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arcos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 05:25 PM Original message |
Hummer Drivers Get More Tickets. A Lot More. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. Good. The states need the money. |
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navarth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. "Cited for being assholes"? n/t |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 05:39 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. DWA. (nt) |
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Idealism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 05:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. "Driving while being a jackass and shitting on the planet" was too long? |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
3. Same Frame? At opposite ends of spectrum |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 05:34 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Its because GMC Sierras are often used by Contractors |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 05:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. One possible reason... |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
5. Are Hummer drivers worse drivers -- or is this a form of profiling? |
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Blue Dog Dominion (218 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 05:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Probably profiling, but they deserve for driving a Fuck-You-Mobile. |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 05:43 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Not so much that |
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Blue Dog Dominion (218 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 05:47 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Hummers do draw attention, that is true. |
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salguine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-09 08:35 AM Response to Reply #9 |
40. I don't see how it could be profiling—you can't give someone a ticket for |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 05:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. all of the H2 drivers I've seen are insufferable assholes |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 06:55 PM Response to Reply #5 |
22. It could be that bad drivers are attracted to the vehicle. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
6. Not Surprising That It Might Be the Modern Equivalent of a Red '79 Camero |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 08:24 PM Response to Reply #6 |
29. One of our school hotties drove one of those |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
7. Well, there's only one reason to buy a hummer... |
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4 t 4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 05:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. They're hideous |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 05:47 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Well, the drivers already |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 06:10 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Women over here love huge lifted trucks. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 09:13 PM Response to Reply #7 |
32. a woman i know who raises horses would have to disagree strongly with you. |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-09 03:35 AM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Does she feed her horses lard and raw sorghum or what? |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-09 08:05 PM Response to Reply #35 |
48. i have no idea what she feeds them... |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 03:17 AM Response to Reply #48 |
54. It's also my CHOICE to cut wind in an elevator |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 04:49 AM Response to Reply #54 |
56. What more practical and much safer vehicle could that be? |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 05:08 PM Response to Reply #54 |
60. for her all around needs and wants, a hummer was/is the best choice for her. |
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jazzjunkysue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
11. Those things should require a permit. |
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Cirque du So-What (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
18. Have you flipped off a Hummer driver today? |
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4 t 4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 06:16 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I did about a week ago I |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
21. they should get SHAME tickets |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 07:48 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Why is it more shameful than any other waste of gas? |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 08:20 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. .. |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 08:34 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. So why do other forms of wasting gas get a pass? |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 09:11 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. "other forms of wasting gas get a pass?" ?? |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-09 07:14 AM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Was the last ambulance ride I took wasteful? |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-09 07:22 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. they should buy hummers and drive them with pride |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-09 07:30 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. You made a comment that I disagreed with and I responded to it |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-09 06:32 PM Response to Reply #31 |
42. Some of us have jobs or lifestyle that requires a gas guzzler |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-09 06:36 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Probably |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-09 06:38 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. And by that logic, FedEx driver's jobs are shameful too! |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-09 06:44 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Well of course, they're not a union shop |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-09 07:21 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. No not that, those delivery trucks get 6mpg. SHAMEFUL!! |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 06:06 AM Response to Reply #47 |
58. And how many things really absolutely positively have to be there overnight |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-09 08:48 PM Response to Reply #42 |
49. I'm not the one who started saying I said that shit |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-09 11:38 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. So says someone with access to the DC Metro. |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 05:26 AM Response to Reply #49 |
57. Well you did say " it's ALL wasteful" |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 10:27 AM Response to Reply #57 |
59. Gosh, I've been found out |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-09 08:53 PM Response to Reply #31 |
50. ..................degrees of piggyness................. difficult to understand |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-09 11:15 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. Many with a job supporting gas guzzler cant afford a second car for gas savings |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 09:15 PM Response to Reply #21 |
33. NOWHERE have I EVER said ANY waste (even use) of energy gets a pass |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-09 08:24 AM Response to Reply #21 |
39. (conspicuous consumption IS a shame) |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
23. Ooh, a Hummer thread! |
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tabbycat31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 07:44 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. ha, I love it :-) |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-09 06:35 PM Response to Reply #23 |
43. I love that 'toon |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
26. It's always the guys with |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
27. A radar gun can probably pick up a battleship easier than a jet ski. |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
34. It's a cop magnet |
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B o d i (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-09 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
41. Ha! Ha! |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 12:35 AM Response to Original message |
53. Good. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 03:18 AM Response to Original message |
55. Man - tickets AND small penises. I don't envy them. |
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