HOV Enforcement -- Say it with eggs!

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   Let me preface all this by saying that part of me (the side with the angel on my shoulder) says that this is all in jest, while another part of me (the side with the devil on my shoulder) says this is a perfect way to achieve a little street justice.  OK, here it goes...since state police have too scarce of resources to monitor the HOV effectively, I thought of a brilliant idea on my commute into town this morning as I watched a multitude of HOV violators buzz along without penalty -- every driver and rider bring a dozen eggs with them to the slugline, and along the way everyone can have fun passing the time (particularly from those long routes like Rt. 3 and Rt. 17!) by pelting HOV offenders with eggs!  I see many benefits for doing this:

	1)  Sweet, sweet revenge.

	2)  You are helping the police out by making violators more visible (what shade of paint is that?  Eggshell? Da-dum-dum).

	3)  It's a pretty harmless way to express your disapproval considering all of those other nasty road rage incidents out there that involve guns and such.  Eggs enable you to say, "Nice going, moron" with a smile!

	4)  No one will go to the police because they'll get charged a $75 "service fee" for making the complaint.  

	    Violator:  "Officer!  Officer!  My car got pelted with eggs on the HOV!"

	    Officer: "Really?  You don't say.  Hey, I see that you're by yourself.  Here's your $75 ticket.  Have a nice day!"

	5)  It will hopefully put a level of fear into violators that will exceed their fear of getting caught by police who are usually not there.

	So grab a dozen and have some good ol' fun!

	Have a good weekend everybody!

	Kevin O.

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kortegel Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 26 Apr 2002 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote kortegel Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: HOV Enforcement -- Say it with eggs! Posted: 12 Jul 2002 at 7:55am
	Let me preface all this by saying that part of me (the side with the angel on my shoulder) says that this is all in jest, while another part of me (the side with the devil on my shoulder) says this is a perfect way to achieve a little street justice. OK, here it goes...since state police have too scarce of resources to monitor the HOV effectively, I thought of a brilliant idea on my commute into town this morning as I watched a multitude of HOV violators buzz along without penalty -- every driver and rider bring a dozen eggs with them to the slugline, and along the way everyone can have fun passing the time (particularly from those long routes like Rt. 3 and Rt. 17!) by pelting HOV offenders with eggs! I see many benefits for doing this: 1) Sweet, sweet revenge. 2) You are helping the police out by making violators more visible (what shade of paint is that? Eggshell? Da-dum-dum). 3) It's a pretty harmless way to express your disapproval considering all of those other nasty road rage incidents out there that involve guns and such. Eggs enable you to say, "Nice going, moron" with a smile! 4) No one will go to the police because they'll get charged a $75 "service fee" for making the complaint. Violator: "Officer! Officer! My car got pelted with eggs on the HOV!" Officer: "Really? You don't say. Hey, I see that you're by yourself. Here's your $75 ticket. Have a nice day!" 5) It will hopefully put a level of fear into violators that will exceed their fear of getting caught by police who are usually not there. So grab a dozen and have some good ol' fun! Have a good weekend everybody! Kevin O.

mycroftt Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote mycroftt Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Jul 2002 at 8:48am
	I was about to suggest using paintball weapons to mark the offenders' vehicles, but that might bring live return fire from a member of the privileged class of law enforcement who are granted a special exception to the rules under which the rest of us, the downtrodden lumpen proletariat, live. I think the devil made me post this.

Jah Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 28 May 2002 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jah Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Jul 2002 at 8:50am
	VERRRY creative! I found that the more I read of your post, the better I felt - you're right - sweet, sweet revenge! I just may buy some extra eggs this weekend. A few years ago, I was on an Omni bus and the driver would get behind a violator and honk and flash his lights. This, too, may sound like he had a devil on one shoulder, but it definitely rattled the violator and the whole bus was cheering him on. I dare say, violators may think twice if they thought they would have to contend with irate people. The state police are missing out on some great revenue. It seems hard to believe that they can't spare personnel.

viper Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 21 Jun 2002 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote viper Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jul 2002 at 2:12pm
	Great fantasy... not so great idea (escalatory possibilities are daunting). Instead of giving something (i.e. eggs or paintball pellets), why not take something?... like a digital photo of each and every offender?! If you include the date and time function of most digital cameras today you could email the offenders pictures to VDOT, State Police, or even put them on this website! Thoughts?

kortegel Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 26 Apr 2002 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote kortegel Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Jul 2002 at 8:06am
	Hmm...that's a pretty good idea, Viper. But I don't think taking pictures delivers the emotional high that highway terrorism provides. Seriously though, that is a good idea...I just wonder if it would actually result in a ticket. I suppose just taking a picture of an offender may cause them to freak out, lose control, and wreck. Hmmm...starting to sound worthwhile. Kevin O.