jrm1@pyuxh.UUCP (J McKeel) (05/02/85)
I tried to send this through the mail, but my system hasn't met your system yet. Maybe some day. I totaly agree with you. I had some a**hole tailgate me for more than a mile then he passed me on the right (where he found room, I don't know). With less than two inches of clearance, he juts out in front of me, scared me to death. Well, I followed this guy for fourty minutes. He tried everything to do to loose me, but he was from South Jersey and f*cking around on my turf (I have lived in N. Jersey all my life.). I finally got to yell and scream at him on the Garden State Parkway. Then I went to the State Police. I knew that they couldn't be bothered, they never will. I have tried to report reckless drivers before and all the cops want to know is if you can identify the driver. What the hell are license plates for, to let everyone know what state your from? To make a long story short, the cops, DMV or anyone else with access to the driver-address files will not give you an address. A friend on the inside will. Then you get them! Happy driving. John "I spin around with screaching tires to run the deadly race" . . . * * * R U S H * * *
kevin@ucbcad.UUCP (05/03/85)
> I knew that they couldn't be bothered, they never will. I have tried to > report reckless drivers before and all the cops want to know is if you > can identify the driver. What the hell are license plates for, to let > everyone know what state your from? > One reason why the police like to know if you can identify the driver is because the vehicle COULD have been stolen, and not yet reported (there are many reasons why), and the driver could claim he wasn't in the vehicle. Your word against his, and you probably know how that works out. I once chased after a car full of Black folks that I saw coming up on me real fast, almost hit me passing in front of me, then hit a poor VW rabbit that was in the lane next to me, which then almost hit me on the rebound off the center divide (they seemed to recover ok). Well, pissed off, I zoom after them (my car a Honda accord, theirs a lincoln probably with a V8) and since they're not expecting anyone to be chasing them, I get close enough to get their plate. Well I think they noticed me and took off, I tried to follow, just to see where they were headed, and they quickly took an offramp and I got boxed in by being in the wrong lane. Anyway, I call the CHP and tell them the scoop, and they ask me if I think I could Identify the driver. No, I don't think so. Well I then asked what's going to happen; local police get notified, but the car was probably stolen (out of state plate) and I can't identify the driver, so not much else is likely to happen, in the CHP's words, low priority since the occupants of the car hit were not injured. Oh well. > To make a long story short, the cops, DMV or anyone else with access to > the driver-address files will not give you an address. A friend on the > inside will. Then you get them! > As far as I know, in California you can get the name and address associated with any license plate, but it cost about $15 AND the person you're looking up is given your name and address as well. (This happened to a friend of mine about 3 years ago). Kevin
tron@fluke.UUCP (Peter Barbee) (05/06/85)
>report reckless drivers before and all the cops want to know is if you >can identify the driver. What the hell are license plates for, to let >everyone know what state your from? > Just remember that if we use license plates for positive identification that you will be prosecuted for anything your friends (or children, etc.) may do while driving your car. Sounds to me like there is a presumption of guilt in here somewhere. >To make a long story short, the cops, DMV or anyone else with access to >the driver-address files will not give you an address. A friend on the >inside will. Then you get them! > So what is this that you're going to "get them" for? Because you were scared while driving your car? Because you think they are a poor driver? Or because you want to prove how big an ego you have? This all reminds me of those cute phrases like "sinking to their level", that my mother used on me 15 years ago. Seems applicable here. Peter B.