Taking Your Life In Your Hands?!?!? - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

BigFish · 10-29-2006, 11:55 AM

Some nights when you head out for those zero dark thirty expeditions....don't you feel as though there are many liquified drivers out on the road and you have to be "EXTRA" careful when driving to your spots??? I was out a few nights this season when myself and my companions witnessed several vehicles that were without a doubt, being driven by someone who was way past drunk!! I sure would hate to be out on my way to a relaxing night of fishing and wind up getting hit head on by some clown!!! One night Joey G. and I were behind a guy who had all he could do to keep his car headed in a straight line and on the road! This happened way too many times this season....seems the dangerous hours are about 10:00 pm to about 3:00 am!!! Thoughts?

Swimmer · 10-29-2006, 11:58 AM

I don't work nights that often anymore Lar, but most of those calls when the vehicle is actually stopped find the drivers chatting away on or trying to dial a cell phone causing the erractic operation. But some of the hours your on the road I'm sure its much worse than a cell phone distraction.

BigFish · 10-29-2006, 12:00 PM

No...these were not cell phone users for sure though I see plenty of them! These instances were outright drunks behind the wheel!

libassboy · 10-29-2006, 12:02 PM

Most of my fishing in concentrated on really late nite tides.2,3,4am, and once u get into the late nite like that all kinds of weird stuff goes on. To answer ure question ive seen my share of people driving hammered, especially heading out east(past the hamptons, etc) during the summer months, its a total drunken zoo out there.
I actually watched one guy years back fly off the road, run down a real estate sign, stop, put the sign in the back of his truck, and drive away, swerving the whole way...
Needless to say i waited for him to pass.

Adamfishes · 10-29-2006, 02:20 PM

saw a guy driving a mustang on 93 by quincy at 3am on my way to go fishing spin his car about 4 times in the middle lane and then he swerved into my lane the fast lane. I had to go up on the sidewalk by the gaurd rail to avoid him.

Striperhound · 10-29-2006, 02:34 PM

I have seen the same on a weekly basis. What gets my goat is that late at night I get stopped from time to time, never getting a ticket when a complete drunk rolls down the same roads. But because it is after 2 am there is probable cause to pull someone over. They get the wrong person more times than not. The only payback is my car reaks of eels when the window goes down. That is usually enough for the officer to say "have a good night, catch anything?"

spence · 10-29-2006, 03:17 PM

Was pulled over in Little Comton this summer because the officer thought I had a bad tail light.

Took me 15 min to explain that's how some European fog lamps operate

-spence

The Iceman 6 · 10-29-2006, 03:23 PM

Was coming home from fishing @ 3am one night this season, was going to my parents in North Haven, CT. I had to look twice and was thankfully not too shot, the guy was about 125 yard away driving on my side of the road with no lights on, made no effort to move, no swaying, as i had little time to react i just pulled into a driveway and let him go right on by. of course tried to high beam him prior, by the time i pulled out of the driveway, he was pretty much gone, i always woner if that guy got home safe?

lurch · 10-29-2006, 05:12 PM

My Dad was a cop for 30+ years and he said the majority of people who are out are crooks and drunks so be careful when out that late....or early in our case.

Swimmer · 10-30-2006, 12:00 PM

Join up today, don't wait, call now for an appointment! A rewarding carreer in law enforcement is just around the corner. I thing Bigfish and Bassturbed would make great cruiser partners. Larry I think you did the right thing calling but not chasing. Even off-duty cops are trained to be good witnesses not participants. No one should be chasing down other vehicles except under extrordinary situations.

fishpoopoo · 10-30-2006, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Swimmer

I thing Bigfish and Bassturbed would make great cruiser partners.

I'd be the driver and donut procurer. Leave the a$$-kicking to Larry.

Jenn · 10-30-2006, 06:43 PM

Bigfish............EXPECT it all the time. Have seen it plenty of times. Along with many other hazardous drivers doing various things they shouldnt be doing while driving.....at any hour of the day!!!!

I dont let it stop me from driving but I always keep it in my mind that you never know what the person in the vehicle next to might do....

I could spend hours telling you stories but I will spare you and tell you just one.....

A couple years ago heading 495 south toward the cape for a weekend of fishing... camper in tow, about midnight, no cars in sight next thing I know this guy comes screaming (and swerving between the lines...and by bewteen the lines I mean the solid ones that are separated by a few lanes

) well I was pushing 70-75MPH myself and they were coming fast.....Classic convertible Caddy doing WELL over 100mph gets to passing me and swerves into the grass....swerves back into the road misses the side of the camper by inches and only missed because I braced for the worst and headed into the rumble strips. Sleeping husband in the passenger seat wakes up and says what the F*&^ just happened???? well by the time I could speak again that car was now where to be seen! Theres no doubt in my mind that this guy didnt hit something that night. It took me a long time to stop thinking about how bad that could have been.......

The Dad Fisherman · 10-30-2006, 12:23 PM

Ever hear the Phrase "At 2:00 AM the only things on the Road are Drunks and Cops".....granted they didn't consider Fisherman but it does about say it all

tynan19 · 10-30-2006, 12:34 PM

I called 911 on someone this spring. I noticed he was swerving a little but I didn't call till he started crossing the center line. Dispatch told me to stay in sight but not to close. I stayed on the line while he dispatched the PO's. As we were coming into the center of town the driver hit a curb at the common then went to take a left and slammed into another curb blowing his tires. Best part is this is where the police station is and as the cop was getting into his cruiser he witnessed it all. Then the guy almost hit him. Needles to say he was stopped right there.
Sure enough it was the guys 4th offense.

Trunky · 10-30-2006, 12:41 PM

between the drunks and the illegals who arent licensed and drive 35 in a 55, and probably need glasses too, the roads are a mess at night...
not to mention the damned deer everywhere... sheesh

Adamfishes · 10-30-2006, 01:06 PM

Sometimes not calling the cops is the safest sollution and getting as far away from a drunk as possible.

justplugit · 10-31-2006, 08:50 PM

No matter how good the fishing i will not drive 10:00 PM -5:00
AM Saturday or Sunday mornings anymore.

Last year i saw 2 overturned cars within 10 miles apart on a near empty

road on an early Saturday morning. Enuff for me to get the message,

just plain not worth it.