Once again, recently I was attempting to travel down the West Side Highway. There were delays getting off the George Washington Bridge. This is a merge where two two lane roads converge into a three lane road, with the middle lanes merging.
So i see on the little zebra stripes that separate the merge a car stopped with a motorcycle cop writing the guy a ticket. The stripes are not really big enough for the car, and this is what is causing the delay.
Traffic is still heavy into the lower 100's. Sure enough, at least this time on the cut out off the road, I see another motorcycle cop writing up two cars.
Traffic gets a little better, then snarls up again coming into 79th Street. once again, ANOTHER motorcycle cop. But this idiot has someone pulled over half blocking and entrance lane from 79th Street and the actual highway.
So it turns out that there is a cell phone ticket blitz going on. However, I can't believe that it is the policy of the NYPD, and of course, by extension, our moronic Mayor, to have the cops stop people in the middle of highways, and cause massive rush hour traffic jams just to raise a few dollars. The Mayor should ensure that this doesn't happen, and prevent people from getting to work on time. Once they are late, they have to call in, don't they? Then they get pulled over also. A vicious cycle of entrapment, if you ask me.
The truth is, this one is more on the typical display of arrogance of the cops, who just don't give a hoot about anything other than their narrow minded view.
I think it was put best by Bug. "Cops are the bullies from High School"
2 comments:
Surprisingly, I'm not sure I'm 100% with you on this one.
The "texting while driving" and "talking w/o handsfree" thing has gotten out of hand.
So many people think that they are superior drivers and nothing can ever happen to them. It needs to stop. It's not being overly dramatic to say that lives are at stake....
G6. No one is questioning their right and responsibility to enforce the law. Trust me, there are plenty of people using their phones on city streets, or closer to the exits. That is my only point. It is even more dangerous to stop cars on the side of a highway, not on a shoulder, but on the actual highway.
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