$170 Cup of Coffee - People Behaving Badly

Drivers in El Cerrito cross a double set of double of yellow lins to get a cup of coffee

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[1775novten]

So instead of city engineers coming up with a way to PREVENT this "safety" hazard, the city just opts to prey on it. Also, I wonder what a cop would say if I drove my motorcycle on the sidewalk like he did. It appears that he is a greater safety hazard than the turning vehicles.

[TVman1981]

@1775novten It's a state highway.

[spacefrog555]

driving a motorcycle on the sidewalk isn t illegal?

[IMFATBOYUBZ]

@thatBMWkid Well im thinking of hiring some china men so i think is possible

[1775novten]

@ausdude77 That is not true. If police see a hazardous situation it is their job to mitigate the danger and protect the public. That is their job. Just like when a traffic light goes out, the department will usually send an officer to that intersection to direct traffic until the utility workers are able to restore the traffic light (at least in my area they do). Again they could even put up cones until a permanent solution is put into place.

[justduncan]

DAMB.... I just spent the last 10 minutes tracking a fault in my right speaker only to find it is the audio on here.

[ausdude77]

@1775novten No, the police force is entirely reactive. The lawmaking process is supposed to be proactive and try to prevent crimes or hazards. The police can suggest that the city put up dividers but they can't force them to. Also, if they put an officer there people will just not do it and the second he's gone they will go straight back to it. At least if they get a ticket there is a chance they won't do it again.

[1775novten]

@ausdude77 Yes the police do decide what areas are a danger to drivers and can definitely effect change. If they thought it was a danger, then they would put up cones or post an officer to PREVENT it instead of just sitting back and allowing them to do it and then issuing them a ticket. Are you saying that the police are intentionally allowing these drivers to endanger other drivers? Isn't their job prevention?

[1775novten]

@ausdude77 It sounds like you are just making excuses for police. The bottom line is that they do not have to abide by the same laws that everyone else has to abide by. The laws don't apply to them. Can't they take important calls with hands free devices just like everyone else has to do? If I was on a motorcycle, could I claim it was safer for all involved for me to cut across the sidewalk instead of entering the road? Of course not.

[ausdude77]

@ausdude77 Also, the police don't decide where the city puts up dividers or which laws to enforce. The fact is, the drivers cutting across were a danger to other road users and the police are making sure they stop doing it. If you don't like the law then complain about the government. After all, it's not the police that make the rules

[ausdude77]

@1775novten You probably should go on because that list is pretty bad. 'driving on sidewalks' is safer for the officer and for other road users, had their been any pedestrians he would have went slower or used the road. 'talking on their cell phone while driving' they could be making or receiving an important call related to their job whilst on the way to an incident. Finally, 'wearing seat belts' is because seatbelts can get caught on their belt and affect how quickly they can react

[1775novten]

@ausdude77 Right, because the law that apply to us measly citizens don't apply to law enforcement officers. Like driving on sidewalks, talking on their cell phone while driving, wearing seat belts - shall I go on?

Regardless, this video just shows the police praying on a "dangerous" road conditions, instead of the city putting up dividers and preventing it in the first place.

[ausdude77]

@1775novten That doesn't make it legal, no. What does make it legal is the fact that he is a law enforcement officer performing a traffic stop