Just sent this to MHP

[fixit3546]

Will they shadow me now???:no-no-no:

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Date: 2007/08/07 Tue PM 05:31:47 EDT
To: <xxxxxx@mdps.state.ms.us>
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Subject: Highway 3 Yazoo County




My name is James Pettis and I have a question and a comment.

I'm in Yazoo County, What district is this?

Yesterday I got a speeding ticket issued by Officer Haymer, C-10 (I can't read
the ticket well, this name could be wrong) for 70 in a 55. I have no problem
with this tickt, he got me dead to rights. (I am curious why the two vejhicles
behind me weren't stoped)

I haven't had a ticket in a long time. and after thinking about it i realised
that I have redeveloped some bad habits. I think in part because of this
highway, Highway 3 .

I travel this highway every morning going to work and every evening going home.

In the mornings I have delapidated log trucks and chip trucks running 80-90
miles an hour trying to get in a certain number of loads for the day so they
can make the check they need for the week. I know this because i have heard
them talking on the CB radio about it. I know about their speed because I have
checked them up to 90mph.
I also have the added pleasure of passenger vehicles trying to get to work on
time from Lousiana and from warren county.

This is every morning.

In the evenings, I have the same compliment of traffic but now they are running
behind so i guess they have to push it a little harder so I get tailgaited
pretty bad. Did i mention i ride a motorcycle. Not a crotch rocket; but a 1983
Yamaha XVZ1200. This is a Touring bike, not a speed bike. Tailgaiting and
motorcycles DO NOT MIX!!

I am sick of the dangerous position i and my family am being put in and the
fact that every time i ask i am told that we are working on it or we are
understaffed. Personally i think that we just dont want to ride up and down a
road with nothing on it. On an a good note, Officer Haymer did tell me he was
tired of giving breakes to Yazoo county and he would start wrighting 100
tickets a week. Is that a lot? He did show me two tickets that he wrote to
truck drivers; but this afternoon. I got tailgaited again. I let him push me up
to 60 before he finally had a place to pass. this was a grain truck going back
after another load of corn. He turned off at Satartia. No tag on the trailer.

I have been working this Job in Yazoo city for 17 years and things are getting
worse. They know that if the HP runs the road they will only be here for a day
or two and wont be seen again for several months.

I think the road needs to be monitored by the highway patrol, not to wright
tickets; but to see what i'm talking about. Put a couple of cruisers and
motorcycles on the road. Unmarked so they can see the truth of the matter.

That's my challenge to the MHP. Come see what i'm talking about then do
something about it. I'll bet many of these trucks could be put off of this road
just on equipment violations alone.

Plaese pass this e-mail on to the appropriate department.

And I would like to hear back from someone.

Oh, By the way. let me just say again. I got my ticket fair and square. The
Officer did his job. I'm not asking for a break and i'm not asking for his
resignation or anything like that.

Thanks for your time
James Pettis

[muffinman]

James good luck on getting a reply I have written many emails to the N.C.Hp on road safety and condition and have not recieved even 1 reply. If I were you I would also send a copy to the Govenor. I had to send an email to the Govenor ofN.C. to get my Muffinman tag back and even though I did not recieve a reply from his office I did get imediate results from the DMV ***** that tried to stop my tag.

Good luck and keep us posted.

Jeff

[fixit3546]

James good luck on getting a reply I have written many emails to the N.C.Hp on road safety and condition and have not recieved even 1 reply. If I were you I would also send a copy to the Govenor. I had to send an email to the Govenor ofN.C. to get my Muffinman tag back and even though I did not recieve a reply from his office I did get imediate results from the DMV ***** that tried to stop my tag.

Good luck and keep us posted.

Jeff


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Thanks Jeff. I honestly hadn't thought of the Govenor. And Gov. Haley Barbour is a born and bread Yazoonnnn. Think I'll Forward it to his office.

[86er]

All I can say is :thumbsup: and :fingers crossed:!

[gramps]

:080402gudl_prv:well if it is that bad i think i would take some vidio of this and see how they like it

[RoadKill]

Also, send it to the media. Newspaper, Radio and TV. The power of the media, while often not good, can be be put to good use somethimes.

[wkboard]

Nicely written letter!! I hope you get some results.
Alan..

[kantornado]

Glad you did that and I hope you get a response.
I like the idea of a copy to the chain of command and the media(don't care much 4 them) but there a necessary evil.
Video would be way cool.....................................Ron

[fixit3546]

No repliess of yet.........not supprising.

I did find out, however that my tag expired in june. Reckon why he didn't get me on that too.

[RedRider]

Well written letter. Send it to the Gov. You may want to hold off on the media until they get a chance to reply to you. No use in whacking the hornets nest if you don't need to. But if they don't reply - go for it.

RR

[WIKD]

Also, send it to the media. Newspaper, Radio and TV. The power of the media, while often not good, can be be put to good use somethimes.

+1. Its sorry that the only way these days to get safety violations addressed is to embarass the government into doing something. Good luck with it.

[dragerman]

Well done James!

This is a “safety issue” and one would hope they give it the attention it deserves. Tailgating is a serious problem for motorcycles.

Emails often get deleted quite easily, it’s a good idea to follow up your email with a letter and cc a copy to the next in command (separate envelopes).

Good luck!