slieker@orc.DEC (Graham Slieker DTN 247,2917) (05/09/85)
Good Grief! Don't these guys have anything more productive to do with their time (and our money) than just to be Professional Nuisances on our highways. I can see it now, a 15 mile traffic jam that slows down an emergency vehicle enough to cost a life somewhere. Or while these idiots are out there protecting us from ourselves, a serious crime is being commited elsewhere that could benefit from the extra resources. Who are these guys??? Do we ask for this kind of harrassment?? Kind of like Lent year round I suppose. It seems obvious to me that if the Maryland State Police can muster all these resources for such a pointless exercise, then the good people of Maryland must have hired too many of them. Probably something that should be rectified. Graham Slieker DEC Tewksbury MA.
liang@cvl.UUCP (Eli Liang) (05/10/85)
> > Good Grief! Don't these guys have anything more productive to > do with their time (and our money) than just to be Professional > Nuisances on our highways. I can see it now, a 15 mile traffic > jam that slows down an emergency vehicle enough to cost a life > somewhere. Or while these idiots are out there protecting us > from ourselves, a serious crime is being commited elsewhere that > could benefit from the extra resources. Who are these guys??? > Do we ask for this kind of harrassment?? Kind of like Lent > year round I suppose. It seems obvious to me that if the Maryland > State Police can muster all these resources for such a pointless > exercise, then the good people of Maryland must have hired too > many of them. Probably something that should be rectified. > > > > Graham Slieker > DEC Tewksbury MA. The problem is that Maryland is one of the few states where its been proven that >50% of the cars go >55mph. The federal government has the right to withhold federal highway funds from any state in which this is the case. Since these funds make up a significant portion of any states highway budget, the guys in Annapolis are in somewhat of a tizzy. Its not that the sloths want to force people to go slow in particular, rather the Federal government puts economic pressure on the state to do so.... -eli -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eli Liang --- University of Maryland Computer Vision Lab, (301) 454-4526 ARPA: liang@cvl, liang@lemuria, eli@mit-mc, eli@mit-prep CSNET: liang@cvl UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!cvl!liang
wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler) (05/14/85)
Don't flame off at the staties. Someone thinks they should be out catching crooks. Take a look at their title, "HIGHWAY Patrol". They patrol the highways. If they are asked to become a rolling roadblock, so be it. It's their job. If the yuppie twits don't like it, don't go to Maryland. T. C. Wheeler
daw1@rduxb.UUCP (WILLIAMS) (05/15/85)
> Don't flame off at the staties. Someone thinks they should be > out catching crooks. Take a look at their title, "HIGHWAY > Patrol". They patrol the highways. If they are asked to > become a rolling roadblock, so be it. It's their job. > If the yuppie twits don't like it, don't go to Maryland. > T. C. Wheeler Hey, dip-stick, then why do their uniforms and cars say STATE POLICE? They are the police for the state. You even called them "staties" yourself. Don't worry about names though: Compared to local hick police departments, state cops are better trained and much more professional. It's a waste of good talent to play the radar/roadblock/etc. game. Doug Williams AT&T Bell Labs Reading, PA rduxb!daw1
wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler) (05/21/85)
Yuppies are very easy to spot on the net. First, they complain that their rights are being stomped on by the collective laws and regulations of the land. No matter what the law or regulation is, they want it repealed so they can continue to be obnoxious. The ME only attitude rises out of their postings. If you will note, they want the right to tailgate, speed execesively, change lanes at will, pass on the right, and generally make a**es out of themselves on the highway. As far as rolling roadblocks are concerned, that is the State of Maryland's perogative. Those who don't like it can find some other way to get around the state or put up with the inconvenience. After all, it IS only an inconvenience. Just like no left turns in Boston (except that one downtown that puts you on a dead end street). It seems that the only folks out there who take humbrage to the yuppie remarks are those who seem to consider themselves yuppies. Nuf said. T. C. Wheeler