BS: Karma

Subject: RE: BS: Karma
From: Donuel
Date: 23 Apr 18 - 06:51 AM

I found mounting what looks like a red and blue light in the rear slows down some speeding drivers.

Subject: RE: BS: Karma
From: keberoxu
Date: 22 Apr 18 - 02:30 PM

There is karma from a past life coming back to be paid off in this one.

As in,
it takes more than one collective lifetime
to cultivate relationships between people
that are this messed up.

Subject: RE: BS: Karma
From: Jeri
Date: 22 Apr 18 - 10:46 AM

I've known cops to plant themselves in a conspicuous location to get drivers to slow down. I guess that's more efficient than citing a speeder here and there.

Don, speed limit signs down seem to work. Maybe just hit the "cop" flag thing randomly on Waze as you tool down the road...

Subject: RE: BS: Karma
From: Donuel
Date: 22 Apr 18 - 07:21 AM

Does anyone else believe better communication between drivers by visual device or audio would enhance safety and justify a 200 dollar investment?

Or would it cause more problems as I suggested?

Having a mounted camera offers no prevention but messaging might.

Subject: RE: BS: Karma
From: Mr Red
Date: 22 Apr 18 - 05:11 AM

maybe he would have understood if you had flashed calmer in Morse code

well it would be easier than flashing schadenfreude

I did the wave thingy to motorbike who was moving past a line of traffic. The police were there at the end attending and motorbike (KTM sans rider) parked in a funny place. That guy understood.

Subject: RE: BS: Karma
From: Iains
Date: 22 Apr 18 - 04:20 AM

Karma:

   (in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.

    informal Good or bad luck, viewed as resulting from one's actions.

Subject: RE: BS: Karma
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 22 Apr 18 - 01:40 AM

I like the phrase coined in a song by John Lennon. Instant Karma!

Yes, I have seen similar, Dan. It's very satisfying:-)

DtG

Subject: RE: BS: Karma
From: Jeri
Date: 21 Apr 18 - 09:13 PM

That's not what karma is, but a lot of people misuse the term. (It's about your NEXT life.)

"Getting what he deserved" is a good term. It's nice that you got to see it. I think that happens a lot, but we never find out about it.

Subject: RE: BS: Karma
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 21 Apr 18 - 08:49 PM

I live in a village (an enclave of a much larger city) that is a speed trap - every so often we get called to jury duty for traffic court. Last time that happened there was quite a stack of folders on the JPs desk, but they all decided to pay the fine rather than have a jury make a decision. I know that driving 40 is exactly what I need to do on all of the village thoroughfares.

Subject: RE: BS: Karma
From: olddude
Date: 21 Apr 18 - 08:17 PM

Yes I did the down wave with my hand. I never signal people but this town next to mine is a documented speed trap. They fund their town nailing people. It’s 55 and then one small sign 35 so I took pity on the guy only to get the finger lol

Subject: RE: BS: Karma
From: Donuel
Date: 21 Apr 18 - 07:55 PM

I had always assumed the signal for cops ahead or an accident was three hi beam flashes. I imagine Old Dude used his arm to somehow signal to slow down. That will incense a 'don't tell me what to do' aggressive driver. Anyway there is some confusion as to flashing hi beams so I considered inventing a communication device so that other drivers would have no confusion or misunderstanding.

Using 20 year old technology of a programmable light bar, mounted above the windshield, scrolled messages were connected to buttons on the dash.

1 POLICE AHEAD
2 ACCIDENT AHEAD
3 TRAFFIC STOPPED
4 PEDESTRIANS AHEAD
(the rest use psychology to enforce an independent will to slow down.)
5 HIGH WATER
6 LOOSE CASH ON ROAD
7 NAKED CO EDS AHEAD
8 DRUG SEARCH AHEAD

Anyway that's how I programmed it.

Subject: RE: BS: Karma
From: olddude
Date: 21 Apr 18 - 07:46 PM

Thats true

Subject: RE: BS: Karma
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 21 Apr 18 - 07:26 PM

Careful, in some states your signalling can earn you a ticket also.

Subject: BS: Karma
From: olddude
Date: 21 Apr 18 - 06:39 PM

So I was driving to my eye doctor appointment and yup there is a cop with his radar gun just waiting. Me, I don’t speed so all good but as I passed this guy is going the other way at a fair clip. I flash my lights and signal to slow down. He gives me the finger and goes faster. Looking in my rear view mirror there it was cop with lights on pulling him over. Ain’t karma a bitch