Pros And Cons Of Speeding

On June 1st, 2015 I was caught speeding on the I-15 South in the carpool lane at 84 mph in a 65 mph zone. First, I went around a truck to pass. When I tried passing the truck, the driver in the truck sped up to meet my speed so I could not pass. So then I decided to slow down to get behind him, but he then slowed down with my speed so I could not get behind him. I kept doing this a couple of times so I could get out of the driver's way. The driver deliberately kept weaving into my lane where I almost hit the guardrail a couple of times. I felt like the driver put my life and my mother's life at risk for his immature behavior. For about a minute into this conflict I decided to floor it so I could get around and get out of harm’s way. The driver

SOG 304.4, Agency Owned Property, subsection 3.1 states: "Employees are required to take proper care of all equipment and supplies entrusted to their use or custody" and subsection 3.1.1 adds "Abuse, misuse, or negligence will result in appropriate disciplinary action." In addition, SOG 304.1, Police Vehicle Operation, subsection 4.2.5(b) states that an officer may "exceed the posted speed limit so long as he does not endanger life or property." Further, however, subsection 4.2, CODE 3, describes when we are authorized to operate as an emergency vehicle. It states; "Emergency situation where conditions exist or are reasonably believed to exist which have resulted or might reasonably result in serious injury, death, or which might have a disastrous effect on the community. And, subsection 4.2.1 adds that "Both the siren and emergency lights must be activated when responding Code 3 (RSMo 304.022)." In this instance, an emergency situation was not occurring and you exceeded the posted speed limit without activating your emergency

Texting and driving was banned in 2011 in Indiana because of the overabundance of car accidents that involved cell phones and distracted driving. With this law in place, people thought that it would work and that people would stop using them while driving. This was not the case, however. In Indiana with the texting and driving ban there have only been, “fewer than 400 tickets written as of mid-2014” (Gormley 89). This is not surprising because cell phones are so modest that they are easily missed when police drive by cars. Texting and driving bans are used to better driving accidents, but are not always used to their full extent. On page 89 of "Indiana's Texting-While-Driving Ban: Why Is It Not Working and How Could It Be Better?", Gormley stated, “As it stands today, Indiana’s texting while driving statute contains gaping loopholes, which leave drivers free to engage in risky behaviors with little fear of legal repercussions” (Gormley 89). A loophole they have to get around are actually being able to see the driver texting while driving. Texting and driving bans are newer and do not have all the kinks worked out, but if more states begin using them they will become better used. Putting more of these bans into use will be able to work on all the kinks and better them to use to be more effective and save more lives.

How many students broke the law today or last night? What kinds of offenses? Often students willingly admit to driving over the speed limit. And many acknowledge they have driven while intoxicated. Why is it so easy to ignore a familiar law designed to protect public safety? Why isn't specific deterrence working in this scenario? In order to eliminate speeding violations and drunk driving, how severe would the punishment need to be? In the most extreme example, would you continue to speed or drive drunk if you faced 90 days in jail? 180 days in jail? A year? What if your car was impounded? Harsh consequences for violations of the law might serve as deterrence, but are they appropriate and proportional?

Let’s face it; police officer’s can’t make an arrest for every law violation, so that’s where discretion comes into play. Ways in which an officer can use police discretion in positive ways are : An officer clocks a driver who is driving 10 mph over the set speed limit while it is raining , which can be very dangerous given the current weather conditions. The officer pulls the car over and asks the driver for their driver’s license as well as their registration. The officer then conducts a check on the driver’s information, checking for any warrants or issues that the driver may have. The driver of the vehicle comes back with a clean record. It is now up to the officer to use their discretion as to whether or not they should give the driver of the vehicle a ticket for driving 10 mph over the speed limit while it was raining or let them go with a warning. The officer decides not to ticket the driver and instead decides to educate the driver on the hazards of driving too fast during rainy conditions and lets them off with a warning. Another example of a police discretion would be an officer letting someone who has illegal tint on their windows off with a warning, instead of issuing a citation. In most states like Hawaii for example. Having tint on your windows that allows less than 35% of light in can cost a person $1,000

While many action movies make a car chase look like a fun and exciting experience, two recent local incidents show the reality of trying to escape the police. In the first incident, which happened near Stoneville, police attempted to pull a man over for several miles before he finally stopped. A fight then ensued in which the man was shot and killed. In the second incident, police attempted to pull a motorcyclist over for speeding in Winston-Salem. In the process of trying to flee the police, the motorcyclist lost control, crashing into an unmarked police car. While it might be scary to see those flashing lights behind you, trying to flee the police could result in serious injuries to yourself or others. Instead of trying to escape the police,

I think that the New York's speeding fine system could be more fair if the people in New York knew what they have to pay, before they get the ticket. In Massachusetts, if someone goes from 1-10 miles over, they know they are paying $100. But in New York, if they go from 1-10 over, they can pay anywhere between $45 and $150. This would make people feel angry because they might have only gone 12 miles over, but have to pay $150. Also, if people in Massachusetts go from 11-30 over, they pay $100, plus $10 for every mile they go over. This also gives the people in massachusetts the responsibility for the price of their ticket. If someone goes 11-30 miles over in New York, they pay between $90 and $300. It's good to use the data from the charts

Police officers breaking traffic laws have become a serious issue. Officers have to speed to make it to crime scenes quickly. However, arriving at a crime scene sooner is not a reason to put ordinary citizens’ lives at risk. Officers may have to run a

(Fort Lauderdale, FL) According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, 3,387,909 traffic violations resulted in a citation in 2015. Of these citations, 10,947 lead to a not guilty verdict, and 251,286 ended in a guilty verdict. Other dispositions included disposition pending and dismissed. Individuals, when charged with a traffic violation of any type including speeding, need to seek the services of a Florida traffic ticket attorney (http://floridaticketfirm.com/) to learn their rights, as every person is innocent in the eyes of the law until proven guilty.

Why do we speed? What are the benefits of speeding? There are some benefits of speeding but there is always a consequence for it. Speeding makes our job faster but also more likely to have a mistake. If we eat faster and not spend enough time to chew our food, we are more likely to feel hungrier and eat more. If we speed in driving there is a big chance of getting into an accident or getting a speeding ticket. But no matter how dangerous it is people seems to don’t care and just keep it going and pretend that we don’t know the bad things that might happen to us and also to another individual. In chapter 4 Honoré, he points out about the things that might happen every time we speed. He also shows the difference between the old and new generation

Being a little late, I was greeted by a sea of purple as worked in into the conference room. I was lucky enough to see Amy Tutt, who gave me a purple sweater to represent Montgomery College with the other nicely dressed students. Different groups of people took turns to give their short speeches either rising their concerns for or against the budget. Many of them were well prepared with supporting evidence for the claims. One of the gentlemen who surprisingly lives in the same neighborhood with me rose a very substantial issue about speeding cars on the roads leading to Waters Landing elementary school. There are no speed cameras or any means of deterring drivers from speeding. This puts pedestrians mainly the children at risk of him being

No matter where you are driving, there are drivers that speed all around you. Some people will go twenty miles an hour over the speed limit just because they want to get to their destination faster. They will cut people off just to be able to maintain a high speed. There are many risks when someone is

Over the year’s driving over the speed limit is one of the causes of fatal accidents on the roadways in the United

If an Officer catches a person driving slow in the left lane on the interstate or highway, repeated braking, and driving ten miles under the speed limit the first offense will be a warning. If a driver is caught a second time, there will be a $50 ticket and the operator

Speeding or going too fast for road conditions, is a major factor in teen crash deaths (“Speeding”). Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for people from the ages 15 to 20 (“Teen Drivers and Speeding”). Teens were involved in about fourteen thousand fatal crashes and more than four thousand two hundred of them had to do with speeding. An AAA survey says speeding is one of the top three mistakes teens make (“Speeding One of Top Deadly Mistakes Made by Teen Drivers”). It’s not the lack of education per say but rather the mindset of the driver. Teens have the mindset that speeding and racing is “cool” and the consequences that can inevitably follow these rash decisions are not important enough for them to not do it. Teens are constantly being peer pressured by their friends and surroundings. Statistics show that over fifty percent of teens experience with alcohol because of peer pressure and forty percent have tried a drug (“Peer Pressure: The Effect on Teenagers”). If teenagers are willing to experience with drugs and alcohol because they feel pressures, what would prevent them from speeding ten miles above the speed limit for example. It seems harmless to drive fifty mph in a forty mph road, but there are limits for different areas for a reason, from traffic condition to road conditions making it harder for those teens that are speeding to control the car in time to prevent an