A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department:
McHenry County Sheriff’s Office announces Memorial Day “Click it or Ticket” / “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” mobilization results
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office joined other state and local law enforcement agencies across Illinois to reduce highway fatalities by cracking down on unbuckled motorists and impaired drivers during the Memorial Day holiday.
During the mobilization, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office issued the following citations /making the following arrests:
- 68 Seat Belt citations
- 3 DUI arrests
- 3 Driving While License Suspended arrests
- 1 Drug arrest
- 1 Fleeing / Eluding Police arrest
- 33 Speeding citations
- 24 Electronic Communication Device citations
- 13 No Insurance citations
This law enforcement mobilization was funded by federal traffic safety funds through the Illinois Department of Transportation and is part of the nationwide “Click It or Ticket” and “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaigns. For more information, visit www.idot.illinois.gov.
Revenue generation…that’s all this is!
Why can’t the cops go after real criminals?
Another symptom of a society in decline.
You said it all !
There’s well known drug houses all over the county.
yet THEY seem to have immunity
Has anyone compared the “take” to last year at this time when there wasn’t a special effort?
Please define “real criminals “ as opposed to fake criminals, as your post implies.
Since driving in this State is NOT a “right” but a privilege, obeying the laws seems obvious.
Don’t like them, hand in your license and ride the bus
Illegal Aliens comes to mind as but one example of “real criminals”.
Others would be (but not limited to) government officials who coerce people to pay onerous fines
for forgetting to buckle up, all in the name (ruse) of safety, of course.
Report shows: “24 Electronic Communication Device citations”
This is excellent enforcement and we need more of it perhaps by unmarked
police cars. There is rarely a day when driving 2-lane numbered
roads in McHenry County that I DO NOT encounter at least one oncoming
vehicle that is not staying a straight course and is veering toward the
shoulder or toward the center line.
Yesterday on Route 47 two-lane, a driver in an suv in the oncoming lane
was veering toward the center line and then started to come slightly over
it. I was ready to drive onto the shoulder and then the driver corrected.
When the suv passed me, I
noticed the male driver had his head down and maybe was texting.
People using cell phones to text while driving are a huge physical threat
to drivers who obey all traffic laws. Texting drivers need to be as severely
punished as are drunk drivers.
To heck with drivers and passengers who do not buckle up. They put
themselves at greater risk of severe injury or death in event of a crash.
Instead, concentrate on finding and arresting those who text while driving.
Agree with you 100% on that Bred !
Say Honest. Wondering how many of we safe drivers, who obey
laws and do not text while driving, encounter wayward texting
drivers EVERY single day on the road.
From the NorthworstHerald. (This was actually quite informative as a change of pace for them.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/06/07/indiana-man-composing-email-before-crash-killed-3-year-old-near-huntley-police-say/a7bc1g7/
Bred, I can tell you this based upon my observations as I travel the
highways and byways everyday, this situation is becoming worse as time goes on.
I see mostly women talking and texting when I’m out and about, and on numerous occasions
right in front of the cops who seem to be oblivious to it all.
As Cindy so correctly pointed out above, cellphone distraction can result in deadly consequences.
If you want to kill yourself that’s your business. ]]
I can’t stop you, just don’t take me
or anyone else with you.
Your Darwin Award will be forwarded to your last known address.
All the police seem to be interested in are the big and easy money fines generated from speeding
which can be easily substantiated in court.
Maybe police officers should be assigned to ride in each vehicle, too.
Big Brother PD