345 Blog Posts From the John Carr Tag


Why did the duck cross the road?

“How can I not be comfortable with compliance?” the police chief asked rhetorically. Then we heard an example of why not. A nearby city used to do crosswalk stings. Plainclothes police stepped close in front of cars to make cars crash into each other. Maybe they were only aiming for brake slamming, but rear-enders are […]

Under the limit, under arrest

A recent story from my area illustrates the importance of keeping your record clean. A driver had a green light when a pedestrian walked in front of him. He wasn’t “legally drunk,” much less drunk drunk, and now he’s facing prison and permanent loss of license for DUI homicide. His mistake was having a prior […]

Vote of no confidence

A speeding driver got a year in jail after he was in a bad wreck while speeding and did I mention the speeding driver was going over the speed limit? Sorry, just practicing my press release skills for when they make me a prosecutor. As I wrote, low speed limits are good for public relations. […]

A city council suffers speed limit regret

It was otherwise an ordinary story about a reluctant California city forced to comply with the speed trap law. One thing stood out. Santa Monica councilors wanted to repeal a speed limit set based on an engineering study and replace it with a lower statutory speed limit. Obviously they shouldn’t do that. But can they? This […]

Bitten by a meaningless gesture

Ever see a white symbol on the pavement that looks like an alligator chowing down on a bicycle? Ever wonder what it means? I used to say “nothing”, but it turns out even less than that. These symbols — formally called “shared use markings” and informally “sharrows” — were added to national standards a few […]

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