GPS use allegedly nets Arcata man ticket

Let me tell you something about this guy. He is a liar and a nut.

Why is it legal for motorcycles to pass between cars at a red light OR when traffic is bogged down due to an accident? I wish I could see them coming fast enough to open my car door as they are whizzing by going 70!

Observer wrote:

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Why do we even need to hear the officer's side of it? The guy had a GPS, not a cellphone, we already know that, and using a GPS isn't illegal, so the ticket is bogus. End of story.

I use a GPS, even in my home town. Cuz I get lost making a left hand turn. But I always pull over cuz punching in information is as much a distraction as talking on a cell phone....maybe even more. I admit, I a,m a stoopid broad. But at least I know that paying attention to my beloved GPS is tantamount to talking on the cell. And I am blonde. Hello!

dumb people there

so the police ticket a guy using a GPS, and yet theres a mother out there letting her teens ride ON the back of her truck...UMMMM i bet the GPS users gets the chair and the mom slids by...

If he was stopped at a light when useing it then he is putting no one in danger! and its not a cell phone! Eureka cops need to get a F'ing life!

If he would have run into someones kid in a crosswalk because he was trying to turn his gps on or check to see which street he was on, everyone would be up in arms saying, "where were the cops, don't they ever give tickets like they are supposed to anymore?" You cop haters are a bunch of low lifes who think rules are meant to be broken or bent a little to benefit you. Shut up already!

Do we even know this is a true story? What if he is making the whole story up? Why weren't both sides to the story published? Because this is just a way for the paper to cause drama.

Native, you're an idiot. It's legal to split lanes in CA. If you don't like the motor vehicle laws, ride the bus.

Lost in oblivion wrote:

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I use a GPS, even in my home town. Cuz I get lost making a left hand turn. But I always pull over cuz punching in information is as much a distraction as talking on a cell phone....maybe even more. I admit, I a,m a stoopid broad. But at least I know that paying attention to my beloved GPS is tantamount to talking on the cell. And I am blonde. Hello!

I think we can all tell you are blond since you get lost in your hometown, you can't spell stupid (unless you did that on purpose), and you obviously don't know how to write a proper paragraph.

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Riding a bike on the sidewalk IS against the law. There are certain rules of the road for bikes too.
As far as the GPS ticket, I think the supposed comment from the cop was taken out of context. He is doing his job, trying to keep us all safe from people that are reading and doing other dumb things while driving. You have to PAY ATTENTION when you are driving and not do anything else. Yes, you can get tickets for eating, putting on makeup, and reading while driving.

ah yes I think I found a fascist another know it all

Hank Hallmeyer wrote:

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ah yes I think I found a fascist another know it all

Maybe. I hope you learned your lesson though.