Cops On Cell Phone During Traffic Details???

[BigBo]

Originally Posted by Raven

the reason police are utilized on traffic detail,....or road repairs, is because the town/company doing the work...needs a trained observer there ........in case of an accident.

That's not the reason why. If that were true, they would do that in all 50 states.

[MAC]

Originally Posted by BigBo

That's not the reason why. If that were true, they would do that in all 50 states.

Massachusetts is one of the few states that uses police details for road work. The majority of states use laborers (flaggers) who are given a course in traffic management. This saves the states a bunch of money as the flaggers are usually paid less than half of what a police detail costs. The arguement can be made about it coming out of the contractors pocket but ultimately it comes out of the tax payers pockets.

[BigBo]

Exactly! Therein lies my rant!

[basswipe]

Originally Posted by MAC

Massachusetts is one of the few states that uses police details for road work. The majority of states use laborers (flaggers) who are given a course in traffic management. This saves the states a bunch of money as the flaggers are usually paid less than half of what a police detail costs. The arguement can be made about it coming out of the contractors pocket but ultimately it comes out of the tax payers pockets.

Then RI is really screwed up...we have both cops and contractor flag wavers on all road details.

The police and laborer unions and politicians all holding hands,how lovely.Everybody wins except the taxpayers who aren't cops,laborers or politicians.Only in RI.

Btw Matt we all have personal lives cop or not and unless its an emergency if I were caught talking on my cell during work hours its a warning the 1st time and %$%$%$%$canned the second time.No excuse for a cop to be on the cell while performing traffic detail.None.

[Jon G]

$40 and hour to yack on your phone, sign me up, better yet ,wash your windshield as you dirve by

[tattoobob]

I am pretty sure that is what voicemail is for

[MotoXcowboy]

Drove by one my way to work today...cop on the cell phone - traffic detail...
(all smiles..obviously/probably wasnt important or an emergency)
must be nice

Yeah...Basswipe..I love the flaggers/slow sign holders...
they make my day

(always or )


Oh...is it me or does it seem like everytime you drive by one of these construction zones...NO ONE IS EVER F$%$%$%$ WORKING!!?!??!?

ALL JUST SMOKIN' & JOKIN' (ON BREAK) DO THEY EVER WORK? NO WONDER IT TAKES FOREVER FOR S$%$%$ to get done around here

R.I.

[Jon G]

I can't wiat till I get in an accident right there while the guy is on the phone not paying attention, JACKPOT, $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ NEW BOAT $$$$$$$$$$$$$ lol