FYI: Extra CHP Officers Patrol I-5 Looking For Speeders

[Tom]

LOS ANGELES -- Extra California Highway Patrol officers are on duty along Interstate 5 looking for speeders in a 24-hour crackdown.

The crackdown started at 6 a.m. Wednesday, along all of Interstate 5, from the Mexican border to the Oregon state line, augmenting regular CHP patrols with the special anti-speeding strike force, officials said.

The Newhall CHP station is deploying an additional 15 officers, assigning an additional five officers for each eight-hour shift to patrol Interstate 5 through Santa Clarita and the northern San Fernando Valley.

"The goal is not to write tickets, but to save lives," said Officer Wendy Hahn of the Newhall CHP station. "We'll still have our normal staff working each shift, providing safety assistance and patrolling the highways. But the additional 15 are strictly out there to target speeders on the 5."

The Newhall station normally employs about 10 officers per shift, all of whom patrol a district that stretches north to Gorman and east to Agua Dulce.

Responsibilities during a regular shift include assisting with disabled vehicles, investigating collisions on freeways and rural roads, and citing violators for speeding, failure to wear safety belts and unsafe driving.

The anti-speeding strike force teams will work through 6 a.m. Thursday.

http://www.nbc4.tv/traffic/4612727/detail.html

 

[tool fan]

I have the perfect solution..............Move to Germany!!!!!!

 

[Big Daddy]

Or do not speed on I-5 in California.....

 

[gpoints]

Or do not speed on I-5 in California.....

Easier said than done... good thing it's a 24hr crack-down.

It's almost safer to speed down i-5 than to go the speed limit and risk falling asleep.

 

[Big Daddy]

Oh I know, but its either that or a ticket! I hate I-5 in Cali because it is so straight and boring.

 

[tool fan]

Oh I know, but its either that or a ticket! I hate I-5 in Cali because it is so straight and boring.

SHHHHEEEEEIIIIT!!!!! Try US 95S Reno to Vegas, thats a road that you can literally die from boredom driving.

 

[bigdavid1001]

When I am on the 5 (south to San Diego every day) the fastest that I can go with the horrible traffic is about 50mph so I guess that I won't be having a problem with this. Too many damn people moving into SO CAL. I now can't enjoy the bimmer on the freeways!!!

 

[Militant-Grunt]

When I am on the 5 (south to San Diego every day) the fastest that I can go with the horrible traffic is about 50mph so I guess that I won't be having a problem with this. Too many damn people moving into SO CAL. I now can't enjoy the bimmer on the freeways!!!

Move to New York =P, on interstates I-87, I-95, I-495, all in the area there are very limited amount of cops.. Although once in the city you will have to deal with the daily city gridlocks... but, you can actually reach 50mph in the other boroughs ( not manhattan.. )

 

[Big Daddy]

Wow and I thought we had it bad here in Washington state. Hey John when I lived in Mission Viejo and drove to Westminster to work it was a thirty minute commute, how long does it take today?

 

[gizzy]

They just did a crackdown on speeding on I-88 here in Illinois that rusulted in 150 tickets in one day through the construction zone. In July, they will be putting out vans with automated equipment to catch construction zone speeders and send the ticket to you in the mail. First offense is $350, second is $1000 AND a 90 suspention of your drivers licence

 

[Bmw 325i 7803]

Move to New York =P, on interstates I-87, I-95, I-495, all in the area there are very limited amount of cops.. Although once in the city you will have to deal with the daily city gridlocks... but, you can actually reach 50mph in the other boroughs ( not manhattan.. )

Heh, try speeding on I95, the NJ Turnpike portion, and see what happens... That road is straight and boring... ironically it's a 4-lane wide highway which seems like it was built to mimic the autobahn as you could easily cruise at 120+ mph...

 

[codex57]

Wow and I thought we had it bad here in Washington state. Hey John when I lived in Mission Viejo and drove to Westminster to work it was a thirty minute commute, how long does it take today?

Little more than an hour in traffic. Hour and a half maybe. Fighting through where the 5/405 meet is crazy. Then it's bumper to bumper on the 405 up to Westminster (and beyond).

 

[jszar]

i've been passed on I-5 in california doing 85-90, and the passers have been going at least 120-130. it gets pretty rediculous. i caught up to one of them one time, because he ended up getting pulled over by a state trooper. that same afternoon i witnessed the worst accident in my life, right out my passenger window, in the right hand lane when someone tried to pass me, again going way too fast. the lady that was driving rolled her car right next to mine, and when i and a few others got to her car and opened her door, we saw her skull emptied of the brain. it was basically a bowl. a piece of plastic shaved the top of her head off....

....needless to say, its about time they do something down there.

 

[I love my 5 Series]

If you've ever driven the 5 freeway up the middle of the state (California), it's very difficult to drive less than 80 mph. Then you go up the Grapevine, crest near Gorman and start a long and fast downhill to Castaic. If you have a car that handles speed, you'll find yourself doing well over 100 mph and you barely feel it. I remember passing an accident near Gorman (traffic was backed up for miles). Then it cleared and it felt like the start of a race. People were doing over 135 mph and yes, the road does curve a little. I kept close enough to watch (120ish) and they slowly disappeared around the corners. All of this was around noon!

I think its a great idea to do this, but they need to be a little leanient - ticket only the people who are driving unsafe or are driving cars that are not safe to drive at speed.

What do you guys think?

 

[Big Daddy]

Public highways are not the place to be doing triple digits let alone 85+. Anyone doing 135 should be arrested for reckless driving. Take it to a track or driving school. I'll bet most of those people do not have z rated tires and most have no idea what a tire speed rating is.

 

[DRWWE]

Public highways are not the place to be doing triple digits let alone 85+. Anyone doing 135 should be arrested for reckless driving. Take it to a track or driving school. I'll bet most of those people do not have z rated tires and most have no idea what a tire speed rating is.

Thank you. I agree. People go way too fast on CA freeways and most of them are not in great vehicles like ours.

[driving2]

 

[codex57]

I rarely get passed at speeds above 90. I think people tend to cruise from 80-90. Those rare occasions I do get passed, they are going waaaayy too fast. 120+ at least. Saw one get ticketed tho. White C-Class who was driving recklessly. I think it was a lady driving too. Very satisfying altho very scary when the CHP whipped a U-turn right after passing me.

I think a buffer zone is needed tho. 10 mph buffer. Safe if you're going 80 or under and you take your chances from there. It's hard going 70, especially on such a long drive on such a straight boring road.

 

[Big Daddy]

I remember driving it (showing my age) when the National Speed Limit was 55, talk about boring!

 

[gpoints]

Thank you. I agree. People go way too fast on CA freeways and most of them are not in great vehicles like ours.

[driving2]

Not during commute hours... I'm lucky if I even get out of 4th gear on the freeway on my way to and from work.

 

[///M SPEED]

I have driven there in the slow lane doing 75 Mph (I was being pushed) and let me tell you I almost was driven off the road on more than one occasion. The slow speed there is in the 80's and above. They drive fast there....