Isn't EVERYONE responsible for safety on the roads? And think of this... if citizens help with enforcement of road safety laws, which really isn't that difficult to do and requires very little training to do right, wouldn't that leave the more highly trained police officers to attend to other duties that require a higher level of training?
My responsibility on the road is to drive safely and to be aware of my surroundings. What sort of evidence do we need for this? Or are we going to allow the bitter ex-girlfriend to continually call into the police saying their ex is speeding or driving badly or drunk?
Laws in different places, of course differ, but if your local jurisdiction allowed reporting traffic violations to the police where the offender would be issued a ticket, would you do it?
Not unless it was something serious. I'd probably report a drunk driver, but not someone who was going 15 mph over the speed limit.
In my case, the last time I reported it was a truck trying to enter a freeway from the exit ramp, driving into oncoming traffic.
That one sounds like it will sort itself out before the cops could get there.
My responsibility on the road is to drive safely and to be aware of my surroundings. What sort of evidence do we need for this? Or are we going to allow the bitter ex-girlfriend to continually call into the police saying their ex is speeding or driving badly or drunk?
I still reported it. Point is OP assumes the law currently banns reporting this, which it does not.
You need convincing photographic and/or video evidence...
I'd report reckless/drunk drivers.
So people are driving around, they see someone serving let's say. We're claiming that we want these people to whip out their cell phones or cameras and take pictures or video to send to the cops in order to ticket them at a later date? Not so sure that's a good idea.
So people are driving around, they see someone serving let's say. We're claiming that we want these people to whip out their cell phones or cameras and take pictures or video to send to the cops in order to ticket them at a later date? Not so sure that's a good idea.
You can already do that. What I don't like about this is that it essentially is giving police powers to everyone. But maybe I can photoshop up some nice **** to get my asshole neighbors in trouble.
So people are driving around, they see someone serving let's say. We're claiming that we want these people to whip out their cell phones or cameras and take pictures or video to send to the cops in order to ticket them at a later date? Not so sure that's a good idea.
How about if their passenger does it? I am always a passenger right now, til I eventually get my license.
Or they do it while stopped at a red light? Or it is just incidental footage while filming something else? Heck, it wouldn't even have to be limited to people in a car.
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