"Herb Kauhry" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com:
I didn't feel as stupid as you sound. I don't think any normal human would be happy mowing down anyone, but there wasn't a chance of that happening unless the bike rider was violating every rule in the book, including riding without lights or reflectors, not riding on the side of the road etc. And that bike rider could have just as easily been out on the 45mph section. As for being a business district, it was no different in terms of structures as any other part of the highway. Maybe during the day its a buzz with activity, but at night there wasn't a sole around(except for the cop); everything was closed. Its a forested area and one section looks prety much like the others. Further up the road there are some obvious village type areas where the road narrows, people are walking around, even at night, there's a market, gas station etc. But people naturaly slow down at that point for the reasons you mentioned, so its not a good place for the cops to ring up the cash. My point is that if safety were his aim, there were a lot more effective tasks he could have been doing. But he chose the easiest and most revenue producing duty that night (and probably most nights). I see them in my neighborhood all the time, sitting at near a stop light in a driveway, at an intersection I know there hasn't been a serious accident in years, just waiting for someone to turn right on red without a 100% full stop. Sure its a violation, but meanwhile drunk drivers abound. But you have to cruise around paying attention to find those guys. Easier just to sit on your ass. So if they want to point microwaves in my direction, I just like to know when its happening.