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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2013 17:59:26 GMT -5
Most Distracted Drivers: Tennessee The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the National Safety Council are placing a strong emphasis on eliminating driver distractions like cell phones from the driver’s seat. Both New York and California scored high on the number of cell phone-related crashes that resulted in fatalities, but Tennessee was off the charts. The NSC found that 10.6 percent of all fatal crashes in that state involved the use of a cell phone. That’s ten times the average, and well beyond that of states like New Jersey and Massachusetts. according to autos.yahoo.com/news/worst-drivers-state-133016034.html
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Post by Police Moderator on Jul 22, 2013 1:30:08 GMT -5
New Jersey crash reports do not allow indications of cell phone use as a contributing factor by reporting officers. As with most 'studies' of crash data, those states that allow the accurate descriptions of cell phone use/texting/distracted driving indications on the crash reports will show much higher cell phone related crashes.
Those states that don't have cell phone use/texting/distracted driving indications on the crash reports will show no cell phone related crashes at all.
In other words, a state whose crash reports have no check box for speeding/DUI/failure to yield, etc., as contributing factors, will report crash data that that state has no speeding/DUI/failure to yield, etc., crashes at all.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2013 19:45:31 GMT -5
Old but still good.
A Connecticut State trooper stops a man for running a red light.
The guy is a real jerk and comes running back to the trooper.
The violator demands to know why he is being harassed by the Gestapo!
So the trooper calmly tells him of the red light violation.
The “motorist” instantly goes on a tirade, questioning the trooper’s ancestry, sexual orientation, etc., in rather explicit terms.
The trooper, being a professional, takes it all in stride.
The tirade goes on without the trooper saying anything.
When he finishes writing the citation he puts an “AH” in the lower right corner of the narrative portion of the citation.
He then hands it to the violator for his signature.
The guy signs the citation angrily, tearing the paper, and when presented his copy points to the “AH” and demands to know what it stands for.
The trooper then removes his sunglasses, gets in the middle of the guys face and says, “That’s so when we go to court, I’ll remember you’re an AssHole!”
Three months later they are in court.
The violator has such a bad record he is about to lose his license and has hired an attorney to represent him.
On the stand the trooper testifies to seeing the man run the red light.
Under cross examination the defense attorney asks “Trooper, is this a reasonable facsimile of the citation you issued my client?”
Trooper responds, “Yes sir, this is the defendant’s copy, his signature and mine, same number at the top.”
Attorney: “Trooper, is there any particular marking or notation on this citation you don’t normally make?”
Trooper: “Yes sir, in the lower right corner of the narrative there is an “AH”, underlined.”
Attorney: “What does the AH stand for, trooper?”
Trooper: “Aggressive and Hostile, Sir.”
Attorney: “Aggressive and Hostile?”
Trooper: “Yes Sir.”
Attorney: “Trooper, are you sure it doesn’t stand for AssHole?”
Trooper: “Well Sir, You know your client better than I do.”
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Post by Police Moderator on Jul 23, 2013 5:15:33 GMT -5
I always wondered how some Yankee Trooper got all the credit for something I did 25 years ago.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2013 8:44:26 GMT -5
Better promoter.
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