07-24-2012, 09:39 AM
This is an absolutely great thread, entertainment wise. I laughed my butt off.
My experience, having worked at 4 agencies in 2 states and driven in many more, is that most all agencies give 10 over and 15 in most places. School zones, cross walks, very populated residential areas and other special places excepted. Of course you might have a rookie or a rabid traffic cop at work. If so complain. Done nicely to the right people and you will get a supervisor telling him to ease off a bit.
Judging by some posts here there are a lot of slow drivers that never or rarely exceed the posted limit. That has not been my experience on the job. I've found those people are a rarity. Yes, in certain traffic situations the slow pokes can impede the flow of traffic and sometimes cause accidents, although they may not be physically involved in the crash. They cause those with poor judgement to pass when good judgement would dictate otherwise. Other than at intersections the crashes involving passing are the worst. As for enforcement, illegal passing is a hard one. It's one of those where even off duty LEOs mutter to themselves, "there's never a cop around when you need him."
If you're in a traffic pattern where your pace is causing you to be repeatedly passed, please for the sake of others on the road, move with the flow. Otherwise do what one poster claims to do and travel at off peak times. That's what I would try to do.
During my driving in Hawaii, BI included, it has not been my experience that most were slow drivers with aloha. I got passed repeatedly. I tried to keep pace with the flow but it was generally faster than my preference. Yes I was driving as a tourist but I did go the speed limit and I did try to take into account that other motorists were working and commuting. I often pulled over to let people pass so as to not cause a hazard. During the several times I drove the saddle I found it to be a road race during the evening rush. I'd just as soon avoid that time of day on that road.
I seriously doubt that many of the "slow poke" drivers posting here are really that slow on the road. They probably drive like most everyone else. Yes, there are those that are truly reckless and the sooner they reside at Kubojiri's hotel the better.
As for that troll afwjam, I doubt he is a reckless driver, at least when he's not on his scoot. I confess to not being able to resist some good twisties when I'm on mine but I won't endanger other motorists. Yep, I might kill myself going off a cliff someday but that would beat the miserable slow decline I watched in my father.
Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.
My experience, having worked at 4 agencies in 2 states and driven in many more, is that most all agencies give 10 over and 15 in most places. School zones, cross walks, very populated residential areas and other special places excepted. Of course you might have a rookie or a rabid traffic cop at work. If so complain. Done nicely to the right people and you will get a supervisor telling him to ease off a bit.
Judging by some posts here there are a lot of slow drivers that never or rarely exceed the posted limit. That has not been my experience on the job. I've found those people are a rarity. Yes, in certain traffic situations the slow pokes can impede the flow of traffic and sometimes cause accidents, although they may not be physically involved in the crash. They cause those with poor judgement to pass when good judgement would dictate otherwise. Other than at intersections the crashes involving passing are the worst. As for enforcement, illegal passing is a hard one. It's one of those where even off duty LEOs mutter to themselves, "there's never a cop around when you need him."
If you're in a traffic pattern where your pace is causing you to be repeatedly passed, please for the sake of others on the road, move with the flow. Otherwise do what one poster claims to do and travel at off peak times. That's what I would try to do.
During my driving in Hawaii, BI included, it has not been my experience that most were slow drivers with aloha. I got passed repeatedly. I tried to keep pace with the flow but it was generally faster than my preference. Yes I was driving as a tourist but I did go the speed limit and I did try to take into account that other motorists were working and commuting. I often pulled over to let people pass so as to not cause a hazard. During the several times I drove the saddle I found it to be a road race during the evening rush. I'd just as soon avoid that time of day on that road.
I seriously doubt that many of the "slow poke" drivers posting here are really that slow on the road. They probably drive like most everyone else. Yes, there are those that are truly reckless and the sooner they reside at Kubojiri's hotel the better.
As for that troll afwjam, I doubt he is a reckless driver, at least when he's not on his scoot. I confess to not being able to resist some good twisties when I'm on mine but I won't endanger other motorists. Yep, I might kill myself going off a cliff someday but that would beat the miserable slow decline I watched in my father.
Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.
Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.
S. FL
Big Islander to be.