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getmehome pweeze
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Posted: 22 Feb 2007 at 8:41am |
I saw an Arlington cop checking cars Landmark mall....neat.
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darkprime
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Wow, this morning I saw a cop checking cars at the HOV on ramp near PWC Parkway this morning. First time in months since I've seen this.
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LDOMAJ
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Spam is getting worse... bumping up
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LDOMAJ
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Bumping up over spam.
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Oosik
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This morning at 6:10 a.m., I saw an obviously non-hybrid with only the driver getting on at the Springfield HOV entrance off of the Fairfax County Parkway (or is it the Francania Springfield Parkway at this particular location?). I was not on HOV and stopped at the light right next to him so I could clearly see into his vehicle. Obviously he felt that getting on 10 minutes after HOV "enforcement" began would not put him at much risk. Now imagine if cops were at the very few HOV entrance ramps on an occassional basis. This driver that I saw this morning would not only have been stopped from getting on HOV, he would then have to go "out of his way" to get on to I-95.
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colossus911
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I think anything that gets more violators is a great plan but espcially if we can soak up all the New Yorkers cash. Since we have to take all their trash we might as well soak htem for cash as they drive through.
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DC2RV
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I still maintain that rookies and/or retired State Troopers be allowed to patrol the HOV lanes on a commission basis.
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N_or_S_bound
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Ok, one that's stuck with me over the years (I remember the 2005 thing too--not good), is the distinct LACK of enforcement on 95 southbound at the final HOV merge especially on Fridays, even more so on 3-day weekends (suggestion to newbies, take the train on the Friday preceding a 3-day weekend, your commute may be as long, but it will be less stressful).
Reasons for strict enforcement on Fridays, especially 3-day weekend Fridays: 1. Lots of out-of-town/state revenue, er, I mean violators, er, drivers. 2. There's ample space to "stack 'em up" on the south end of 95 at the merge (think safety). 3. With lots of 'em stacked up, they get to enjoy the long wait sitting still while only a couple troopers write the tickets (takes time to write that many tickets with that few troopers and the violators lose their time advantage of cheating). 4. The traffic naturally slows at the merge, so it's safer for troopers. 5. Additional revenue to be garnered as many (out of state and in state) drivers jump off the HOV at one of the emergency vehicle only access points north of the merge--really unsafe action on their parts. Seems reasonable to me, but then maybe someone else sees a flaw. I really like the idea of out-of-state revenue flowing into the coffers. ^Thoughts? NoSb SOV because you can, HOV because you care! |
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colossus911
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I was thinking of this as a sort of hit and get operation, where they operate for like 20 - 30 min and catch all the violators for a while then let the traffic free.
I mean I know that this will slow traffic some but think of the overall relief from greater overall elmination of violators in general. |
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Oosik
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I have certainly seen a significant number of violators and I generally drive around 6 a.m. in the morning -- it's definitely not only a late morning problem. Although traffic enforcement is rare on HOV for 395, I have occassionally seen it done and there are no major back ups. A backup can be caused for many reasons and just because there is someone at the end of the line getting a ticket doesn't mean he caused the backup. (Plus, if Raymond was backed up all the way to King street, why was the violator still there when he reached the Pentagon?)
What I would like to see is first, having cops at the on ramps to stop the scofflaws from even getting onto HOV. A couple of times randomly enforced could make a significant difference -- plus it really tick off a lot of people who suddenly find themselves in the wrong route to get on the car choked I-95. Secondly, capture the violators at the Pentagon area. Most violators could be directed down to the Pentagon parking area where the police could set up a nice little ticket line. This would minimize the amount of disruption on HOV. Unfortunately, given the large number of violators, they might have to wait in a long line to get their ticket. |
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