tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post587276684384497762..comments2024-03-28T13:22:29.572-05:00Comments on Durango Texas: Driving Too Slow Without A Seatbelt In Fort WorthDurangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231271044296466883noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-39801700861182706832009-07-17T17:44:53.495-05:002009-07-17T17:44:53.495-05:00Someday I want to live in a real land of the free,...Someday I want to live in a real land of the free, not a pretend one. I hear the land my ancestors came from, Holland, is very liberated. I wonder if it is easy to get an entry visa if you're a descendant? Or does being an American forever leave you tainted? I could move back to Washington, but they took have been taken over by fascism, with forced seatbelt clicking. They also ban cell phones while driving. Then again, naked bike riding is considered okay. It's a conundrum.Durangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231271044296466883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-8963623498724080752009-07-17T17:35:20.365-05:002009-07-17T17:35:20.365-05:00In Italy, where it is not the land of the free. I...In Italy, where it is not the land of the free. It is completely legal to drive around <b>without</b> your seat belt.Garhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12421024873842186683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-70571494201665372042009-07-17T15:20:59.508-05:002009-07-17T15:20:59.508-05:00Thanks ChipSeal---Scratch another town off my list...Thanks ChipSeal---Scratch another town off my list of places, safe to go, free from Fascist cops.Durangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231271044296466883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-77224551511253291302009-07-17T12:54:05.025-05:002009-07-17T12:54:05.025-05:00Sheesh! Foolish cop!
Over in Dallas, adults are r...Sheesh! Foolish cop!<br /><br />Over in Dallas, adults are required by law to wear a helmet when riding a bicycle, but it is never enforced unless the police want probable cause for a search.<br /><br />While riding my bicycle south of Dallas, I have been accosted twice by off-duty police officers attempting to make me obey imaginary laws that existed only in their heads! (Read all about it at chipsea.blogspot.com, search tag cop)ChipSealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095195723481694050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-64393013718904758282009-07-17T12:03:01.866-05:002009-07-17T12:03:01.866-05:00I am taking the family to Six Flags in a couple we...I am taking the family to Six Flags in a couple weeks, coming in from Kansas. We won't be going to Fort Worth. We had planned on going to the Fort Worth Stockyards but I don't like the way this town treats its people. How do they treat out of towners? We don't need our vacation ruined.Kathy & Earlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-63740129011789145752009-07-17T12:01:15.768-05:002009-07-17T12:01:15.768-05:00I don't mind the seatbelt law, I do mind when ...I don't mind the seatbelt law, I do mind when a moronic cop is not able to process when and when it is not appropriate to enforce that debatable law.<br /><br />Helmets, I agree, if you wanna risk your life by not wearing one, that's your business. Ironically, in Texas you don't have to wear a helmet. <br /><br />I sort of agree with the cell phone ban. But I don't like Big Brother Nanny State stuff. It seems un-American, somehow.Durangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231271044296466883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-1232350333097292482009-07-17T11:48:07.640-05:002009-07-17T11:48:07.640-05:00I agree that seatbelt laws are stupid and should b...I agree that seatbelt laws are stupid and should be repealed.. same goes for helmets. If people want to increase risk of brain damage, that is there choice. If I was an insurer, I wouldn't cover it though.<br /><br /><br />As for the cell phones, when you do that you endanger others.. I even saw a study recently that showed how texting and driving is more dangerous than drinking and driving. So in that case, I'm all for the ban.nemajohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17026631098422727961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-34805697100456804872009-07-16T23:03:44.122-05:002009-07-16T23:03:44.122-05:00Frankly, between you and your readers, I think law...Frankly, between you and your readers, I think laws like this are stupid (even though I won't put the car into drive without those in the car having a seat belt on). If I want to be reckless, then why shouldn't I be allowed to. Helmets, seat belts- who cares as long as I don't (or can't) launch a massive lawsuit because I didn't use common sense.<br /><br />funny-- my name is my initials and my nephew date of bir<br /><br />I agree with cops with authority syndrome. I think instead of being upset because he enforced the law, it should be I am upset because he was a jerk about it. Some cops just get off on making a big deal out of something that shouldn't be. I could never do that job. I would be worried that every stop was some nutjob wanting to kill me. However, they still need to have compassion and common sense.cd0103https://www.blogger.com/profile/12563013926048457564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-86596881586501281442009-07-16T21:54:59.244-05:002009-07-16T21:54:59.244-05:00Uncle Jerry----Thanks for the input. I'm guess...Uncle Jerry----Thanks for the input. I'm guessing that officer I dealt with today would have jumped at the chance to give someone sitting in a car in a parking lot, not wearing a seatbelt. Another car could have come shooting out of the blue, and hit you, and even though you weren't moving, you should have had your belt on.<br /><br />I did not know the helmet wearing was optional. That must be a Texas thing, I'm pretty certain it's universal you have to wear them in Washington.<br /><br />Speaking of Washington. They have banned talking on your cell phone while driving. I found this very annoying when I was up there last summer. I'd be driving and my phone would ring, I'd answer it and my passengers would get all concerned. They are very controlling over how you dispose of litter up there, which I also found taxing. I was constantly getting in trouble. Five different recycle bins, two types of garbage. That which can be composted, and that which needs to go bye-bye forever.Durangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231271044296466883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-13723803436360769672009-07-16T21:31:34.698-05:002009-07-16T21:31:34.698-05:00It is the law that you are supposed to wear a seat...It is the law that you are supposed to wear a seat belt while in a car, even passengers are supposed to be buckled up, but your right, the spirit of the law was not broken with the speed that you were going. I wonder what the officer would have done had he passed you in a parking lot and saw you not wearing your seat belt? Would you get a ticket for that or would that law not count since you aren't actually on a street?<br />I've always wondered about that...<br /><br />I ride a motorcycle, and one thing that has never made sense to me is that I am given the choice on whether or not I want to wear a helmet yet in a car you HAVE to wear your seat belt. Granted I have to have proof of proper insurance to ride without a helmet but why they can't make the same provisions for people who don't want to wear their seat belts is beyond me. I guess they just need to make some rules (laws) so that the city can earn some money.<br /><br />Hopefully you'll fight this and explain to the judge exactly what was going on and the reasons you made your decision and not just pay the fine... It would make for great blogging! :o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-50847685354171468192009-07-16T20:27:36.842-05:002009-07-16T20:27:36.842-05:00I dunno, Anonymous #2. You? Cared enough to ask &q...I dunno, Anonymous #2. You? Cared enough to ask "Who Cares?"Durangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231271044296466883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-30288476373250721292009-07-16T19:21:11.698-05:002009-07-16T19:21:11.698-05:00who cares?who cares?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-71545125617156101202009-07-16T18:44:56.017-05:002009-07-16T18:44:56.017-05:00Yup, cd0103, the Internet is a wonderful thing. It...Yup, cd0103, the Internet is a wonderful thing. It empowered a bunch of rebellious Iranians, trying to throw off the shackles of a repressive government and could possibly help do the same type thing here in Fort Worth.<br /><br />Anonymous #1--I was not wearing any seatbelt, but I was wearing cargo shorts. No shirt, though.Durangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231271044296466883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-6456119766934369612009-07-16T17:59:28.731-05:002009-07-16T17:59:28.731-05:00cd0103--I love your name, by the way. I think part...cd0103--I love your name, by the way. I think part of what bothers me about this incident, is I can see how the same situation could spin out of control, with this type cop. I just acted totally good-natured about it, thinking to myself, this will be such good blogging fodder. Later I realized I should have taken a picture out my rear window of the cop car and flashing lights.<br /><br />The deal is, technically, I may have broken a law. But I did not break the spirit of the law. That law is designed to make it safer to drive. I was not driving at a speed where a seatbelt was an issue. By the cop's own admission, I was going slow.<br /><br />Had I acted belligerent I am sure this cop would have turned quite ugly. I would have been slammed around, well, maybe not, Big Ed was along and this cop seemed like he might suffer from Little Man Syndrome.<br /><br />Regarding hiking the heat. I never would have dreamed, til I moved here, that this would be something I like. In Washington I did not like summer. Hated the 80 degree days! But it feels so good, like a natural sauna. Yeah, that sweating thing when you get back in the vehicle is not good. <br /><br />Anyway, remember, "Click it or Ticket," don't forget, we live in a Fascist state. One must obey!Durangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231271044296466883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-73150824624470750432009-07-16T17:58:32.576-05:002009-07-16T17:58:32.576-05:00Don't you just love the internet?Don't you just love the internet?cd0103https://www.blogger.com/profile/12563013926048457564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-48773972011376395132009-07-16T17:50:11.909-05:002009-07-16T17:50:11.909-05:00What were you wearing?What were you wearing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-10540136647981382922009-07-16T17:29:58.867-05:002009-07-16T17:29:58.867-05:00Beauty of the modern world. Just like with the out...Beauty of the modern world. Just like with the outrageous Rainbow Lounge Fort Worth cops out of control incident, while this one is nothing like that, it is a situation where there is yet one more example of how, even a teeny incident like this, can be broadcast and those who read it can verbalize their opinion, either that I was an outrageous scofflaw violating in a serious way a very serious law, or someone who was using his own common sense as to when he needed to be wearing his seatbelt.Durango Roadtrippinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07772200948520447735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-11626334403189286032009-07-16T17:25:48.665-05:002009-07-16T17:25:48.665-05:00I guess I just have a different take on it. If I ...I guess I just have a different take on it. If I make a decision to break the law, then I believe I am also responsible. I can drive without the seat belt or I can stay in park with the AC on until I cool off.<br /><br /><br />Anyway-- You have more guts than I do, hiking in this heat, but I love your posts about all the places you visit. I have learned a lot about Fort Worth parks from you.cd0103https://www.blogger.com/profile/12563013926048457564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-41568574807836608642009-07-16T17:22:36.430-05:002009-07-16T17:22:36.430-05:00You're absolutely right, Mr. Durango. It'...You're absolutely right, Mr. Durango. It's a travesty what happened to you today. I have been fortunate in the times I've been pulled over--a headlight burned out & back license plate lights burned out--that I got two very reasonable police officers.Cheap Tricks and Costly Truthshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280680459962415249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-173316860121767062009-07-16T17:15:19.695-05:002009-07-16T17:15:19.695-05:00The law is never black or white, there should alwa...The law is never black or white, there should always be room for common sense and nuance. Yes, wearing a seatbelt may be mandatory. Currently. I'd just finished hiking. I was HOT and sweaty. I didn't not want to put on the belt til the open air and A/C had cooled me off. I was driving slow, drinking water, on a residential street. Common sense indicates I was no danger to myself or others. Once the cop heard that we'd just gotten done hiking and that I didn't want to put on the belt til I got to Beach Street, he should have just let it go. I don't think it's good to have cops like this. Having cops like this is what leads to incidents like what happened at the Rainbow Lounge. Fort Worth will be a long time in fixing the damage done to its reputation on that one.Durangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231271044296466883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-88264779282508807512009-07-16T16:58:28.638-05:002009-07-16T16:58:28.638-05:00Okay- I must be missing something. I think it is ...Okay- I must be missing something. I think it is a state law to wear a seat belt. Didn't we just have a huge campaign on "Click it or Ticket"?<br /><br />I know it is frustrating and yes, they could have given you a warning, but at the end of the day, seat belt usage is mandatory in a moving vehicle.cd0103https://www.blogger.com/profile/12563013926048457564noreply@blogger.com