An Arkansas state trooper who slammed an 18-year-old woman to the ground and punched her in the face during a traffic stop is now facing public outcry and calls for an investigation over his use of force.

  • ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    It’s wild how many drivers put their hazards on while driving through a school zone with the school zone sign lit. Unnecessary and illegal. Even more wild is how often school bus drivers do it and then continue driving the normal speed, way above the 15 mph of the school zone limit. It’s such a problem that during my school bus driver classroom training I got yelled at for it, even though I’ve never done it and wasn’t even driving a school bus yet.

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      6 days ago

      Shit, I use my hazards all the time… Traffic up ahead is stopped I’m hitting my hazards so the person behind me knows something is up. Another car stuck on the side of the road and I can’t get over; slowdown + hazards. Geese crossing the road, believe it or not, hazards.

      My ass is going to jail I guess, being a hardened criminal and all.

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        6 days ago

        No, it’s appropriate and legal to use your hazards when you’re going at least 10-15 mph slower than the posted speed limit. The problem with school zones is that 15 mph is the posted speed limit when the sign is lit, so there’s no reason to have your hazards on there unless you’re going 2 mph.