Comments on: Welcome to D.C. Now Go Home

By: Ward 2

Ward 2 — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 12:01:42 +0000

The cellphone talkers have something of a point; We don't exactly have a 0-tolerance situation on this. Judging by the number of mashed-ear-drives I see each day, those 20,000 infractions probably represent less than 1% of all instances, so we are pretty damn close to a 0-enforcement situation.

I'm just saying... really, I live in DC, and have never actually seen this law enforced. And DC has tons of laws like that. Priorities, you know.

By: Mike Licht

Mike Licht — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 06:07:32 +0000

Uh, Jamie: Cops get trained to go places in a hurry. They get paid to as well. Why all the hurry? Oh, right, someone else needs help, not Jamie.

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:05:42 +0000

Wait a minute, they actually enforce that law?!? It doesn't seem to to deter the dozens of people I observe yapping away on their cellphones every day.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:39:36 +0000

So, then, you think its OK for cops to blatantly break laws as they do on a regular basis, e.g. running lights and speeding without their lights on, and yapping on the cell phones all the time?

There was a time when one actually respected the police as giving a crap about the laws they so vigorously uphold. I guess I have a hard time understanding why it's safe for a cop to talk on his phone while driving, but it's not safe for me to do so.

So, yes, I do think it's OK for me to do the same things the cops do, and I will continue to follow their fine example however they choose to present it. I can assure you I'm a better driver than most DC cops, too.

By: Mike Licht

Mike Licht — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:14:20 +0000

Wonder how many of the folks who were busted are professional driver - cabbies, limo drivers, truck drivers? They have no excuse. As for the tired pretext that the offenders saw cops do it so it must be okay, I suppose we can all do 90 mph down city streets, run red lights, too.