grey`eagle wrote:
Also a specification of weaving in and out of traffic, or excessive lane changes (CA). OR "Failure to pass to left safely", this used in TX when a suspect rear ends another auto among other combined issues.
All of those examples you cited were multiple violations which give rise to the reckless and careless charge. Weaving in and out of traffic would be multiple events, not just a single improper lane change. Failing to pass safely and rear ending a vehicle are multiple events.
If a single event was the only element for reckless driving then any crash could be cited for reckless driving. However, that's not the case.
grey`eagle wrote:
I was advised by one of the LEO's that the point factor is higher should the person be cited and found guilty of the "careless and reckless" charge.
That is true as it applies to points for a single citation. A single citation for a reckless driving is more than points than a single citation for an improper lane change.
adamrmathis wrote:
And I happen think it is worth repeating:
LEO's are subect to the same errors the rest of us are. As a human, we all make mistakes. I'm not trying to bash any LEO's, just tring to point out that being a LEO doesn't make one correct.
My point being is that LEOs have training in the law, the average person does not. The average person gets their "legal knowledge" from watching TV shows, short clips from newspapers, what they see in the movies, and from listing to stories told by their friends and neighbors and then believing all that BS is true. The average person has never picked up a law book, has never read any actual statutes, and doesn't know where to go to find a particular statute if they had a book of statutes. That's not a guess or assumption on my part. That's from spending 35 yrs in LE and answering questions from the public on various laws.
How your referenced clip is of any relevance to this thread is beyond me as it has nothing to do with LEOs, weight laws, traffic laws, or criminal laws. I'm sure it makes some sense to you tho. But it does go to prove my point about the average Joe not understanding the law. For that, thanks for posting it. But I'll humor you. Grape Nuts don't contain grapes or nuts and Animal Crackers aren't made out of animals.
If the average Joe was as knowledgeable with the law as you seem to think then threads such as these wouldn't be necessary.
