I noticed in the Nov. 25 Crime Watch section that on Nov. 21, Philomath police cruiser rear-ended a pickup truck in the middle of an intersection and within a signed construction zone.
To my surprise, no citations were issued apparently because "The truck's brake lights were already on" on so when the slow moving truck braked additionally hard to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk, the brake lights "did not flash" to indicate it was stopping (again, because the brake lights were "already on").
Four years ago, my teenage son was cited for the exact same infraction (Although not in a signed construction zone). He was cited for failure to maintain a safe driving distance. His fine was somewhere around $200 and his insurance rates shot up.
I'd like to know why the police officer was not cited for the same thing. And in a construction zone no less. The way I understand it, even on a rural road, if you come around a corner and there is a disabled or parked vehicle in the road (brake lights or not) and you can't stop in time, you may be cited for your inability to stop.
Steve Dockins, Philomath
To my surprise, no citations were issued apparently because "The truck's brake lights were already on" on so when the slow moving truck braked additionally hard to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk, the brake lights "did not flash" to indicate it was stopping (again, because the brake lights were "already on").
Four years ago, my teenage son was cited for the exact same infraction (Although not in a signed construction zone). He was cited for failure to maintain a safe driving distance. His fine was somewhere around $200 and his insurance rates shot up.
I'd like to know why the police officer was not cited for the same thing. And in a construction zone no less. The way I understand it, even on a rural road, if you come around a corner and there is a disabled or parked vehicle in the road (brake lights or not) and you can't stop in time, you may be cited for your inability to stop.
Steve Dockins, Philomath
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