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29. 15 mph at 9 am on I-495? How'd they do that?

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Fri Oct 11, 2013, 11:57 AM

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Rally Truckers Stopped After Slowing I-495 Traffic [View all] n2doc Oct 2013 OP

They need to be ticketed and fined. sinkingfeeling Oct 2013 #1

what is wrong Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #3

Our people get arrested. DireStrike Oct 2013 #5

If I were to disobey traffic laws, I'd be ticketed and fined. Are they special? sinkingfeeling Oct 2013 #6

Civil disobedience actually risks and usually results in penalties, you know? alcibiades_mystery Oct 2013 #11

It is impeding the flow of traffic. I know because I've been ticketed for it Skeeter Barnes Oct 2013 #12

Nothing wrong with it and I think those who participate realize that arrest is possible. Arkansas Granny Oct 2013 #13

Maybe if you needed to get to the hospital or to a fire to save a life it would be diffferent. WCLinolVir Oct 2013 #18

I said the same Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #62

Well, often on the streets there are options to circumvent WCLinolVir Oct 2013 #64

What's wrong .... oldhippie Oct 2013 #21

Believe it or not, there are certain lanes that trucks are not allowed B Calm Oct 2013 #23

when have "our people" done this? tenderfoot Oct 2013 #34

Every time I participated in civil disobedience, I went to jail for it Downtown Hound Oct 2013 #35

How does blocking traffic on the Beltway advance anyone's cause? yellowcanine Oct 2013 #36

Nothing. When I got arrested and jailed, I didn't whine about it. nt msanthrope Oct 2013 #60

Point out where anyone said their side should be arrested, but our side shouldn't? kcr Oct 2013 #66

Let 'Em Run In Circles... KharmaTrain Oct 2013 #2

Sic the bikers on them jsr Oct 2013 #4

4 WHOLE TRUCKERS!! I hope they had enough Porta-Potties! bullwinkle428 Oct 2013 #7

Lets see how 45 protesters get more press than our protests in DC that have hundreds of thousands. mucifer Oct 2013 #8

yet ows protesters get pepper sprayed and arrested leftyohiolib Oct 2013 #9

+1 jsr Oct 2013 #10

Why arrest them and impond the trucks? Why make them into martyrs? JHB Oct 2013 #14

Because it was intentional and poses a hazard to public safety. These WCLinolVir Oct 2013 #17

Did anyone block an emergency vehicle? oldhippie Oct 2013 #22

You must not drive much, when traffic is slowed on interstates there are usually rear end collisions Thinkingabout Oct 2013 #28

Some people just don't get it... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #32

Agreed Thinkingabout Oct 2013 #33

Did someone's father have a heart attack and get to the hospital too late? No? Comrade Grumpy Oct 2013 #48

Good! VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #51

.... caused by people not in control of their vehicles. nt oldhippie Oct 2013 #41

Nope you do not drive much, perhaps you are nkt aware there is a minimum speed on Thinkingabout Oct 2013 #61

Because on the Beltway, there is a left lane commercial vehicle restriction. Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #45

I didn't ask if they were violating any rules, I asked ...... oldhippie Oct 2013 #46

Yes, driving in the restricted lane is blocking emergency vehicular traffic. Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #47

Figures, words don't seem to mean ..... oldhippie Oct 2013 #49

That is exactly what it will say on the ticket they give you. Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #54

I guess having a pet peeve about the trend of ..... oldhippie Oct 2013 #55

Have fun arguing semantics before the magistrate. Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #56

I don't know if a vehicle was blocked, but it could have been. WCLinolVir Oct 2013 #63

Thank you for your comment. But, you know, ..... oldhippie Oct 2013 #65

What you got was the reason people objected to the way in which these WCLinolVir Oct 2013 #67

A few hours in jail isn't going to make anybody a martyr. Downtown Hound Oct 2013 #38

So what are the GOP offering truckers that will benefit them? nt kelliekat44 Oct 2013 #15

Bigger Truck Nutz? Salviati Oct 2013 #20

Snork! Comrade Grumpy Oct 2013 #50

Superintendent of Vir State police-804-786-5351. WCLinolVir Oct 2013 #16

Faux promoted this, claimed 300k trucks would show up. Their mission? Avalux Oct 2013 #19

300,000 give or take 299,980. Downtown Hound Oct 2013 #40

What would have happened if that was four angry grannies in pink Honda Civics? Stinky The Clown Oct 2013 #24

Or four old hippies in VW vans? Coyotl Oct 2013 #25

I wish I still had my VW van ...... oldhippie Oct 2013 #42

Pepper-Spray And Arrest, Sir --- Everyone Knows This The Magistrate Oct 2013 #26

And a good tasing. krispos42 Oct 2013 #31

Throw down the spikes. BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #27

Many of those bottles have urine in them! Lazy assholes B Calm Oct 2013 #30

15 mph at 9 am on I-495? How'd they do that? FarCenter Oct 2013 #29

I know. I considered myself lucky to ever get up to 10mph. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2013 #52

30 commercial trucks and 15 pickups........ yellowcanine Oct 2013 #37

Sounds like a groundswell of support Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2013 #39

aren't they a day early? onethatcares Oct 2013 #43

"About" 30 trucks? Lifelong Dem Oct 2013 #44

They tried, but ... surrealAmerican Oct 2013 #53

They should impound all vehicles for endangering the roadways. lpbk2713 Oct 2013 #57

There are dozens of us! Dozens! Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2013 #58

Tens of dozens... ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #59