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Old 03-13-2016, 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Topspinmo View Post
not all on the ball, sheriff cars traveling south. Was traveling north on BV just pass saddlebrook. White caddie pass me going at least 55 MPH. Leo Went on by and caddie kept speeding up BV. I doubt he could of caught him anyway? No, he was in no hurry going down BV. How I know the caddie was going at least 50? I was doing 38 and the caddie flew by me. I hit my brakes to slow down hoping his radar (if he had it on?) didn't track me instead of the caddie.

During my travels mostly in the day I see little law enforcement enforcing traffic laws.
The Sheriff's car was traveling south on a 4 lane street divided by a median and the Caddie was going north? Assuming that the deputy was alerted to the speeder, by the time he could make a U turn and begin a pursuit of the speeder, it is likely that he would have to go 80 mph or more to overtake him. All for a possible ticket for a minor traffic violation? The risk to the public is greater than the benefit of giving someone a ticket in this situation.

At the beginning of Snowbird season you will see lots of traffic enforcement on Buena Vista by teams of deputies, one standing on the roadside with a radar gun and another either on foot a few yards farther down the road or in a chase vehicle. This gets the attention of the Snowbirds and one hopes it keeps them driving more carefully for the balance of their visit.
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