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Ragingbear (Anonymous) says…

So, in other words, they will stop these patrols a few minutes before 90% of the drunk drivers end up on the roads? Sounds to me like they are working on a quota.

Crossfire (Anonymous) says…

A law enforcement officer may not stop a vehicle solely for a violation of the safety belt law.

…or maybe they can.

Vote for change…

woxy (Anonymous) says…

School zone compliance? Seems like they've picked days and times when the school zones would not be in effect.

Crossfire (Anonymous) says…

School is out for summer.

Seat belt violations, cracked windshields, license plate lights burned out…profiling.

autie (Anonymous) says…

..and they were stopping every car driving down that particular sidewalk that night…that's profiling and profiling is wrong.

Informed (Anonymous) says…

BABBOY says, “Who gives a crap if I were a seatbelt?”

Certainly not me. If you want to be a seatbelt, then go for it.

BigAl (Anonymous) says…

Informed. Great reply.

nlf78 (Anonymous) says…

I went through a traffic stop this morning on my way to work. They thanked me for wearing my seat belt, gave me a keychain and information on how seat belts and child safety seats need to be used. Then sent me on my way.

yellowhouse (Anonymous) says…

This is the funniest thing I have seen in a week!

Police will racially profile drivers in violation of seatbelt laws in the school zone at 3AM on saturday morning!

It would have been even funnier if that had been the headlines!

alm77 (Anonymous) says…

I thought sobriety checkpoints = warrantless searches?

Ragingbear (Anonymous) says…

Alm77, they are called sobriety checkpoints because any other method is illegal and has been defined by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional due to that entire warrantless search thing. Just lay back and take it citizen, the lobotomy may hurt, but in the end you won't care.

blue73harley (Anonymous) says…

I'm with you on that one Ragingbear. I could not believe it when the Supreme Court upheld “sobriety checkpoints”. It is, in fact, a warrantless search.

whatatown (Anonymous) says…

Saturatation patrols end at 11 and that's where the sobriety check lane picks up. Read the article. Also, they aren't trying to meet up with their quotas- NHTSA (the national highway traffic safety administration) provides states with additional funding to supply overtime to officers for these events on a -gasp- huge holiday drinking weekend! Last year there were 5 deaths due to alcohol related crashes in the state on memorial day weekend, and 39 alcohol related accidents.
Oh, my, police are trying to keep people from killing each other in their cars! Watch out- they're gonna get you!

Also, if you are over the age of 18 the seatbelt law is secondary- meaning that you have to be pulled over for a traffic violation and if you are not in compliance with seatbelt usage, you will get a second ticket. If you are under 18 it is a primary law- that's the only thing they have to be doing wrong to get pulled over and a ticket.

blue73harley (Anonymous) says…

“Oh, my, police are trying to keep people from killing each other in their cars! Watch out- they're gonna get you!”

I've got no problem with police tryiing to protect us from idiots. I do have a problem with them now having the right to pull over and inconvenience thousands of motorists to TRY to accomplish this. They should still, IMHO, have a REASON to pull someone over. But the Court has spoken and as Mr. Bear says, just lay back and take it.

Jaylee (Anonymous) says…

whatatown-

you wanna explain to me how exactly you identify an under-18-year-old in a passing vehicle? that is, not having already pulled them over and checked their liscense?

your defense makes no sense.

the seatbelt bull is just another loophole to an open playing field for the law away from the law. it is one thing to defend and uphold the law, my friend, but quite another to defend a corrupt, legitimate form of an illegitimate act turned law.

whatatown (Anonymous) says…

Jaylee- wasn't a defense, just stating the law.

blue73harley- driving is a privilege, not a right. If you happen to be inconvenienced in your oh-so-important 11:00pm-2:00am driving, perhaps you could schedule your appointments for another time. Or just be sober. And seriously, you think thousands of motorists will be inconvenienced going through little ol' Lawrence DUI checklane?

blue73harley (Anonymous) says…

In Lawrence they stop 100s. If you ever go to a major metro area such as our nearby KC, they do stop 1000s.

But as I stated, the matter is decided. Just another government intrusion, just a little less freedom…bend over.