Oh Kyushin is gonna love this....
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Oh Kyushin is gonna love this....
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Bad news, Buckeyes. The Ohio Supreme Court just ruled that a police officer needs nothing more than his or her informed guess on how fast a vehicle is traveling in order to issue a traffic citation. Yep. You can forget the radar gun, LIDAR or even the archaic pacing method. As of right now, officers can merely say that you're exceeding the posted speed limit and you'll be stuck with points on your license and a hefty fine to deal with. If that sounds more crooked than a Jersey car salesman, it gets better.
Turns out, officers have to go through very little training in order to properly gauge a vehicle's speed by eye. According to The Plain Dealer, visual assessment is only a portion of the five-hour course on traffic enforcement. Instructors bring recruits to various traffic situations and have them guess speeds. The instructor then checks the guesses against what the radar gun says and calculates the difference.
So let that be a fair warning to natives and passer-bys alike. Leave the cruise control on and don't bother trying to argue if you should happen to get cozy with one of Ohio's finest. It's their word against yours.
Turns out, officers have to go through very little training in order to properly gauge a vehicle's speed by eye. According to The Plain Dealer, visual assessment is only a portion of the five-hour course on traffic enforcement. Instructors bring recruits to various traffic situations and have them guess speeds. The instructor then checks the guesses against what the radar gun says and calculates the difference.
So let that be a fair warning to natives and passer-bys alike. Leave the cruise control on and don't bother trying to argue if you should happen to get cozy with one of Ohio's finest. It's their word against yours.
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Originally Posted by evil s2k,Jun 4 2010, 08:03 AM
From my experince with OH people down here in FL, they cant drive for shit...sounds like they're own state is tired of it too lol
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Originally Posted by evil s2k,Jun 4 2010, 08:03 AM
From my experince with OH people down here in FL, they cant drive for shit...sounds like they're own state is tired of it too lol
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Originally Posted by my2ks2k,Jun 4 2010, 07:29 AM
they can't drive here in NC either
They're ALL in the left lane driving slow next to a tractor-trailor. AND, they seem to like to carry everything but the kitchen sink. See a sagging SUV with luggage and a cooler on the roof? - It's got Ohio tags.
Do they not have airports in OH? Ironic, considering the Wright bros. were originally from OH.
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yeah, ohio sucks. i live here.
left lane in ohio = cruise at whatever speed you want and ignore the pile up of 10-20 cars behind you.
oh and our state is already notorious for speed traps and i think known nationwide as one of the worst to drive through for that reason. I believe it was mentioned the last time someone was trying to break the coast-to-coast record.
left lane in ohio = cruise at whatever speed you want and ignore the pile up of 10-20 cars behind you.
oh and our state is already notorious for speed traps and i think known nationwide as one of the worst to drive through for that reason. I believe it was mentioned the last time someone was trying to break the coast-to-coast record.