Honking the horn is road rage?
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Honking the horn is road rage?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJNvu1dVm4E
He should'a got a ticket for being a dick. But I guess that's not illegal.
He should have his sight tested at the DMV. The "CTY" was right there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bailey Guns
What is "CTY"?
Abbreviation for "city"...as in police car.
Your thinking of illegal dick [Sarcasm2]Quote:
Originally Posted by Bailey Guns
Did the biker interrupt the "official" Duncan Doughnut order? The cop was being a dick.
Cop was a dick. Somehow expecting the guy to know he was a cop, even though the cop car was a essentially unmarked.
I dont believe a cop is inherently safer driving and using the phone than the general public.
stupid confrontation.
His first couple beeps was fine, then laying on it when there was traffic coming. Can spook little old ladies and other idiots into an accident.
He was saying that he is a cop on the phone, which was pointless to argue. The point was he (biker) is not a cop, and not one that should be out trying to correct peoples behaviors. Especially since his beef was driver on phone as opposed to fucking texting drivers which are the really big scary one. And don't get me wrong, I wish I could pit manuever jackasses risking others. In the i25 crawl into down town in the morning I watched this 20 something bimbo on her phone almost rear end the car in front twice and continue texting/glued to phone...
Does an officer really use their phone as part of their duty? I have no idea but thought they used a radio. Also is using the horn really counted as road rage? There were plenty of cars coming the other way in this case but in general I don't think the horn counts as road rage. Cops reaction here was completely overkill.
What a douche bag. I would have been written a ticket almost instantly.
"I was making a police call. "
"So pull over, stupid."
"Honking is road rage."
"But jumping out of your vehicle and getting in my face is not?"
Only Leo are allowed to use electronics to include type on there computers while operating there vehicles. This is per a teller county judge
My feelz!
Both in wrong. Like i said i think nothing would have happened if it was the 2 quick taps, but when you lean on the horn......Quote:
Originally Posted by izzy
And yes cops use the phone constantly, many i see have issued flip phones. Often calling in to sgt for advice or directions. Coordinating with detectives, or calling dispatch with longer complicated traffic
Poor poor officer got his feels hurt. They are people too, but get off the damn phone.
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So let me get this right - this officer sees the dude on Zuni standing on his bike while in motion, swerving in the lane, and other "hot dogging" maneuvers, but chooses to make contact with him when he honks his horn? Maybe you're not fit for duty, sir. That being said the rider was a douche as well but more than like works at GameStop and was running late to his dungeons and dragons meeting.
The phone is always in use. Everyone wants their time to bitch about stuff: their neighbor who speeds, smokes pot or their dog is barking, a complaint about another officer, dispatch wanting to give more sensitive information that shouldn't be aired over the radio or MDT, or a myriad of other things.Quote:
Originally Posted by izzy
I think the biker was a douche. No reason to have honked and was just rude. I little patience would have prevented everything.
Cop made his point NUMEROUS times that he is "entitled" to use his cell phone. Bike rider was lucky the idiot didn't draw his service weapon and fire a couple rounds in the air to really impress the bike to show more authority. Cop's wife perhaps cut him off last night.
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Originally Posted by fitz19d
Yup
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Maybe the biker wasn't completely in the right beeping, but once the confrontation started, the biker was calm and fairly articulate.
The cop acted like a bully doing what ever he could to try to escalate the situation into a serious confrontation.
I'm pretty sure I would have asked the cop "am I under arrest for beeping at you while you were talking on the phone impeding traffic?", if the cop would have said anything other than yes, I would have a driven away. Just watching that video started putting me into a fight or flight mentality. That video should go to that cops department and 9 News, he proved he has no ability or desire to diffuse a confrontation and is a liability.
"When assholes collide, video at 11"
Hope the cop never goes to the Bahamas, they honk for everything there.
Looks like a nine minute dick measuring contest to me, and they both lost.
That cop was a total dick. I would have honked too. However, I have a Stebel air horn on my Vstrom and that would have sent Officer Crankypants into a whirlwind of pissed off.
Jesus christ how long do you have to listen to the bullshit. I don't go around honking my horn at people but if I did something wrong write me a ticket and save your breath maybe you'll live longer.
Wow that cop has real issues and the first few beeps were fine but he should have stopped. Both were wrong. The rider wasnt avoiding pot holes, he rolled through some stop signs etc. However that cop seems like a hot head waiting to explode.
So whats the point of horn? I guess acording to that officer i have serious road rage
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Enough bs on both sides there. The cop also should've thrown on his lights while he was stopped dealing with the bike guy. I'd like to see the Denver ordinance that defines horn honking as road rage. I honk if someone just sits at a green light without looking up from their phone, I honk if someone comes into my lane when I'm there (either on 2 or 4 wheels), I honk if it looks like someone is going to cross in front of me when they shouldn't or don't have right of way. It's the way to get the attention of another driver/rider/walker to avoid something bad. I'd like to fight that one in court if I got a ticket for it.
As a motorcyclist I see plenty of stupid/asshole behavior by other bike riders as well as bad driving from cagers. They both seem to have been struck with the stupid stick.
Easy to see how both parties could've prevented or disengaged from an obviously stupid situation.
I would accept a "road rage" honking ticket with a smile though.
No reason it should have gone on that long. Cop was being a total ass.
I would have honked again when he got back in his car, but I'm an asshole like that. BTW I thought everyone had to be on a "Handsfree device" while driving?
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Originally Posted by Mazin
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^^^What he said.Quote:
Originally Posted by hghclsswhitetrsh
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I can empathize with the biker here. He honked at the driver in front of him for impeding traffic while talking on a cell phone, which is illegal. He wasn't looking to start a fight. He wasn't looking for confrontation. He apologized numerous times. The cop repeatededly interrupted him and talked over him while continuing to block the road and threaten him. Cop should have broken contact after about 15 seconds.
Doesn't even matter if it's illegal, it's rude and inconsiderate.
Agreed. Also, honking is the legally accepted way to signal that you'd like to pass the vehicle in front of you in most states.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
Huh. Apparently I was road raging today when the guy in the pick up truck in front of me wasn't paying attention to the light and I honked. Who knew.
If I'm not paying attention to something when operating a vehicle I appreciate when someone honks to let me know. Maybe I'm just weird that way.
Wed some crazy idiot purposely went behind me and honked, then moved left side of me, and gave me a middle finger.
I wish I had a dash cam with 50BMG on top of my car. lol
Me too. I'd much rather be honked at then hold up traffic and be an ass. But I'm a pretty good "heads up" driver and with a manual both hands have to be on my car to make it go. So that's seldom a problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by ray1970
That said, I usually don't honk if I can just go around people who aren't driving/paying attention. Usually that's fine but sometimes people want to rage over it. Like they had a right to hold up traffic and I just ruined it for them.
Cop was wrong on several levels, period. Good reason to always have a camera right there. A judge SHOULD see that footage.