SAN ANGELO, TX--(SAPD) Yesterday afternoon, the San Angelo Police Department’s Traffic Section partnered with the Department of Public Safety to conduct a LIDAR Traffic Enforcement operation in the westbound lanes of the 1700 block of E. Houston Harte Expressway.
Police issued a total of 109 citations and warnings during the operation.
Breakdown for citations:
Speeding: 71(Highest speed 116 MPH, second highest 97 MPH)
Driving While License Invalid: 2
Child Not in Safety Seat: 2
Other/Misc. Violations: 7
No Driver’s License: 2
No Insurance: 4
Warnings: 21
As a reminder, the Texas Transportation Code requires drivers nearing stopped emergency vehicles with lights activated to change lanes or slowdown by 20 MPH below the speed limit. Failing to take these actions endangers personnel who provide critical and life-saving services.
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Speeding: 71(Highest speed 116 MPH, second highest 97 MPH)
There is no reason that anyone should be going 116 MPH or 97 MPH. No reason why anyone is driving without a license, insurance, and COMMON SENSE. Need to clarify what the 21 "WARNINGS" were.....
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PermalinkSam...what the heck does LIDAR represent??
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PermalinkLight Detection And Ranging - which is an acronym used for a police radar . . .
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PermalinkLaser, not radar.
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PermalinkI thought that spelling out the words that represent the acronym would have explained that, especially since the word "Light" was first, and I used the word "radar" as a generic term everyone could understand when it comes to law enforcement vernacular. My apologies if I created any confusion.
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PermalinkThe acronym was never explained in the story. I am old, and the technology is new to me, and I have never heard of the acronym. I think your style book will probably tell you that acronyms can be used only after the words are used. i.e. Emergency Medical Services...then you can use EMS. just sayin.
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PermalinkDid they make their ticket quotas?
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PermalinkAnyone driving 116 mph and 97 mph anywhere on the highway system, let alone within the city limits, should have a colonoscopy to locate their head, since it is quite obvious that it's not on their shoulders.
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