what they do here. They find a high traffic road and a parking lot. I've never seen them set up anywhere that would catch 'bar traffic'. |
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On Jan 7, 10:20 pm, (Brent P)
wrote: > In article >, MLOM wrote: > > On Jan 7, 9:07 pm, (Brent P) wrote: > >> In article >, Harry K wrote: > >> > The governor, amongst others, is pushing to make them legal in WA. Up > >> > to now, per the news, WA was one of only 7 states that banned them. > > >> > Her proposal is to run them 'at locations with high incidence of DUI > >> > accidents"...uhuh. How long before they are set up a block away from > >> > bars? > > >> A block away from bars? Nahh... more like anyplace they can, the more > >> nonsensical (for DUI) the better, preferably near a high traffic expressway > >> off ramp. > > > If it's anything like Kansas City, it will be to stop all drivers even > > if the likelihood is low of any actual DUI operators. I was stopped > > in a DUI checkpoint on a main boulevard in KC several years ago, where > > all traffic was rerouted through a parking lot. The only problem > > was...the traffic being stopped was heading *toward* the bar district. > > That's pretty much what they do here. They find a high traffic road and a > parking lot. I've never seen them set up anywhere that would catch 'bar > traffic'. Have you notified local authorities that people only get drunk (and/or otherwise impaired) at bars...? I'm certain they'll find that a revelation. ----- - gpsman |
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On Jan 7, 10:33*pm, gpsman > wrote:
> On Jan 7, 10:20 pm, (Brent P) > wrote: > > > > > > > In article >, MLOM wrote: > > > On Jan 7, 9:07 pm, (Brent P) wrote: > > >> In article >, Harry K wrote: > > >> > The governor, amongst others, is pushing to make them legal in WA. *Up > > >> > to now, per the news, WA was one of only 7 states that banned them. > > > >> > Her proposal is to run them 'at locations with high incidence of DUI > > >> > accidents"...uhuh. *How long before they are set up a block away from > > >> > bars? > > > >> A block away from bars? Nahh... more like anyplace they can, the more > > >> nonsensical (for DUI) the better, preferably near a high traffic expressway > > >> off ramp. > > > > If it's anything like Kansas City, it will be to stop all drivers even > > > if the likelihood is low of any actual DUI operators. *I was stopped > > > in a DUI checkpoint on a main boulevard in KC several years ago, where > > > all traffic was rerouted through a parking lot. *The only problem > > > was...the traffic being stopped was heading *toward* the bar district. > > > That's pretty much what they do here. They find a high traffic road and a > > parking lot. I've never seen them set up anywhere that would catch 'bar > > traffic'. > > Have you notified local authorities that people only get drunk (and/or > otherwise impaired) at bars...? > > I'm certain they'll find that a revelation. > *----- > > - gpsman- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Really. That gem of information should make Hector scratch his head. |
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On Jan 7, 11:46 pm, MLOM > wrote:
> On Jan 7, 10:33 pm, gpsman > wrote: > > On Jan 7, 10:20 pm, (Brent P) > > wrote: > > > > > That's pretty much what they do here. They find a high traffic road and a > > > parking lot. I've never seen them set up anywhere that would catch 'bar > > > traffic'. > > > Have you notified local authorities that people only get drunk (and/or > > otherwise impaired) at bars...? > > > I'm certain they'll find that a revelation. > > Really. That gem of information should make Hector scratch his head. Mmm... maybe his neck... http://tinyurl.com/94ca ----- - gpsman |
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In article >, Scott in SoCal wrote:
> On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:07:51 -0600, > (Brent P) wrote: > >>In article >, Harry K wrote: >>> The governor, amongst others, is pushing to make them legal in WA. Up >>> to now, per the news, WA was one of only 7 states that banned them. >>> >>> Her proposal is to run them 'at locations with high incidence of DUI >>> accidents"...uhuh. How long before they are set up a block away from >>> bars? >> >>A block away from bars? Nahh... more like anyplace they can, the more >>nonsensical (for DUI) the better, preferably near a high traffic expressway >>off ramp. > I read the police blotter in my local paper. The vast majority of DUI > arrests reported take place near just a few intersections. Dunno how > the cops figure out which routes all the drunks like to take, but > that's probably where the DUI checkpoints will go up. Probably just their usual hunting grounds. |
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On Jan 7, 7:54 pm, Harry K > wrote:
> The governor, amongst others, is pushing to make them legal in WA. Up > to now, per the news, WA was one of only 7 states that banned them. > > Her proposal is to run them 'at locations with high incidence of DUI > accidents"...uhuh. How long before they are set up a block away from > bars? > > Harry K As i've said before the best way to cut down on drunk driving is hand out much stiffer penalties. Make drunk driving an automatic felony. Even if the driver doesn't go to prison he still loses access to many jobs and loses his right to have a gun and in many states the right to vote. Let's stop coddling these kid-killers. |
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