Posted on 12/15/2012 4:53:44 AM PST by JoeProBono
WICHITA, Kan.,- A Kansas man given a $274 citation for decking his pickup truck out in Christmas lights said his illuminated vehicle has been spreading holiday cheer.
David Hill of Wichita, founder of the group OneSpark, which aims to feed and clothe the homeless, said he spent 16 hours covering his truck in Christmas lights and hooking them to a generator in the bed of the vehicle, KAKE-TV, Wichita, reported Thursday.
Hill said he was surprised when he was pulled over two weeks ago on the highway and fined $274 for his light display.
"I'm not saying he was right or wrong," Hill said of the ticketing officer. "The bottom line is there's so many people in this town right now that are hurting. And literally, there's been thousands of people that have taken pictures with that truck and it's brought a smile to their face."
Hill said he will leave the lights on his truck to spread Christmas cheer and bring attention to his organization's charitable efforts.
Police Lt. Joe Schroeder said the lights could prove a dangerous distraction for other drivers.
"When you take a vehicle and you cover it with that many lights, it's an issue of safety," Schroeder said. "You're going to get the rubberneckers who are going to be staring at the vehicle. They're going to have a collision or rear end somebody because they're too busy looking at this car that's driving down the road."
The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees
The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas
The wind was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor
And the highwayman came riding
Riding - riding - riding -
The highwayman came riding up to the truck driver poor....
(From: The Highwayman by Alfred Noise...1906)
Saint Nicholas really did have a reason to say ho ho ho, when God saved his soul.
“When one is both blue AND poorly aimed it can be egregious.”
I like the aftermarket ones that aren’t properly secured to the chasis which causes them to jiggle. Now *that’s* distracting.
And who ever successfully sued the police to get them to crack down on anything? Puh-leeze
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That is basically my point. They just write another ‘law’ to cover it....
Somewhat like Article 134 UCMJ.
They cover everything from bed wetting to sucking your thumb(at least in my day - think that has been updated <:), yet they found the need for an Article 134
If the other 10,999 other in place instructions don’t cover your present situation, USE THIS ONE.
Of course the ‘Old Salts’ of my day would say “UCMJ is like getting away with everything. Now, “Rocks and Shoals” would keep you youngsters in line”.
(Not relayed in quite that tone or eloquence)<: <: <:
Certainly I don’t know what a silver alert is but seems like we have, almost daily, alerts on some lost or missing senior in Texas. Of course we don’t have to slow down to read the information because we have plenty of time to note the information while sitting in traffic.
The copper because he has a badge makes an assertion which should not have gone unchallanged. Hill should get another lawyer and go back into court and require that cop to prove his claim. I’ll bet there is nothing in state/city statutes dealing with that assertion.
Is that a comment on the sound of his poetry?
Leni
(....at least YOU got it, LOL)
Leni
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