[Grovenet] Traffic Patrol Saturation this Saturday

[Allen Warren]

Local law enforcement held one of these exact MATT programs ~1 month ago (maybe longer).  What they did on Highway 26 was have a couple of patrol cars and a motorcycle officer stopped, lights in full flash mode, "just" off the right side of the road directly both ahead of and behind a civilian car.  Any driver that did not pull into the high speed lane to pass, i.e. if a driver chose to continue traveling in the right lane as they passed the multiple vehicles pulled off onto the side of the road, an officer in one of the vehicles on the side of the road would then re-enter the highway and pull over the offending driver.

You'd be surprised how many licensed drivers don't realize per Oregon Driving Law they are required to pull into the left-most lanes on a multi-lane divided highway when passing.

 
Allen Warren



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From: Walt Wentz <waltw at teleport.com>
To: Forest Grove local interests list <grovenet at rdrop.com>
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 12:54:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Grovenet] Traffic Patrol Saturation this Saturday

Not to mention other emergency vehicles, such as ambulances and fire  
trucks. The training hammered into beginning drivers has always been,  
"head for the side of the road and pull over." How many times have  
all of us seen other drivers who regard themselves too important or  
privileged to follow this potentially lifesaving rule?
Walt
On Feb 27, 2009, at 11:44 AM, Allen Warren wrote:

> Couldn't agree more, Steven: some of our finest citizens can indeed  
> be total jerks.  :-)
>
> Don't know I'm in the grouping of "finest citizens" but what I can  
> tell you is there's PLENTY of folks who can attest I have been a  
> total jerk.  :-)
>
> To be fair about the traffic saturation, I do understand and can  
> agree with the need to insure drivers are aware of the need to keep  
> a safe distance from emergency and law enforcement vehicles when  
> the vehicles and their occupants are with a motorist on the side of  
> the road, *ESPECIALLY* on a major highway such as 26.  We've all  
> seen many times in the news the stories of law enforcement  
> personnel getting injured or killed by a driver.  A close relative  
> of mine in Ohio is permanently disabled because of a driver in just  
> such a scenario on a major highway where the driver did not move  
> over into the high-speed lane, thought he could safely get by the  
> officer (my relative), and ended up hitting the officer.
>
>
> Allen Warren
>
>
>
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> From: Steven <NoSpam03 at comcast.net>
> To: Forest Grove local interests list <grovenet at rdrop.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 11:14:50 AM
> Subject: Re: [Grovenet] Traffic Patrol Saturation this Saturday
>
> Great opportunity for our finest to be total jerks. I'll be sure to  
> take
> back roads and avoid Corn town.
>
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>> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 11:08 AM
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>> Subject: [Grovenet] Traffic Patrol Saturation this Saturday
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>> FYI.
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>> Allen Warren
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