DUI check point, what a way to be welcomed to cuba!

[SpyderGirl]

Guess they should have checkpoints for people talking on cell phones or texting--- which causes just as many accidents as drinking and driving.....

:agree:

 

[Jornie1]

This issue has nothing to do with 'liberal' politics and everything to do with making money. The ACLU stands AGAINST such searches and has defended some big cases pertaining to this.

ACLU Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Ruling Removing the Phrase ""Under God"" From Pledge of Allegiance Recited in Public Schools


Pretty much says it all.....Len

 

[Firefly]

ACLU Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Ruling Removing the Phrase ""Under God"" From Pledge of Allegiance Recited in Public Schools


Pretty much says it all.....Len

You don't have to agree with everything they want to do - and it doesn't make them right or wrong on any particular issue. Many times I disagree with them - but pertaining to the pledge you do realize that 'under god' was not part of the original pledge don't you?

The ACLU was not against the term 'under god' in the pledge - they are against any government official (teachers) making it mandatory to recite it.

The Supreme Court determined mandatory recital of the pledge was unconstitutional in 1944 - ten years before the term 'under god' was even added to the pledge.

Here's some good info on that topic:
http://www.religioustolerance.org/nat_pled1.htm

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There was a major case a few years back that they backed when some guy (not mike lol) was a passenger in a car that was pulled over and he refused to give his name or ID.

They also worked with the NRA to defeat a proposal by the FBI that would expand wiretapping authority.

 

[rogerb]

In Maine they are called safety checks. If anything looks suspicious than they can check further. Now we know what Cuba, MO will not let us get away with. Read and head and enjoy your stay. :thumbup:

 

[fleegeds]

:agree:It's the MONEY; When the first red light cameras were put up a lot of money went into the slush box, Then the motorist got wise to the cameras and stopped for the red light. Mission accomplished right? WORNG.
They just changed the timing of light to change quicker, Gotta keep the Slush Box full.

I also heard that the cameras caused more accidents and from rear-ending over-anxious drivers, but lowered the # of deaths... :dontknow::dontknow:

also if you were not driving your car, you are responsible to report or pay the ticket. :lecturef_smilie:

 

[XLT]

Not questioning XLT's quoting of this stat but, quite honestly, I don't believe it. It certainly doesn't reflect the people I have ridden with over the years. I know it happens but it's hard to believe that 3 out of 4 riders are that stupid. Several times a year I will read in the paper where a rider was killed the night before when he missed a corner in a one vehicle accident in the wee hours of the morning. It's pretty safe to assume that he had been drinking. Nine times out of ten follow up stories reveal that his blood/alcohol content was above the legal limit and that he had only been riding for a short time. Riders who regularly practice this kind of behavior don't usually last long.

I'll drink a couple of beers after the day's riding is done but I absolutely will NOT ride after drinking even one beer. It's not that I think one beer will impair me to the point that I can't ride but it's just a lot easier to set the limit at zero than to try to establish a safe limit. I KNOW that zero is safe.

All that said, I agree with much of Firefly's post, especially the part about cell phones and texting. I truly believe that in Texas cell phones are currently more of a hazard than drunk driving. Law enforcement has cracked down so hard on DWI in Texas that I don't see much of it anymore. All the symptoms that I used to associate with drunk driving are more likely associated with cell phone use nowadays. Distracted drivers are a huge hazard whether the distraction is caused by alcohol or electronic devices. I'll be glad when law enforcement begins to take cell phone use while driving as seriously as they have taken drunk driving.

Cotton

74.2% Of riders who both drink Beer and eat Meat. Cotton - You are correct though to question the % as it was from a questionable source - a hamburger eating drunk.