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We've seen the signs: "Patrolled by Aircraft" Well here is proof.

ctwo said:
I think most AMBER alert signs show the same message unless there's a geographically targeted issue.

And if cited over 100, you do not get to face a judge like if you were only going 99, it's automatic through the DMV, is my understanding.
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The last time I was ticketed for over 100 it was a mandatory court appearance. Of course, that could have been due to all the other stuff they tacked on (reckless driving, failure to yield, unsafe lane change, etc) because they were pissed I didn't pull over as soon as they thought I should've. I'm not in the habit of looking behind me when doing triple digits on the Bay Bridge. Bad Cop was adamant I go to jail, Good Cop was adamantly against it. I guess I was lucky to just have to go to court.
 
flying_hun said:
I thought Pole Line was in Nevada. :confused
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Well the first flat straight section (167) is in California, some nice high velocity twisties for a bit when you get into Nevada (359), then some long straights again. :teeth
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Looking East on Pole Line (167) just off 395. Flying solo going to Hawthorne last year, a little over 50 miles!
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FLH03RIDER said:
Yesterday (8/16/26) on Eastbound 580 and 205 the big info signs had "Drive 100, Loose Your License".
Traffic flow through that area was 70 - 80+mph. If you were in lane #2 at 75 you were getting passed on both sides.
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Oregon is quite strict as well and has a similar law on the books.

Back to the OP:

Highway 35 is a terrible place to haul ass. So many other people on the road. So many driveways and cross roads.
 
two wheel tramp said:
Oregon is quite strict as well and has a similar law on the books.

Back to the OP:

Highway 35 is a terrible place to haul ass. So many other people on the road. So many driveways and cross roads.
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and don't forget the poor pavement condition these days!!
 
Pole line, is a hill in Stonyford, I only "cleaned it" once.
Long pull along the power line, doing pull-ups with the bars, to keep the front down.
Slide back for traction, work it all the way to the top. TT 500.
 
Enchanter said:
A rider was tracked by an aircraft in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

https://fb.watch/J2WMQVoWPx
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There has been a noticeable increase in actual enforcement. I wonder where they were while the Bay Area became a pitifully un regulated free for all.

Did they just all come back to work, or get hired or what?

This am I saw 3 SMC Sheriffs on CA1 between Pacifica and San Gregorio, and 3 CHP on 280 between CA92 and 19th Ave. (All within 1.5 hrs)

A world record!
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the SpeedLimit in Death Valley was 154mph in 1999
 
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How is an aircraft tracking with all that tree foliage?
 
PorradaVFR said:
How is an aircraft tracking with all that tree foliage?
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I don’t think I understand. In my head, the video answers the question / is evidence that they clearly ‘tracked’ the rider.
 
Enchanter said:
I don’t think I understand. In my head, the video answers the question / is evidence that they clearly ‘tracked’ the rider.
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I thought enforced by aircraft meant that they had to time you from stripe one to stripe two on the road and calculate your speed that way - losing sight (to me) would mean that they could not establish a consistent “track” (and thus a way out of the citation).
 
PorradaVFR said:
I thought enforced by aircraft meant that they had to time you from stripe one to stripe two on the road and calculate your speed that way - losing sight (to me) would mean that they could not establish a consistent “track” (and thus a way out of the citation).
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Yeahhh maybe for a simple speeding ticket. Once your violating the DY, I would expect eye witness LEO testimony to be plenty to sink your battle ship.
 
ctwo said:
I was just commenting on the use of the AMBER signs (America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response) and that the new speeding policy is not handled the same as other very similar traffic violations as was pointed out.

The DMV can suspend or revoke driving privileges right away, bypassing the slow timeline of traditional court-ordered penalties.

Why not implement this sort of streamlined justice administration more consistently? The three leading causes of traffic fatalities alongside speeding are driving under the influence (DUI), distracted driving, and a lack of seat belt use. Why involve the court system for these violations? I'm sure the DMV is well qualified to do a good job there too.

I'm sure there are other areas where similarly streamlined policies could be implemented to offload from the courts.
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The DMV already has the power to revoke your license for a DUI without going through the courts. The loss of your license for 100+mph was modeled after the DUI law.
 
It doesn't take "double lines". Crossing a (single) SOLID yellow line on your side is where the trouble begins.
 
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Ridley said:
The DMV already has the power to revoke your license for a DUI without going through the courts. The loss of your license for 100+mph was modeled after the DUI law.
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I didn't know that. I'm still not ok with losing privileges without a guilty plea/verdict. I guess I'm a stickler for that whole innocent until proven guilty thing. :thumbdown
 
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