Re: Here is what happened today. What would you do next?

Posted by Craig Hendrickson On 2011/9/17 6:06:39

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OK, how about this "things Packard"?

A few years back I was driving my 55 Pat on HWY 159 (a bypass around Las Vegas) from HWY 160 (LV to Pahrump) to Charleston Blvd (in LV) through Red Rock Canyon, an unexpectedly beautiful alternative drive, if you are going either direction.

I was stopped by a BLM (Bureau of Land Management, a US GOV administrative organization with no legal authority to do anything that I am aware of.) SUV with lightbar flashing. This BLM vehicle was stopping any vehicle traversing this NV road through supposedly BLM land for reasons TBD. I don't know the legalities of such. But, if you see flashing lights behind you, you pull over.

It turned out that I was exceeding the posted speed limit, which was a ridiculous 45mph, IMO and had just been recently reposted as such (was 55 or 65). Fortunately for me, the BLM "cop" liked my 55 Pat (we chatted about same) and he let me go with a verbal warning. But maybe another "offender" would have been cited for exceeding the speed limit. Who knows?

My point is that not all offenders are treated equally as posted by ex-officer Mike O'Handley above. The real question is "why was the posted speed limit reduced to some ridiculous low mph" other than to increase ticket revenue for the BLM?

Craig