Cutting the pork from the state budget

Gene wrote:

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If people stopped driving like lunatics and obeyed the traffic laws the tickets would stop. The DOT cops are not harrassing trucks. That's their job to enforce the state motor vehicle laws and the federal truck laws. You wouldn't be calling thier enforcement work harassment if one of those trucks squashed one of your family members in their car.

In a way i agree .....only the fact of driving lunatics...in the highway i see police cruisers fly by with no lights or sirens to later see them in the dunkin donuts drive thru... By the way did you hear about the COP that ripped his car in half when he hit a pole because of speeding ?the judge that was arrested with DUI? The truck drivers tipping over because of there erratic driving ? don't you think those are the ones that should be getting tickets ?...oh never mine they work for the state, my bad... is fine as long as you dont have a problem wasting your taxes :-)

The state could pull in millions handing out cell phone violations.

How about cancelling the out for bid $1.5 mil heated toilet house in People's State Forest? Haven't needed it for past 50 years, why now?

state police are so corrupt in this state it is amazing. Your contract should be thrown away and burned, or maybe used for toliet paper.

Gene one of my trucks was given a DOT citation for 23 violations, so i sent it to our certified mechanic and he could only find 7 minor infractions. The one that really sent me over the edge was the "chaffed brake hose" all brake hoses were removed from truck and mailed to DOT, none were chaffed and i have heard nothing back. HUH??

All the DOT cops do is harrass trucks to bring revenue in. THIS STATE SUCKS. WE CANNOT AFFORD 200,000 FOR A PARK. Unless your going to get admission fees from it. START TAXING THE CHURCHES AND UNIVERSITIES AS WELL.

Chris wrote:

The state could pull in millions handing out cell phone violations.

I agree! That law is nothing but a big joke. I always see people talking on their cell phones & driving at the same time. I've had a number of near misses because of it. I saw one over the Summer in Niantic. This idiot was pulling out onto the road while talking on her phone, and almost hit a guy on a motorcycle. The guy yelled at her to put the phone down (he added a few other adjectives in there as well), and the lady was acting all confused, like she did not understand why the guy yelled at her.

It's time for the cops to start handing out those tickets! If that doesn't work and someone is a repeat offender, then they should loose their license.

I agree about the cell phones. These drivers don't, and will not get it. They can talk all they want, because they know they won't get caught. I strongly suggest a substantial fine, like somewhere in the neighborhood of $250. Second time, $500. Third time, you strike out, and suspend your license for 6 months.

Rick wrote:

thank you to all that voted her in.
she is no better than the big three car makers.our state has been making money hand over fist for a lot of years.this woman has pissed away more of our money rather than giveing us tax breaks or what ever. now we are broke and she still spends it like it will never end. look for all our taxes to go up real soon.

I agree taxes and more taxes i wonder if she is related to lowell wiecher the rich get richer and richer. I think next election we should vote for nobody no matter who gets in they only look out for them selfs.