Re: THP hassle on the Dragon

David Steuber wrote:

Perhaps not. I wonder if any credible study exists that shows handing
out tickets saves lives.

Making a statistical study of deaths that never occurred would be hard to
accomplish. What else could traffic engineers do, survey riders and ask them
if they slowed down after getting a ticket and try to determine the veracity
of the claim?

After a rash of fatal accidents on local mountain roads, the California
Highway Patrol authorized overtime for special enforcement activities and the
roads were crawling with CHP cruisers.

I just changed the days that I went sportriding. The highway patrol does its
special enforcements on weekends, so intelligent sportriders started riding
on Mondays or Fridays.

Legislation and law enforcement is reactive. If there was no problem, your
state senators wouldn't enact a law against speeding.

There's no law against killing yourself while pursuing the goal of becoming
part of some nebulous community of stunters and Ricky Racers who terrorize
residents and commuters on twisty roads while practicing their riding
"skillz".

After numerous accidents and deaths, law enforcement representatives meet
with stakeholder and residents in the problem area and discuss their
complaints and the solutions.

Then the budget for the activity has to be approved. Local courts fine the
offenders and a penalty assessment is tacked onto the fine and the state gets
that, so the special enforcements are partially paid for by the offender and
partly by the taxpayer, who already knows that law enforcement isn't free.

Massive law enforcement in the Santa Monica mountains above Malibu was aimed
at stopping sportriders from racing up and down two roads. Property owners
were annoyed by the continuous noise of exhaust pipes and the dangerous
antics of the Ricky Racers.

The name for the special operation was "Iron Horse" at one time. Law
enforcement hoped to stop the speeding and reckless driving by citing and/or
impounding the scofflaws' uninsured or unregistered motorcycles.

Top of Stunt Road where the Ricky Racers gather:
http://www.wrenchwhore.com/chp/pictures/MVC-132F.jpg

Scenic overlook where the Ricky Racers gather:
http://blogs.edmunds.com/.ee9cd1c

The writer of that particular blog was complaining about being stopped for
riding at legal speeds through the special enforcement zone. My question to
him would be, "What the heck are you doing in a mountain recreation area on
your motorcycle? Why aren't you off on a trail, hiking or mountain biking and
getting down with nature?"

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