Is there any way to obtain Cal trans video from the West I 210,for a traffic collision that occurred recently?
I have been in a car accident recently going west bound on the 210 fwy, just before the South bound 57 fwy. There is a police report on file, but I was wondering if Cal trans would have video of the incident using their traffic cams, and how would I go about getting a copy of it? I've tried their web cam site, but it only has 'Live' feed.
if the judge says “it will be sealed and dismissed if you stay out of trouble for 6 months”?
this was in NYC
can I say that Ive never been convicted of a crime(other than a traffic violation?)
also, what kind of trouble are they talking about
my parents have called hte cops twice since the judge told me that statement, and each time they didnt do anything except write a police report
does that count?
Ladies, ever been stuck in traffic and had to pee really bad? What did you do?
This morning on the radio there was a report of a bad traffic jam on the highway. The DJ made the comment about hope no one had too much coffe this morning and are sitting in traffic. I am curious how many ladies have been stuck in traffic and had to pee really bad? What did you ladies do?
Traffic accident fatalities?
I am looking for figures on the use of alcohol contributing to the causes of traffic accident fatalities in recent years. Most of the time the statistics do not show in the total numbers of deaths from these accidents, just how many are pedestrians' misuse of alcohol. Any sources or information or facts are appreciated.
Wow isn’t this scary????
How open borders turn
Americans into roadkill
Illegals drive up highway deaths as U.S. hits
new highs for unlicensed, uninsured motorists
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Posted: August 25, 2006
1:00 a.m. Eastern
© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com
Vitalina Bautista Vargas bids farewell to husband in court (courtesy Chattanooga Times Free Press)
WASHINGTON – Marcos Ramos Medina was driving his 1997 Chevrolet Lumina erratically, according to witnesses, swerving several times across the center line, causing a tractor-trailer rig to jackknife in Yakima, Wash., Aug. 4, 2005.
That was before his car plowed into the 2000 Lexus driven by Peggy Keller, 53, dean of distance education at Yakima Valley College, who was killed in the head-on crash.
Prosecutors in his vehicular homicide trial contended Medina was coming down from a methamphetamine high. When Russell T. "Todd" Sharpe, a six-year Washington State Patrol officer, testified that Medina fought against his restraints while being taken to the hospital for a blood alcohol test and refused to answer questions, the case against the Mexican national with a criminal record who had twice been deported was declared a mistrial because his constitutional right to remain silent had been violated.
"It pains me greatly, but in this case I must exercise an abundance of caution," explained Judge James P. Hutton.
Little caution, critics say, is being exercised when it comes to preventing mayhem on America's highways as the country witnesses record high numbers of unlicensed, unregistered, uninsured drivers – millions of whom are illegal aliens like Medina.
While no one – in or out of government – tracks traffic accidents caused by illegal aliens, the statistical and anecdotal evidence suggests many of last year's 42,636 road deaths involved illegal aliens.
A report by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Study found 20 percent of fatal accidents involve at least one driver who lacks a valid license. In California, another study showed that those who have never held a valid license are about five times more likely to be involved in a fatal road accident than licensed drivers.
Statistically, that makes them an even greater danger on the road than drivers whose licenses have been suspended or revoked – and nearly as dangerous as drunk drivers.
While police do not routinely ask drivers about their immigration status, New York's Rockland County District Attorney Michael Bongiorno – who has prosecuted more than 20 felony cases this year involving people accused of both unlicensed driving and drunken driving – estimated that two-thirds of about 70 drivers charged in Spring Valley with misdemeanor counts of driving while intoxicated and unlicensed driving were illegal immigrants.
"Unfortunately, the undocumented drivers here do that (drive unlicensed) more than the natives,'' said California Highway Patrol Officer Wendy Hahn. "If they've been involved in an incident, they flee because they don't want to deal with immigration.''
Federal immigration officials typically do not get involved when an undocumented person is charged with drunken driving or driving without a license, said Bongiorno and police officials around the country.
While the Census Bureau estimates there are 9 million illegal aliens living in the U.S., other sources put the figure closer to 20 million. Running parallel to those estimates are the best guesses on the number of unlicensed motorists – 17 million.
In addition, the states with the most illegal aliens also have the most unlicensed drivers. Those states are also in the lead for the most hit-and-run accidents, according to reports issued by the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and the Pew Hispanic Center. California ranks at the top with 24.1 percent of the known 11.1 million illegal aliens.
The proportion of unlicensed drivers varies widely state-by-state, with 6 percent in Maine and 23 percent in New Mexico.
Many of those advocating allowing illegal aliens to get driver's licenses make the case by suggesting most unlicensed drivers are so because they cannot get a license.
In California, for instance, the Legislature is considering several proposals that would help illegal immigrants drive. One of them is a bill that would prevent police from seizing vehicles driven by unlicensed drivers. Senate Bill 626 by Sen. Nell Soto, D-Ontario, would apply to all drivers who have never obtained a California license. Opponents point out those favoring the bill are the same people promoting licenses for illegals.
'Under current state law, police can seize vehicles for up to 30 days if the driver is unlicensed. Under the new bill, if the driver never had a license, the vehicle could be seized for only 24 hours; those who had licenses suspended or revoked would still have the vehicles impounded for up to 30 days.
Who are the people who have never had a license? Disproportionately, critics of the bill say, they are illegal immigrants.
In the Maryland Legislature, Delegate Luiz R.S. Simmons, D-Montgomery, is drafting legislation that would stiffen penalties for unlicensed drivers. His bill requires them to appear before a judge and would make them subject to up to 90 days in jail for a first offense and as much as a year for a second offense. In addition, cars belonging to unlicensed drivers could be impounded for up to a month or forfeited if they were involved in an accident that caused an injury.
Though there is absolutely no government data on the identity of Maryland's unlicensed drivers – or those in any other state – Simmons's bill has been attacked by immigrant rights' activists, who say it targets Latinos.
Whether they are mostly illegal aliens or not, one thing is certain – there are more unlicensed drivers on the road than ever before. So prevalent is the trend that many police departments have cut back on sobriety checkpoints in favor of checkpoints to check the documentation of drivers.
A WND statistical study of police reports of dozens of such checkpoints around the country show that close to 10 percent of drivers stopped are either unlicensed or have suspended licenses. Even at sobriety checkpoints, far more drivers are found to be unlicensed than intoxicated.
While some say the answer to the illegal alien-unlicensed driver crisis is permitting illegals to get licensed, others say the solution is decreasing the number of illegal immigrants living in the United States.
Rules determining who is eligible for a driver's license vary by state. Eleven states do not require legal immigration status to obtain a license. The rest do require proof of legal status, either by state law or the documents required to apply. The eleven states are: Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin. Tennessee and Utah have introduced a separate "certificate for driving" for state residents who cannot prove they are lawfully present in the United States. But Tennessee stopped issuing the certificates in February after reports that undocumented immigrants were coming from out of state and using false documents to apply.
The Real ID act, scheduled to take effect in 2008, will prohibit all states from issuing licenses to illegal aliens or the licenses will not be accepted as identification for federal purposes.
In addition to being unlicensed, most illegal alien drivers are uninsured – making the accidents they cause even more injurious. Statewide, more than one-third of California drivers are without insurance, according to the California Department of Insurance. In some low-income and minority neighborhoods, the rate is over 50 percent. In San Jose, for instance, 55 percent of all drivers on the road have no auto insurance. In some parts of Los Angeles, Imperial, San Diego and Alameda counties, the rate reaches as high as 90 percent.
The situation isn't much better in other states with high populations of illegals. In Texas, 27 percent of drivers are uninsured. In Florida, the estimates are between 15 and 25 percent. In Colorado, 32 percent.
Even though citizens and legal residents are victimized by the high percentage of uninsured drivers, illegal aliens themselves are often immune to the pain.
Take the case of Victor Manuel Caballero. Even though he entered the country illegally from Mexico five years ago, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that he could collect damages for being hurt in an auto accident from a special state fund set up to benefit those hurt in accidents with uninsured drivers.
Caballero would hitch a ride to his computer job with a co-worker, 19-year-old Ricardo Martinez. One morning, Martinez fell asleep at the wheel, veered off the road and struck a parked tractor trailer. Martinez walked away from the accident, but Caballero was badly hurt.
Surgeons repaired injuries to his abdomen and intestines over a week in the hospital at a cost of $38,300 in medical bills and $1,482 in lost wages. He had no medical insurance. The driver, Martinez was not only unregistered, he had no auto insurance. It turns out he was illegal, too.
The $38,300 in hospital bills was paid by a special hospital charity fund. And because of his successful lawsuit that went all the way to the state Supreme Court, Caballero was eligible for up to $15,000 for "pain and suffering."
There are no official statistics about highway carnage and illegal aliens. But there is an increasing awareness among law enforcement officials – and victims of traffic accidents – that illegal aliens are playing a disproportionate role in the road mayhem.
Earlier this month, a court in Chattanooga, Tenn., heard the case of an illegal alien convicted of running her car into a house and killing a 91-year-old woman. A judge ordered Vitalina Bautista Vargas deported. Amazingly, the family of the victim remained compassionate and merciful.
"They wanted one of the conditions to be that she learn how to drive," prosecutor Jay Wood said.
Prosecutor Wood said federal officials insisted that she be deported. He said as a convicted felon, she will not be allowed to apply to re-enter the country for at least 10 years.
Louella Winton, the victim, was asleep in her bed when the car crashed into her house. The vehicle knocked the victim through the bedroom wall and threw her against the wall of the house next door.
When oh when is the Obama administration going to save us money instead of costing us money and jobs?
EPA’s new fuel economy mandates—more job killing regulation
http://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/2010/04/01/epas-new-fuel-economy-mandatesmore-job-killing-regulation/
As if disregarding the will of the American people on the health care bill wasn’t enough, the Administration today announced that Americans don’t make the “proper” choices about the cars they drive. That might sound like an April Fool’s joke, but the Administration isn’t kidding.
Instead of allowing the American people to choose the cars that best fit their safety, convenience, size, and fuel economy needs, the Obama Administration announced today that the federal government is better equipped to make those choices, and will require that new cars and light trucks get an average of 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016. As a result, each vehicle will cost over $1,100 more and more autoworkers will lose their jobs. The real joke? This policy will have zero impact on carbon emissions or climate change—its purported goal.
Why Limit American’s Automobile Choices?
For decades, Americans have had the option to purchase fuel efficient vehicles. Twenty-five years ago, Honda produced the Civic Coupe HF, which got 40 mpg in the city and 48 on the highway. But when it comes to making choices about vehicles, it turns out that fuel economy is just one of many factors Americans use to make their car purchase choices. Americans also want cars that are comfortable, safe, practical, and fun to drive.
Over time, cars have become bigger, quicker, and more comfortable, while at the same time retaining decent fuel economy. Consider the following table[1] that compares today’s cars to the same version from 25 years ago. In every case, the fuel economy is similar even though the 2010 version of each car is larger, the engines are larger, the cars have more passenger volume, and provide more luggage volume. Interestingly, the 2010 versions generally get slightly worse city fuel economy and slightly better highway fuel economy.
Moreover, when the government mandates fuel economy improvements, car makers are forced to make sacrifices in other areas, such as comfort, size, or power. What’s wrong with automakers building cars that the American people want? Should auto manufacturers really be forced to produce the cars the Obama Administration thinks we should have?
This mandate will increase the cost per vehicle between $1,100 and $5,000 per vehicle
It certainly is possible to build cars that meet the president’s mandate with similar features—but they will be more expensive. Automakers have the technology to build cars out of exotic materials that make them lighter and more fuel efficient, but those materials are very costly. In a best-case scenario, the Obama Administration says that its regulation will increase the price of a car by $1,100 per vehicle. [2] Other estimates are much higher—a study by Global Insight found that this kind of regulation would increase power-train costs by $1,000 for small cars and $5,000 for larger vehicles. [3]
This mandate will likely destroy 50,000 jobs in the auto industry
During the Bush Administration, the National Highway Transportation Administration estimated that imposing a mandate similar to Obama’s would destroy 50,000 jobs in the automotive industry.[4] The reason is simple—if cars are more expensive, people will hold on to the cars they already have longer. That means, overall, car companies will sell fewer new cars.
This mandate will likely result in more deaths in traffic accidents
In addition to killing American jobs, this mandate will come at a cost of American lives. A 2002 study from the National Research Council found that the federal government’s Corporate Average Fuel Economy mandate contributed to 2,000 deaths per year.
This may sound shocking, but the fact is this: there is a tradeoff between fuel economy and safety. Smaller, lighter cars are generally more fuel efficient than larger, heavier cars. Cars have become safer, but today’s small, fuel efficient cars are still more dangerous than other cars in two-car frontal offset collisions, even against medium sized cars.
http://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/2010/04/01/epas-new-fuel-economy-mandatesmore-job-killing-regulation/
"cut and paster
i know your a foxbot but do try to think"
Attack the messenger, but not the message. Typical behavior from someone who doesnt have an answer to the problem posted. And when wass the last time you criticized a fellow lib for cutting and pasting a piece of an article, even if you agreed with it?
***crickets***
"but the government will make 5-7 BILLION dollars on the Citigroup bailout when they sell that stock.
I'm sure the facts won't get in the way of your opinion."
So Hector, this fact wont get in the way of your opinion?:
"Despite returns from Citi and other banks, analysts and the Treasury Department predict the bailout will cost taxpayers at least $100 billion"
http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-bz.citigroup30mar30,0,2045548.story
"wearing a baseball cap at a slightly 'jaunty' angle', tounge protruding from the side of my mouth in focused concentration...ctrl + C.....ctrl + v. "
Yet another hypocritical "attack the messenger, not the message" post. Gee, how DARE I cut and paste from a source. As if I was the first. And how many of your fellow libs have you criticized for doing the same?
***crickets***
And by the way, I dont wear baseball caps.
"i know your a foxbot but do try to think"
Oh, by the way percy, before lecturing others on trying to think, that's "you're", and not "your"
Traffic Accident Reports?
What are some reasons that people may not want the police to complete an accident report?
What to do if a CHP officer fails to file a traffic citation?
I was cited for a noisy exhaust (i.e. given a fix-it ticket for it) back in July. The court date on the ticket is either October 1 or October 10.
Of course, I need to clarify the court date. I also want to request an extension since I've been able to obtain extensions for other tickets, this one will cost a lot of money etc.
Unfortunately the online and phone systems for inquiring about citations - and now an in-person visit to the court house - revealed that the CHP officer who cited me hasn't yet recorded the citation in the system(s). This makes it tough to clarify anything, let alone get an extension.
Staff at the court house said that the officer should enter the citation within 4-6 weeks of issuing it, but it has been 8 weeks. The only advice they could offer? Check back again using the phone and online systems...that I've been checking. Of course, they said nothing about it already being 8 weeks...and had no advice what to do when October arrives and the systems continue to report that they don't know my citation number. (Gotta love paying for this incompetence!) 
LOL
How can I get a handle on this citation? My thoughts are to visit my nearby CHP station and/or contact an attorney; but with October a few weeks away, time is running out; and I'm unclear how either route will yield certain results.
All I want is to have the systems that my tax dollars fund know about the damn citation I was issued (to patch California's joke of a budget) so I can respond to it like any other. Let's see if the Internet can help where California has failed. 
How do I get targeted traffic to my party poker account?
I have a party poker website how do I get targeted traffic sent to it. I've already paid for targeted traffic and it just does not seem to pay off.
http;//www.gonnaplaypoker.com/10234
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