07-03-2003, 11:54 PM
Xman,
That stinks. It really does and I am sorry that it happened to you. But the authorities didn't just decide to make it illegal. It has always been illegal. They just decided to start enforcing it. I-84 is an interstate and as such it is illegal to pull off the side of the road(even way off into the dirt) for anything other than an emergency. Even if you stop on the shoulder to check a map, which is better than driving with your face buried in the map, it is illegal. You asked why. A major reason is because it is dangerous for everyone around when a car is trying to get in and out of 65+ mph traffic without an on-ramp or off-ramp. Many times I've had to dodge people that seem to forget that merging at 5 mph is extremely hazardous when everyone else in close proximity is doing 65. Unfortunately careful people have to obey the same laws as careless people so that nobody gets killed.
It is lousy when they do this sort of thing without warnings, especially when the infraction has been ignored for years. And I believe you when you say that it has been allowed for years. A better question would be, 'why now?'. Security? No. Why would a terrorist blow up a road in po-dunk Utah? Money? Probably. Power trip? Maybe. But it is a rotten deal no matter what the reason. Issuing warnings first would have been better.
No offense intended. Take care.
m
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That stinks. It really does and I am sorry that it happened to you. But the authorities didn't just decide to make it illegal. It has always been illegal. They just decided to start enforcing it. I-84 is an interstate and as such it is illegal to pull off the side of the road(even way off into the dirt) for anything other than an emergency. Even if you stop on the shoulder to check a map, which is better than driving with your face buried in the map, it is illegal. You asked why. A major reason is because it is dangerous for everyone around when a car is trying to get in and out of 65+ mph traffic without an on-ramp or off-ramp. Many times I've had to dodge people that seem to forget that merging at 5 mph is extremely hazardous when everyone else in close proximity is doing 65. Unfortunately careful people have to obey the same laws as careless people so that nobody gets killed.
It is lousy when they do this sort of thing without warnings, especially when the infraction has been ignored for years. And I believe you when you say that it has been allowed for years. A better question would be, 'why now?'. Security? No. Why would a terrorist blow up a road in po-dunk Utah? Money? Probably. Power trip? Maybe. But it is a rotten deal no matter what the reason. Issuing warnings first would have been better.
No offense intended. Take care.
m
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