Should cops be more lenient?

Yes they should give people a "brake" on steep hills - groan...

I do the same thing when ever I can. But If I get caught preaking the speedimit, I expect to get a ticket. Start at the top of the hill a little slower and you may be OK with the speed thing. Pluss you will save gas on your way up the hill on the other side. Good luck and just go pay your fine.

Since there is a fuel crisis, people should slow down. Fast driving burns more fuel faster causing them to have to fill up more frequently translating to paying out a lot of money for gas. You can't blame the cops on this. They have to follow the law.

Um, no. Speeding is speeding. How much gas will you really save coasting down the hill? Chances are you being a safe driver is more important than that extra 10 cents.

Officers vary anyway. Some of us are more strict then others. There is no cookie cutter solution for dealing with violations. So if "Officer A" catches you speeding he might write you a ticket when "Officer B" might give you a warning for the same speed "A" would cite you for. We're not machines and it's not like someone can turn a dial and reduce our aggressiveness.

Talk about hair brained ideas. Nice try but what happens when some numpty looses control and takes out a school bus at the bottom of the hill or fails to make a turn?

Any gas he/she saves will be used up by the ambulances, fire trucks and meat wagon from the morgue, not to mention the funeral coaches and the back hoes needed to bury the victims.

i don't see this as a big issue

firstly, you don't have to brake going down a hill, just take your foot of the gas. secondly, i would hope cops aren't setting up speed traps at the bottom of hills, if they are, that's gutless but i don't think i've ever seen that happen. i think they are already pretty lenient with speeds being higher going down a hill

You shouldn't pick up THAT much speed going down a hill with your foot off the gas. Seriously.....nice try though....

LOL are you serious about this question?? I'm not cruising' around trying to pick up speed coasting downhill breakless only to hope to save gasoline going up the other side...I figure the gasoline crisis isn't really the boys in blue's problem. Only idiotic drivers....never know though if you get pulled over you can tell them your thoughts on the matter and maybe he or she will get a laugh out of it too. But I doubt it.

Maybe you'd get a warning. <wink>

Love,

Eileen...bcpd

Love,

Eileen

did you ever think to drop a gear going down hill? that's why there are 2 D's on you gear shift. That slows the momentum down. didn't they teach you that when you learned how to drive.

They're just doing their jobs bro. The justification for violating the law is weak, such rationalizations always are. Most cops won't pull you over unless you are going15+ over the speedlimit anyway, the ticket amount has to be worth their while.