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Troopers dressed as construction workers ticket drivers on I-87
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise ^ | July 24, 2020 | The Enterprise Staff

Posted on 02/11/2021 8:37:36 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

KEESEVILLE — State troopers disguised as construction workers issued 26 tickets Tuesday in the “Operation Hard Hat” initiative on the Adirondack Northway (Interstate 87) near the Clinton-Essex County line.

The New York State Police Troop B and state Department of Transportation announced the news Thursday. Operation Hard Hat is a joint initiative of the two agencies to crack down on work zone violations and highlight the importance of safe driving through active construction and maintenance zones. They say this initiative, like past ones, was successful, and they plan to do more later this summer.

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KEYWORDS: construction; distracteddriving; infrastructure; newyork; police; safety; seatbelts; speeding; tickets; transportation; troopers; workzonesafety
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1 posted on 02/11/2021 8:37:36 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

So is it ok for constructions workers to dress like cops?


2 posted on 02/11/2021 8:38:57 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (Life is short, and work long, opportunity fleeting, experiments dangerous, and judgment hard)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

“OPERATION LARD ASS!”


3 posted on 02/11/2021 8:39:04 AM PST by rlmorel ("I’d rather enjoy a risky freedom than a safe servitude." Robby Dinero, USMC Veteran, Gym Owner)
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To: BobL; sphinx; GreenLanternCorps; oldvirginian; napscoordinator; ConservativeInPA; Haiku Guy

PING!


4 posted on 02/11/2021 8:39:09 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (GOP-free since 10/9/20)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Only when they’re whipping union votes.


5 posted on 02/11/2021 8:39:38 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (GOP-free since 10/9/20)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

state coffers are low.


6 posted on 02/11/2021 8:39:52 AM PST by AbolishCSEU (Amount of "child" support paid is inversely proportionate tfo mother's actual parenting of children)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Only if they need to raise revenue. Gotta make up for all those citizens leaving the state who want to keep their money instead of giving it to Cuomo to dish out to illegals and Leftists.


7 posted on 02/11/2021 8:40:29 AM PST by rlmorel ("I’d rather enjoy a risky freedom than a safe servitude." Robby Dinero, USMC Veteran, Gym Owner)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Going from unmarked cars to unmarked troopers...


8 posted on 02/11/2021 8:41:06 AM PST by Magnatron
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

It’s not okay for folks to drive like loonies through construction zones.


9 posted on 02/11/2021 8:41:57 AM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds. )
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To: rlmorel

We’ve had a number of horrific fatalies and injuries in NYS roadway work zones over the years.


10 posted on 02/11/2021 8:43:06 AM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds. )
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

As long as they can dress as an Indian and a sailor, too.


11 posted on 02/11/2021 8:45:45 AM PST by real saxophonist (The mouse doesn't understand why the cheese is free.)
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To: AbolishCSEU

Yep.

When this “flashing light” law first went through in my state, the police set up a series of speed traps.

Pull over one driver for speeding above the posted limit on 59. Subsequent to that was another officer stationed to pull over anyone in the adjacent lane driving the speed limit (and not 20 BELOW the posted limit). And same with another officer in tandem after that waiting to pull over someone adjacent to THAT shoulder lane.


12 posted on 02/11/2021 8:45:51 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Call on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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To: real saxophonist

And a biker.


13 posted on 02/11/2021 8:46:06 AM PST by real saxophonist (The mouse doesn't understand why the cheese is free.)
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To: mewzilla

Exactly. My give a damn meter seems to be busted regarding morons who speed through construction zones.


14 posted on 02/11/2021 8:56:17 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (Trump is a deposed Pres. in exile. America is truly a banana republic. Our govt. has been overthrown)
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To: Magnatron

“Going from unmarked cars to unmarked troopers...”

It may seem inoccuous but it is in fact secret police.


15 posted on 02/11/2021 9:00:39 AM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: mewzilla

“It’s not okay for folks to drive like loonies through construction zones.”

I’m with you on that. These people actually do real work, rather than burning up downtowns, and there are some real d-heads that endanger and often kill them...so let those clowns learn their lesson.

Having said that, I do think there has to be level of accountability regarding the speed limits - so if you have a divider-separated work zone, you don’t get to set a speed limit of 35 MPH just for ‘revenue enhancement’ (a little Democrat lingo, by the way).


16 posted on 02/11/2021 9:01:46 AM PST by BobL (TheDonald.win is now Patriots.win)
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To: mewzilla

“It’s not okay for folks to drive like loonies through construction zones.”

It would seem marked cars and uniformed police would be the best way to address that.

But secret police?


17 posted on 02/11/2021 9:01:53 AM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Wow! going under cover to nail drivers. Too bad Il Duce’s troopers don’t go under cover in Antifa and BLM and do some real police work.


18 posted on 02/11/2021 9:04:29 AM PST by kenmcg (tHE WHOLE )
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

The Village People are taking their show on the road. Will the cowboy, Indian, and soldier be out there too?


19 posted on 02/11/2021 9:07:40 AM PST by T.B. Yoits
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To: rlmorel

“HARD HAT”. “HARD HAT”.

“You know who this is”?

“No”.

“Goodbye, Lardass!”

Thanks for the laugh.


20 posted on 02/11/2021 9:08:36 AM PST by bramps (It's the Islam, stupid!)
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