turtlespeed 221 #26 August 21, 2006 QuoteWe've had the same problem on our street. My wife and I went to all the neighbors on the block and got them to call in. We also got license numbers of 'violators'. There's, like manny streets, a lot of kids around. We told the neighbors to be sure and mention that when calling the police 'non' emergency number. We were amazed at the police response. Every so often, we've had to do that but, it works. I got to admit, some of the ideas presented here are pretty cool, though. Some of them will get YOU in trouble. Chuck Well - yeah - the claymore might be a bit much - but the tricycle - "Just got away from me"I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #27 August 21, 2006 QuoteQuoteWe've had the same problem on our street. My wife and I went to all the neighbors on the block and got them to call in. We also got license numbers of 'violators'. There's, like manny streets, a lot of kids around. We told the neighbors to be sure and mention that when calling the police 'non' emergency number. We were amazed at the police response. Every so often, we've had to do that but, it works. I got to admit, some of the ideas presented here are pretty cool, though. Some of them will get YOU in trouble. Chuck Well - yeah - the claymore might be a bit much - but the tricycle - "Just got away from me" __________________________________ Good answer! Just as they are speeding by, toss-out a hand full of BBs. They'll bounce all over the place, break headlights but, won't hurt other cars. Try and lift a fingerprint of a BB! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #28 August 21, 2006 Have you called your local police department? Sometimes they will send a cop out to ticket, especially if you live in a suburb rather than a big city. My parents' HOA calls them in every so often because of people speeding through the side streets, and they actually do show up. Something they tried in Florida: It’s a familiar sight in a small suburban Florida town heading south on State Road 7 to Fort Lauderdale: the police officer standing next to a parked patrol car in the median, pointing a radar gun at oncoming traffic, a pair of sunglasses shielding his eyes from the sun’s glare. But in the bedroom community of Margate, Fla., the ticket writer may be made of paper himself. The Margate Police Department added the decoy officer to its force to slow motorists with lead feet. The “Dannequin” is a cardboard replica of Officer Dan Baumwoll, a member of the local force who lent the two-dimensional cop his face. “He was placed anywhere we had excessive speeding complaints or accidents,” Sgt. Andy Zettek said. “You could not tell that he was a cardboard cutout until you were right up on him. You could see motorists react to it by putting on the brakes.” .......... You can find cardboard cutouts of the CHiPs guys at some nostalgia stores, and if you can't find them, you can take a photo of a motorcycle cop (or just grab one off the internet), and take it to your local copy shop or kinko's, and they can make one for you. A manequin in a cop outfit on a motorcycle holding a hair dryer or star trek phaser would work better, but it'd be a lot more expensive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #29 August 21, 2006 QuoteYou can find cardboard cutouts of the CHiPs guys at some nostalgia stores Yeah............this'll put the fear of God in them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #30 August 21, 2006 LOL. Some police departments have used cardboard cutouts, and the speeders don't realize the thing is cardboard (if they realize it at all) until after they've hit the brakes and slowed down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #31 August 21, 2006 Yeah..........but this one has MUCH deeper psychological scarring potential. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 221 #32 August 21, 2006 QuoteYeah..........but this one has MUCH deeper psychological scarring potential. Scarring, yes, potential - NO. Ow, Quit it!I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #33 August 21, 2006 QuoteTie two garbage cans or strings of food cans on opposite sides of the road together with monofilament about grille heigth and watch...great fun. A friend of mine did that and a cop drove through it. They hid in the woods until their shorts dried out."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #34 August 21, 2006 QuoteLOL. Some police departments have used cardboard cutouts, and the speeders don't realize the thing is cardboard (if they realize it at all) until after they've hit the brakes and slowed down. ..until they figured it out and then bullet holes magically appeared in the cardboard cutout.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 221 #35 August 21, 2006 QuoteQuoteLOL. Some police departments have used cardboard cutouts, and the speeders don't realize the thing is cardboard (if they realize it at all) until after they've hit the brakes and slowed down. ..until they figured it out and then bullet holes magically appeared in the cardboard cutout. Y'all still use bullets - we have shot guns here.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #36 August 21, 2006 Do you use the same sling for the shotgun AND the banjo or do you have one for each? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #37 August 21, 2006 Gimma a break...it's Georgia, boy. Yo in a heap o' truble. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 221 #38 August 21, 2006 QuoteDo you use the same sling for the shotgun AND the banjo or do you have one for each? Ain't got no Banjo . . . jus' a git-tar. And South African Street Sweepers don't need no sling.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
