AnonymousBy an edhat reader
I have a few questions that I hope someone can answer, but first a little background.
I can’t count the number of times I’ve seen the same Carp Sheriff “hiding” on the Northbound center divider near Bates Rd. He’s there at 7:30 AM in the middle of rush hour, so there is virtually no way to speed, but nabbing single people in the HOV lane is like shooting fish in a barrel. When he gets someone, they then pull across three lanes of traffic to the shoulder, which causes the traffic to be even worse behind them and open the door for more problems like collisions and road rage.
My first question… is this legal or within his jurisdiction to do on 101?
Second… is it safe to be parked on the center divider like that?
Third… is this ethical?
Please discuss and enlighten me with facts.
Its called the CHP!
what happened you get a ticket? heh
“Carp Sheriff’s” do not go on the freeway. It is a CHP. I expect they know what they are doing better than the poster.
Hiding to give tickets is sneaky and underhanded.
He is wrong. It’s most definitely the CHP. They’re there all the time. I’ve never seen an SBSO unit staking out the 101anywhere near Carp.
In the US, if that highway or freeway is in the city limits where the police officer ot sherriff has jurisdiction. Yes, they can give you a ticket on the highway or interstate.
When the Sheriff contracts with cities to do cop work they almost universally increase the number of citations they issue (from what was being issued by them before the city came along). This is probably related to the fact that cities get a share of these tickets as revenue and the Sheriff can protect their license to do local cop work by this method. Goleta Sheriff/Police deputies were regularly patrolling the 101 and hiding at the corner of Glen Annie and Hollister to ticket folks. I agree that it is excessive and seems less designed to make the streets safer than to get bucks.