Well, look what the cat dragged in.
Brr, it's cold this morning.
Is it pretty cold out?
Well, I met with ITD. They wanna make the roads safer for you, and try to get your complaining down to a minimum. So, we met bright and early this morning, when it was chilly, and, uh, yeah, still trying to warm up.
Yeah, a little bit foggy out this morning too.
Yeah.
Yeah. Nice, uh, creepy day out there.
[laughs]
Perfect day to launch Christmas music on Classy97. Oh-
And it looks like they're ready.
I... Dude, yeah, they're all Christmased up, over there.
I- I was rummaging under the tree, looking for my present.
I know, they ain't got nothing for me either. Yeah.
Yeah, I'm a little upset.
Yeah. Yeah, you, you get Josh.
[laughs]
You get Chantel. Yeah, Classy97 Christmas music is live, so if you need to get into the festive spirit, uh, tune into Classy.
Before you even eat a turkey.
M- might as well.
[laughs]
Might as well. Ah. So, how's Lieutenant Crane doing today?
Ah, I'm warming up. I'm doing good, yeah.
All right, I'm not doing so great.
[laughs]
Yeah.
That's a surprise.
Yeah. Yeah.
Wow, shocker.
Well, went to the- the big rock show, I- I'd call it a metal show, last night, Trans-Siberian Orchestra. I'm- I'm sure you've at least heard them.
I heard that, yes.
Okay. Yeah, you missed out by not being at this show.
I missed the invite.
Oh, sorry.
[laughs]
Uh, I'm gonna put that one on Josh. The- you know, since it was a Christmas show, that one's on Josh.
Oh, okay. All right.
Since Classy's the Christmas music channel. Yeah, it was incredible. One of the best shows I've ever seen. But I think the... I've- I've got two things going on. One of two things. Either I caught a bug, 'cause my chest hurts-
Oh, great, I'm outta here. [laughs]
Yeah, yeah, you might wanna back up-
[laughs]
... six feet. Uh-
And I was wondering why you were having me so close.
Yeah, scoot closer, buddy.
[laughs]
Come here.
Cuddle me.
[laughs] Or-
I'm feeling nauseous
... like, th- you know they had tons of fog in the arena, 'cause they had this, you know, the most insane laser show you could imagine. So, I- I could just be irritated by the, uh, the fog, 'cause I'm old and kind of wussy.
You could be irritated by about anything. [laughs]
Pretty much, pretty much. So, I'm relying on you to do most of the talking today.
Oh-
... 'cause I-
Very good
... I don't feel like it.
Very good.
I feel like, uh, taking a nap.
Ladies and gentlemen, sounds like we're gonna have a great show, please call in.
[laughs] Yeah, please call, listeners. Please don't make me just babble on and try to-
[laughs]
... get through this thing. I need your help. Plus, we wanna, you know-
Educate
... help peo- Exactly. We're here doing a- a service to the community. [upbeat music plays]
That's right, Traffic School time. 208-535-1015, the number to call if you got a question about the law or whatever. Oh, look at that. There's some, uh, imagery there that Peach has filmed at that Trans-Siberian Or- Orchestra show. That's the kinda stuff you were missing out on last night.
You're wound up now and we're just watching it down the street.
Yeah, look at, look at, look at the little freaking lights and lasers. It's crazy.
[laughs]
Crazy. Oh.
Hey, while you were out enjoying yourself, I was doing a secondary job in the e- pulling evening shift.
Oh, working for once, huh?
Working for a living. First time I really was working. [laughs]
[laughs] On your feet, huh?
Lots on my feet.
Damn.
Yeah.
W- You were telling me about the event. Um, it was at, uh, Texas Roadhouse and there was-
Yeah, Tip A Cop.
Tip A Cop. And it-
And I got plenty of tips. I don't know if they're very useful for the Special Olympics, but [laughs]-
Yeah? Better tips than you usually get, uh, with somebody on the side of the road?
Hey- hey, buddy, don't do this. [laughs]
[laughs] Well, I'm glad it went good and you guys raised a bunch of money.
I heard a rumor.
That's fantastic.
Yeah.
Cool. Uh, Kay Bear, you are live on Traffic School, powered by The Advocates. Who's this?
Jason.
Jason, what's up, man? What do you wanna know?
I was just wondering, how often do the, uh, radar guns get calibrated, and, uh, what's the certification for that?
Wow, that's a great question because that policy just changed. It used to be we'd calibrate them every two years. We'd run them through, have our, uh, radio techs, uh, calibrate each and every radar, make sure it was working. Now what they're saying is, uh, as long as it comes from the factory calibrated, and we check them, uh, morning and evening, and w- uh, with some tuning forks, as long as they're in calibration with them, they're in calibration.
Oh, really?
Yep.
Okay.
So-
'Cause, uh, I had-
... each radar comes with a set of tuning forks.
I... Huh, all right. Yeah, I had one, uh... Say I was doing 106 and, uh, the governor kicks in at 105, so I was just wondering.
And you were really doing 113? [laughs]
[laughs] I wish.
Hey, buddy, my- my truck's faster than that. Were you going downhill?
No, it was, uh, it was on flat land.
[laughs]
Are you aware, sir, I'm pretty sure no matter where you were at, you were breaking the law?
[laughs] Yeah, 106 or 104, I don't care. [laughs]
[laughs]
[laughs] The, uh... So, what's the charge below reckless? Is there a way to-
Inattentive.
Is that discretion or is that... Can it just be turned to a speeding ticket or is it reckless?
So, you have your options. Uh, reckless can't be cited just for speed alone. So, if you were doing 100 miles an hour and just driving in a straight line, there's no cars around you, that can't be reckless.
Uh-huh.
But if you're driving 100 miles an hour, weaving in and out of traffic, not using your turn signal and following too close, cutting cars off, that's reckless.
No, it was, uh, it was just a straight line. Bunch of people blocking the exits, so I was trying to get ahead of the crowd. [laughs]
[laughs] That's one way to do it.
[laughs] You gonna block this exit? I'll blow your doors off.
[laughs]
Yeah, well, as you know, only opening was way up there, so... [laughs]
[laughs] I got a ticket for $168 and flipped off 13 times.
[laughs]
[laughs] Yeah. Well, I hope you learned your lesson, sir.[laughs]
Uh, well, I keep it, uh, keep it under 20 over, anyways.
We are trying to change behavior here. [laughs]
[laughs] Yeah, way to go. I only go 20 over now.
[laughs] Yeah. Yeah, we'll keep it under reckless.
Hey, I-
[laughs]
... I like your argument you're gonna take it in front of the judge. "Listen, Your Honor."
[laughs] Yeah.
"He said I was doing 113, but I know for a fact, I was on my governor at 106."
[laughs]
I was going as fast as my vehicle can.
If I coulda went 113, I would've been, sir.
No, no. Hey, you o- you only live once, right?
[laughs]
Well, uh, you be, you be safe out there. All right? Uh, bad weather's coming.
Thanks for your donation. [laughs]
Oh, yeah. [laughs]
Right on, man. Pre-
All right.
Appreciate the call.
All right, thanks.
See ya. 208-535-1015, the number to call for Traffic School powered by The Advocates. [phone rings] Oh!
Oh!
How dare hang up on me. I don't need this crap. Not this morning.
[laughs] Not the- my chest hurts.
My chest hurts.
[laughs]
Can't you people help me? You know, I try to fire up Facebook, see if we have any online questions and I'm getting pummeled by lasers again. Geez. All right, let's, let's see if I got any, uh, online submitted questions while we wait for the callers. 208-535-1015. Uh, doesn't look like it.
[laughs]
So [laughs]
uh, e- everybody's sleeping in.
I love the effort you put forth on that. [laughs]
I pulled it up, I looked, uh, no.
[laughs]
[laughs] K-Bear, you are live on Traffic School powered by The Advocates. Who's this?
Uh, my name's Kizzy.
And what's your question for the program?
Okay. If you get pulled over and you actually have a legitimate reason for doing what you did-
Like everybody
... I try to cross... I know. I didn't actually cross the white line, but I hit the white line to make a wide turn because I lost my power steering. I'm also missing three bones in my wrist. And I-
A- are they the same place your power steering went? [laughs]
No, no, no.
[laughs]
I lost them-
Lost them at the same place
... when I got run over five years ago.
Oof.
Sorry.
Oof. Ugh.
But I was just wondering if somebody actually explained to you and you saw the melted brace, would you, like, continue to harass them for two and a half hours?
I love harassment. [laughs]
[laughs]
Right?
No, common sense would tell you, and we have discretion, right? That okay-
Right
... if, if you cross over the, the white fog line to make a turn, we stop you 'cause we're concerned you might be under the influence, and we get up to that-
Right
... and you say, "Hey, look at my wrist. I'm wearing a wrist brace because I was involved in an accident. My... Check my power steering out. It doesn't work. I have to make wide turns so I can make this work." Uh, hopefully it's gonna be, "All right. Well, be careful and just know that, hey, if you're gonna make a left-hand turn and you're swinging wide right, sometimes people will sneak up on the inside of you and you could be in an accident. Be cautious and watch your surroundings." So hopefully, uh, common sense would rule in that, but yeah.
Thank you. That's really all I wanted [laughs] to know. Thank you.
Hey.
You bet. Have a great day.
You too. Bye-bye.
But if you want harassment... [laughs]
[laughs] We know the guys.
Yo, you're live on Traffic School powered by The Advocates. Who's this?
Hey, Sunday, Sunday, Sunday. What are you guys doing?
Oh!
There he is.
There he is again.
There he is.
We're just at home polishing our aluminum.
[laughs]
Oh, yeah. [laughs]
So what up, Crazy Carl?
So in regards... In regards to the first caller's... Uh, when does a speeding ticket become a felony?
[laughs]
Wow. Okay.
[laughs]
Crazy Carl-
I mean, like-
... would be the guy who wants to know.
Yeah. Yeah, because if you had my Beetle...
[laughs]
Could it be a felony?
Uh, a speeding ticket will never be a felony. Now, what would happen is if there's contributing circumstances, like speed that caused a crash that took someone's life, that would be a felony.
Right.
Or seriously maim somebody.
Right. Right. Yep.
But speeding alone, no, it's not a felony.
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Uh, so my second question is: On Garrett Way, it's a three lanes, turn lane, three lanes, uh, there's one block till I hit the light. Can I cut across all three lanes in order to get in that left lane as long as there's no traffic coming?
Uh, do you have a signal light?
Yes, sir.
[laughs]
[laughs] I mean-
You are armed.
... just good luck everybody. You know, I mean... [laughs]
Yeah, I know what you're talking. If you're coming into that right there, you gotta get clear over that. I mean, that's all you do. You just turn your signal on, make sure it's clear and move over.
Right, right. So, so I can go three lanes over into the turn lane straight over?
Try one at a time. I wouldn't do it in a-
I mean-
... like a 90 degree.
Yeah. [laughs]
[laughs]
[laughs] Just go over. No,, I was in- I was, I was in San Diego, uh, with my wife. We were going to a Metallica concert and I realized that- Good
for you
... I needed this exit.
[laughs]
Good for you. [laughs]
Oh, it was a great show by the way.
Listen everybody, my life is great. [laughs]
Oh, man. But, uh-
My life is so much better than yours. [laughs]
Mm-hmm. Oh, it's always a good time to see a Metallica though. But, uh, anyways, I, I realized in this past mile-
You know, I thought he was gonna say, "It's always a good time spending time with my wife." But that wasn't the answer. The answer was-
No, see Metallica. Good job!
Metallica. Yes. [laughs]
Well, well I, I don't think she could say the same for me. [laughs]
[laughs]
But, uh, but no, I, I, all of a sudden I realized I needed this exit coming up in a half mile, and I did a seven-lane change. And, uh, thankfully it was clear. That was, that was the, uh, that was a pinnacle of my career. [laughs]
[laughs]
That was... My, my wife didn't think... So it was like, it was like a Kingpin when the guy, yeah, he's like freaked out. Uh, uh, the girl was driving. I, anyway, movie scene. But, uh, yeah, she, she was not happy about that. She was pretty freaked out. Yeah.
But, uh, I thought it was awesome. I've never done a seven-lane change before. It was great. [laughs]
[laughs] The great things about Carl, that's our audition.
[laughs] That's right.
Oh, man.
[laughs]
You should try it sometime. [laughs]
[laughs]
Yeah.
Right on.
Our edition of Why Carl's Life is Better Than Yours. [laughs]
[laughs]
And Carl Ponders.
We will be back with you next Friday for the new edition. [laughs]
Oh, yeah. Right on. [laughs] All right. Well, sweet, man. Well, uh, yeah, try to keep it under the speed limit and, uh, yeah, we'll see you guys next week, man.
[laughs]
Sounds good, Carl. Good to hear from you, man.
Eat your turkey.
We'll see ya.
Peace.
Mm-hmm. Bye.
Okay, there, you are live on Traffic School, powered by The Advocates. Who's this?
This is Bennett.
Bennett, what's up, man?
Is it legal to lane split in Idaho?
No. Dun-dun-dun, no.
Great. Well, my next question is,
why is it legal anywhere?
[laughs]
Well, some, some states, uh, you know, hate motorcyclists more than others, I guess, and, uh, [laughs] are less concerned about their safety. No, I think in bigger-
Uh, I'm a motorcyclist.
... cities, you know, when you're getting backed up in traffic... I mean, that's in places like LA and stuff, right, Lieutenant Crane, that you tend to see that kinda thing allowed?
Anywhere in California. [laughs]
Anywhere in California. I mean, what about Utah?
I don't know about Utah.
I know. Yeah.
Yeah. I do have a trooper that worked for me that, uh, retired outta Utah. He knows all things Utah.
All right. Well, who cares about Utah? [laughs]
And he might be listening right now. Maybe he'll text me.
All right. All right. Fantastic. So, yeah, you'd have to call-
He drives the black Cor- or, uh, the, uh, Mustang for us.
Nice.
The dark horse.
Nice.
Yeah.
Lucky guy.
Yeah. [laughs]
[laughs] So there you go, Bennett. We don't know why.
Well, it, it's funny because I, I don't see it a lot on
Well, we're not laughing.
Yeah, it's no laughing matter.
Uh, I understand because, you know, usually I'm in my truck and all of a sudden I'll have one come zipping by me, thinking he's gonna take my mirror off and I'm like, "Uh,
what's going on here?" [laughs]
Yeah. Yeah, it doesn't seem like the best idea to me. But, uh,
I don't know.
Yeah, 'cause they're, they're always doing it on those... what, I'm gonna call it a rice burner, here in, uh, Pocatello.
Yeah, un- unfortunately, people do break the law-
No! No!
... from time to time. [laughs] Yeah. I know, it happens.
[laughs]
H- hang on while I, I get a drink of my, uh, White Claw here.
[laughs]
This day...
Isn't somebody funny? [laughs]
[laughs] Well, there you go, Bennett.
Yeah, I was just curious about that 'cause I, I know it's legal in California and maybe some other states.
You can move there. There's a lotta empty houses. [laughs]
[laughs]
Yeah, no thank you. [laughs]
[laughs]
No thank you.
Well, person-
In fact, you know, when Peaches comes in, let him know, "Hey,
that's where he's from. You know, back there."
You could do a house swap. A house swap.
[laughs] An okay-
Yeah. You could swap houses with somebody from there that wants to come here and you wanna go there.
And then you sell their house-
And then come back. [laughs]
... and you're gonna... Yeah, you're gonna seriously profit. [laughs]
Right. [laughs] Well, thank you guys very much.
Hey, thanks, Bennett. Have a good one, man.
You too. Bye.
Okay, there, you are live on Traffic School, powered by The Advocates. Who's this?
This is Kiersey. How are you guys?
Kiersey, doing great. What's up?
All right. Well, to start, love you guys. Love the show.
Yeah.
Thank you. We always love hearing that.
I know the rules. [laughs] All right.
[laughs] Oh, you and Victor are both rule followers, I'll tell you that.
That's right. I'd never break any rules.
Did you just hear him telling, "I have to do this. It's the law." [laughs]
I'm on the phone with a cop, I'm supposed to be. What is this?
That's right.
[laughs] All right. So, the new diamond interchanges in Rexburg. My question is, if you are at the light turning right in the middle of that interchange, are you legally allowed to safely take that right-hand turn if there's no oncoming traffic?
Uh, no you're not, because that's a red arrow bulb. And so when you have a red arrow bulb, you have to stop and stay stopped until you get green. If it was a red round bulb, you could do it.
Okay, awesome. That's all I wanted to know.
Right on.
Okay. Thank you.
Appreciate the call today.
Okay, thank you guys.
See ya.
Have a good one.
Bye.
[laughs]
She's got Carl's sheep. [laughs]
I wish I had that kinda energy this morning. She was, she was in good spirits.
She was awesome.
Yeah.
Yeah, and you know what I like is her... Or her, I... You and she both wanna follow the law.
I always follow the law.
Yeah. "I have to play this. It's the law."
Hey, you don't monkey around with the FCC.
[laughs]
Government's involved, who knows? Who knows?
Yeah, you are a big respecter of the government. [laughs]
Uh, absolutely. Absolutely. Don't forget to vote, everybody, by this second. Or on the 2nd.
'Cause Victor has done his duty.
I have. And I'm throwing out the reminder as often as possum to... Or as awesome-
Awesome as possum. [laughs]
Uh. Often as possible. Awesome as possum. Boy. Yeah, we need callers. 208-535-1015. Uh, yeah. So crossing the, uh, the white line on the road, um, you know, veering over it, that would be illegal at any time, right?
Well, failure to maintain your lane.
Yeah.
Right? Now, if your tires just hit it, you're okay. But if your tires go completely over the white line, then that's when we can start to enforce the law.
Okay. I was just checking, 'cause I was driving behind a, uh, Idaho Falls police officer the other day-
And he was doing it.
He went over the white line.
[laughs]
So I wanted to tattle.
Were his tires going [imitates tires grumbling]?
Uh, no, no, this was on Sunny Side.
Oh.
The center white line. Dotted white line.
I'm glad, I'm glad you're ready to step up and tattle on anybody. [laughs]
I know. I wanted to make sure to let the Idaho Falls police know-
[laughs]
... one of your officers is breaking the law. [laughs]
Outta 20 million miles driven this year, one guy hit the white line.
Just for a second. [laughs]KBAR, you're live on Traffic School powered by the Advocates. Who's this?
Hey.
Hey, what's up? What's your question?
So, regarding to the question that the other gal just asked, I wanted to get some clarification. So when-
Red means no. [laughs]
[laughs]
Yes, I know that. But you said if it's an arrow light, but I do believe they're round lights.
But you're in the middle of the intersection there so you can't, uh, you're just going straight across so you can't go.
So if you're coming down, you're making a right-hand turn and it's a free flow, that's right, uh, red arrow bulb. You cannot turn right. Out in the middle, you can only go straight across, you can't turn left or right. You can only go straight across, so a red bulb keeps you stopped.
Okay. So like, coming off Highway 30, or Highway 20 at exit 333...
She's throwing a lot of numbers out there.
Too many numbers.
At 55 miles an hour.
Ugh.
At 5-5 MPH.
I feel like I'm in school. Ugh.
[laughs]
But you're coming down and you're coming onto highway, well it's Highway 33. Let's see, it's...
Oh, I know where you're at.
Yeah, where Dutch Bros and all that crap is.
And you're-
And you want to go right onto Main Street.
Yeah, you want to go right, but you-
Yeah, you have a red arrow bulb so you can't turn right.
Can't turn right, okay.
You can't turn right.
So, we need to have officers up there.
[laughs]
[laughs] Again, people break the law.
She's got an easy solution.
[laughs]
Yeah.
Fix it, dummy.
[laughs] Go park over there, Lieutenant Crane. Keep an eye out.
I like how factual she is. Hey-
Easy tickets
... easy fix here, dummy.
[laughs]
Yeah, no, I, I see it all the time and so, and I wondered because I know at other lights you can stop, make sure no one's going, and then proceed.
If it's a round bulb.
Yeah, if it's the round. And so I was just wanting clarification and
I got it, so-
Ex-
... I'm extremely happy.
Excellent. Well, we appreciate-
But I hate, I hate that area because it's more of a nightmare now.
You and Victor have a lot in common. [laughs]
[laughs] Just the Rexburg area in general. [laughs]
Yeah. Rexburg area in general is a nightmare.
Well, we appreciate your call today.
Thank you guys for everything that you do and
keep on doing what you do.
Hey-
Thank you. Have a great day
... appreciate the call. Have a good one.
Yep. Mm-hmm. Bye.
KBAR, you're live on Traffic School powered by the Advocates. Who's this?
This is Tate.
Tate, what's up, man? What do you want to know?
Hey, I re- if I recall when I took my motorcycle test, there's a certain amount of time you can wait at a stoplight and if it doesn't sense you, you can proceed. And I've got the same situation but I'm in my car heading home from Menan to Rye Ridge and that stoplight seems to struggle to, to sense that I'm there and doesn't change signals. How long do I need to wait before I can proceed?
I think the problem is there's not a stoplight in Menan or Rye Ridge. [laughs]
[laughs]
In, in between the two. I'm trying to get... I'm going through Rigby.
That's called Rigby. [laughs].
Yeah.
Yeah, th- those are on, uh, time and man, if you're at the stoplight in Rigby it should change because it's the main, main light. Of the two lights-
All right
... you got are the main, so yeah.
Okay, 'cause sometimes if I hit my brights I can, I think I can hit the camera and it'll change coming up to it, but sometimes if I don't-
No camera, just a time
... I can sit there for... Okay.
All right.
All right. Thanks.
But there are times when it seems like, you know, at an intersection the lights will get, you know, just stalled up. They don't change.
Yeah, absolutely.
And that, w- didn't you say it's, like, three light cycles or something?
Yeah. Three light cycles and then be cautious.
Yeah.
Okay.
Yeah.
All right. Thank you.
Hey, thanks for the call, man. Have a good one.
But that's not gonna happen in the middle of the day, or in the morning commute traffic.
Now, that, uh, it usually happens to me, if it does, it's like, you know-
When no other cars are on the street
... 5:45.
Yeah.
Yeah. Pretty early in the morning.
But yeah, in commute traffic you're not gonna have that happen and you're really not gonna want to try to shoot across because you're gonna get in a crash.
Yeah. KBAR, you're live on Traffic School powered by the Advocates. Who's this?
Uh, Tony.
Tony. What's up, man?
Tony.
So you said you can't cross the white line. I, when you, uh, are getting on a highway on the on ramp, a lot of people pull over, uh, to do whatever they gotta do before they get on the highway.
Hey, you know what I love about you bringing this up?
Yeah.
That's exactly what I was meeting with ITD on this morning. They're, uh, taking all those intersections without on and off ramps out of commission. And so there will be no reason to do that, uh, here shortly all the way clear to Ashton.
Wow.
What about the one like, uh, high, on, uh, the interstate here going to Mud Lake? Going out to Safe Junction?
Where is an on and off ramp? Or where's the...
Well, just a typical like 31 coming from Safe Junction and you turn off and go to, uh, Roberts, for example.
Okay.
But how would you cross the white line because that's an off ramp?
Uh, well, when you get, when you're exiting the high, exiting the highway, uh, you pull off on the on ramp itself to-
Yeah, so those off ramps-
... change drivers or
... are designed that you can decelerate at a rapid enough pace that you're supposed to maintain your, uh, the speed limit until you get on the off ramp.
Okay. Uh, is it legal to stop in the, in the, in, in that lane to change drivers or do whatever you have to on the-
It's not legal to stop in any of the travel lanes. If you need to do that, you can pull completely off the shoulder of the road, stop-
Okay
... change dri- drivers. And, and to pull off signal and pull off, that's not an issue. But what is becomes an issue is if you're just driving and you drift across the white line without signal.
Got it.
Yep.
Fantastic. You guys are awesome, appreciate it.
Hey man, appreciate the call today.
Bye. Bye.
Have a great day.
208-535-1015, the number to call for Traffic School powered by The Advocates. Uh, anything the community should be aware of? I mean, we got a holiday coming up, probably a lot of travel going on. Anything aside from don't drive like an idiot?
And don't talk politics at the turkey table. [laughs]
Oh, geez. Not this year. [laughs]
Yeah, no, just that, you know, if you're gonna go somewhere don't
condense your timeline to the point that you're on edge before you even leave the house.
Yeah, you should probably try to show up with a good attitude.
Yeah. [laughs]
It's helpful for your family and friends. They don't want to put up with your crap.
Well, and safety in travel.
Absolutely. Hey there, you're live on Traffic School powered by The Advocates. Who's this?
This is Rob and Crazy Carson.
Rob and Crazy Carson. All right, what's up?
Hey, uh, talking about the, uh, the diamond up in Rexburg. Carson's dad got in a car accident and he was asking about, um, a guy pulled off on the on-ramp going southbound
and hit his- Brakes. Hit his brakes. I was a witness, so...
So okay, so the guy, like-
The guy jumped the front and you're supposed to be, uh, accelerating to 70. And he hits his brakes and stops causing an accident. And- Getting on Highway 20. Getting on Highway 20, correct.
Okay. All right.
And, uh, his father was cited for rear-ending him.
For following too close?
Probably. Uh-
That's kind of what Victor does-
He followed me home
... to me, it makes me nervous.
[laughs]
Scoot a little closer.
Of course.
Yeah.
We walk around-
You've got to back off
... the studio here. I'm like, "Really, you can back off." [laughs]
[laughs] Come closer. [laughs]
[laughs]
No, you gotta, you gotta go. [laughs]
Yeah, I mean, I hope s- nobody w- it, it seems like did the other driver get cited for anything? Like because, I mean, if you slam on your brakes on an on-ramp, that seems not, not great-
Exactly
... to be accurate.
He didn't get cited for anything.
Mm-hmm.
Man.
And he had, like...
Three beers. [laughs]
[laughs]
He... [laughs] His was, like, expired too.
Yeah, I mean, they, the officer does an investigation, right?
Yes, yeah.
And that, uh...
So what I would suggest, couple of things can happen on that. One-
Yep
... is if you don't agree with the way the investigation went, you absolutely have the opportunity to go in and plead not guilty. That would give you a pretrial conference with the prosecutor. And you can go in and say, "Hey, this is the way we seen it," explain your side of the story. He'll do some follow-up with the officer and make a decision from there.
Sounds like a plan.
Okay.
All right, man.
I think his father's gonna go and, uh, talk to the prosecutor obviously. I would.
Oh, yeah, if you... I mean that's... You're right, anytime you get even, uh, like a speeding ticket-
Anything
... you can go in and-
Any kind of court proceeding.
Yeah.
You have the right to plead not guilty and get an opportunity to visit with the prosecutor.
Uh, one uh, one other thing gentlemen. We would like to, um, issue a, a request to give some citations for driving too slow in the left-hand lane. [laughs]
Oh.
[laughs] That is annoying.
Man. [laughs]
[laughs]
[Laughs] 'Cause when I'm trying to do 90-
[laughs]
... they're in the way.
And rear end people on the on-ramp.
[laughs]
My Volkswagen Beetle doesn't go that fast, but... [laughs]
[laughs]
Yeah, it can be annoying.
Thank you gentlemen, appreciate it.
Hey, you have a great day.
Yeah, you guys too. Bye.
See you.
Hey there, you're live on Traffic School powered by The Advocates. Who's this?
Hey there.
Hey, what's up?
I have a question. I got pulled over.
Great.
And it's been a while since we did my, my driver's test and everything, so I could be wrong. But I got pulled over for not having my blinker on for six seconds. Is that true? Because I don't think anybody do that.
Hmm.
Six seconds?
Six seconds? Now reasonable-
Yes, I got cited for not having a blinker on for six seconds before I merged over to the next lane.
And you got cited?
I did. I got a ticket. [laughs]
I don't want to know the officer's name, but where were you?
Uh, I was on Woodrow.
Okay, so an Idaho Falls police officer cited you for that?
Yes.
Okay. Yeah, there might be more to the story than that because there's really nothing in... There's areas you can't... If you waited six seconds, you'd be way past your intersection.
[laughs] Yeah.
Yeah. And it, like, that's all, that's all he told me was six seconds is what he got me for. He didn't say I was speeding, which I wasn't, nothing. It was just six seconds of my blinkers not being on.
You offended him. [laughs]
[laughs]
Yeah, I guess like the previous caller-
Yeah. That's-
Yeah.
Got to be a good one to go plead not guilty on and, uh, give your side of the story.
Yeah. Well, I paid the ticket. It's done and over. But, I mean, I just thought it was really weird.
Yeah. Yeah. Well, you know, next time, sometimes you gotta take that battle to court.
Ah, that's right.
That's right.
The only one I could think about that I would cite like that, would be Victor.
[laughs] Yeah.
[laughs]
They're always messing with me, getting n- no brakes.
And why would I do it? Just to tick him off. [laughs]
[laughs]
It's what he does. Every Friday morning about 8:45, ticks me off. [laughs]
[laughs]
Well, we appreciate the call today and, uh, hope you have a great weekend.
You too, thank you.
Turn that turn signal on.
[laughs]
I will. I'll count to six seconds.
I would just-
Six seconds.
I would just drive around with it on. [laughs]
[laughs]
Yeah. Sure.
Great. Thank you.
Always be prepared. [laughs]
Thank you.
Thanks. See ya. Okay, let's see, I got a message sent to me, it says, "Traffic School question. Not sure how to explain this intersection, so I'll send a photo. If I'm-"
We're good at pictures. [laughs]
Yeah. I, I'm glad there's a, a graphic. "If I'm the red arrow...""And I'm continuing to go forward on 300 North, but another vehicle, the yellow arrow is making that curve onto 300 North who yields?" Here's his map. So,
that- that's weird looking. Is that a... I- I don't... This is the Lewisville Highway and 300 North.
Looks like that one guy's going the wrong direction.
That's what I was gonna say, 'cause that looks kinda like a... Well, I- I don't know. Do you know that intersection?
Lewisville Highway and where?
Uh, 300 North. East 300 North.
I don't know if I know that intersection.
Yeah, it's got a little 48. Is that like an exit? I don't know, that's... Sorry, Joe, that's a weird, weird spot there.
Oh, oh, I know where this is at.
Okay.
So, that's the road that goes out to
Manan.
Mm-hmm.
Or not... Yeah, out towards Manan, right? And then to Roberts. So, 48 is the main road. So, whoever's on Highway 48 has the right of way.
Okay.
So, if you're going straight off to 300, you have to yield to the car coming, uh, eastbound on 48.
That looks
like it wasn't designed very good.
Oh, no, it's okay.
Is it? Okay.
Yeah. So, what happened is they just left it squared up so you can come and get off either direction so it doesn't cause a hazard when you're trying to get... That's... There's a lot of people that get on and off right there and it's a curve, a natural curve in 48.
Okay.
And so, but if you are traveling westbound, you have to yield to the traffic going eastbound.
Okay. And there's no stop sign or any... But there's a yield sign probably?
Well, no. Uh, the stop sign is on 300 North coming back onto 48.
Okay. I hope that answers your question, Joe. I'm confused.
Yeah, he'll understand. If you're on 48, you have to yield before you go to 300.
Okay.
Because you're crossing over the other lane of travel.
All right, all right. That makes sense.
That has the right of way.
All right. If there's any last minute questions, everybody, you better call right this second.
Move!
208-535-1015 for Traffic School powered by The Advocates. Went- went by kinda quick today.
Are you gonna be around next Friday?
Um, I will.
No!
'Cause we don't get Black Friday off. So, yes.
Work, work, work.
I'll be here just, you know, doing what I do. Working hard.
[laughs]
So, I- I don't know. Are you guys going out of town?
Making a dollar for the man.
Yeah, I guess, uh... You can keep me posted if you're gonna be around.
Yeah, I think I'm gonna be out of town.
Okay. I kinda figured where it's holiday weekend. You know, I could have taken it off, probably should have, but I don't know. Maybe I still will.
But that's not you. You're a worker.
That's right. I never stop working.
[laughs]
I'm here today, chest hurts. Okay, now we got people calling.
But I'm pushing through.
That's right. Gotta [chokes back spit]. Uh, K-Bear, you're live on Traffic School powered by The Advocates. Who's this?
Hi, this is John.
John, what's up, man?
So, I was wondering with, uh, with these dash cams that people have these days, I know a lot of times, um, police might ask for that footage to see who was at fault in an accident, something like that. Why can't we just have traffic bounties with those things?
Traffic bounties?
Mm.
So, you just-
Yeah
... catch people breaking the law and you turn in your video footage, you can get paid by the government?
Or tie them up, put them on your horse and take them back to the sheriff and... You know.
Yeehaw!
[laughs]
I like it.
This would be the problem for that, is you would be the one responsible to testify in court if it went to court, because we wouldn't have seen it. You would, and you're the one that collected the evidence.
Okay.
Yep.
So, yeah. I- I- I'd highly doubt they're gonna-
You would be busy
... start doing that soon. Yeah.
[laughs]
You know what you could do? You could get a job at the Idaho State Police.
Yeah, we're hiring.
They're hiring right now.
[laughs]
We love cowboys that can ride horses and rope. [laughs]
But there- but there- there would never be a thing where you could, you know, submit your videos to this website and maybe we can get these people that are going 120 down the highway?
Uh, you can... We're not gonna have a place where you can submit that, but if you had something that you caught on tape and you brought it to us and we could identify the vehicle and the driver, the location and the time, we could take action on that. But, you would be the one responsible for the testimony.
Gotcha.
Yep.
Okay.
All right, man. Well, have a great weekend.
You too. Thank you much.
Thanks. K-Bear, you're live on Traffic School powered by The Advocates. Who's this?
This is Katie.
Katie, what's up?
Hey. So, my scenario, my husband believes that if he's the passenger in the vehicle and we get pulled over, he's not gonna get a seatbelt ticket if he's not wearing one.
So, he only ever wears his seatbelt when he's driving.
Does he n- ... And this is when you're driving? When he needs it the most?
Yeah.
[laughs]
Yeah, when I'm driving, of course.
[laughs].
Lieutenant Crane? I have a feeling I know the answer to this one, but...
Right? And I've tried telling him, like, "No, that's not the way it works. If you're not wearing a seatbelt, you're gonna get a ticket."
And what's your bet on this? What- what's the- what's the stakes?
There really isn't a bet right now.
Do you wanna bet him real quick before you get the answer? [laughs]
Yeah, you should bet him. [laughs] You should really bet him.
[laughs].
He's at home.
Do you want a minute to call him and call us back? [laughs]
[laughs] Yeah, you- you should bet him.
Hey what- what is this guy doing that I'm not? His wife's driving around. She's working. He's at home.
This guy's got it good.
Right? Well, I'm just like, "Okay, well, does that mean that you trust my driving more than you trust your own driving? That's why you don't wear a seatbelt when I'm driving?"
That's a great question, but the answer is yes.
Yeah, he-
If you get stopped for a vi- valid reason and the officer walks up and your husband's not wearing his seatbelt, he can ask for his, uh, identification and cite him for no seatbelt.
Thank you.
[laughs]
Thank you.
Thanks. [laughs]
I'm glad you love your husband. [laughs]
Well, love's a strong word.
[laughs] I'll tell you what, that bum is gonna start wearing his seatbelt. [laughs]
[laughs]
If I'm gonna go out and work all week...... support their family.
And, you could tell him it's also a good idea to wear a seatbelt. [laughs]
'Cause the way you're mad at him, I can see something happening on the dr- or the passenger side.
[laughs]
Right?
Ugh. Well, there you go.
Well, he does work. He works nights up at the hospital.
Oh, sure, now you're trying to protect him.
[laughs]
Yeah.
We see this all the time-
Well-
... in these relationships.
[laughs]
[laughs] His job is to protect everybody up there, so...
He's a safety officer, but he [laughing] won't wear his seatbelt?
Yeah. He's in the key security.
Security.
Oh.
Yeah.
Well, he should secure himself and his [laughs] and his seat.
Right?
I might have to act quickly.
Right?
[laughs]
I might have to exit this vehicle quickly if we're not getting along. [laughs]
Well, there you go. You won.
Awesome, thanks.
Thanks, have a good one.
You too. Bye.
Hey, there. You're live on Traffic School, powered by The Advocates. I guess we'll make you our final caller. Who's this?
Oh, sweet. I made it in. Awesome.
Just in time.
How are you guys doing today?
Good.
This is Chris.
Doing pretty... Well, I'm not that great, Chris. But what's up?
His, his chest hurts. [laughs]
My chest hurts, dude.
There you are. It's Friday, right? It's Friday.
He needs some help from his mom. [laughs]
[laughs] Somebody to take care of me?
Is it weird that he's asked me to just-
All day, um-
... hold a blanket on him and cuddle him while we're doing this?
Please!
Can you go get me some chicken soup?
[laughs]
Oh, Victor, I feel your pain. I- I'm actually from Burley myself, so...
I'm not... I would not say I'm from Burley. I got stuck there.
Well, you- you live there, right? Yeah. [laughs]
I lived there for about a year. I worked there for, like, nine years.
Oh, just a year? Oh, okay. Gotcha.
I would make an hour drive to not have to live in that town. [laughs]
[laughs]
That's why I got out. That's why I... [laughs]
Yes, it's the worst. It's the worst.
Oh, my goodness. Uh, yeah, question. Couple questions, actually. So on, on the highways, when you're going through, like, the mountain passes or going through an area where it has some tighter turns, you've got your posted speed limit, but then, you know, occasionally you'll have the caution signs with the smaller speed limit below it. Is that, by law, the speed you're suppo- Like, you can get a ticket if you go over that speed?
The only thing they can enforce is black and white signs.
Okay, okay. So those are just like, "You should probably-
Yeah
... do this or it's gonna be a bad day."
Suggested speeds in orange and black is just a suggested speed.
Got it. Okay. Just wanted to... Yeah. 'Cause I'm always... My wife, you know, when we ride, she's like, "You need to slow down." I'm like, "It- it- you can go a little bit faster."
[laughs] Push her a little bit.
Then she's like, "Watch, there's gonna be a, there's gonna be a cop around the corner." I'm like, "I- I- I- I don't think it's..." I don't know.
Does your wife think she's gotta wear a seatbelt in the passenger seat? [laughs]
Yeah. [laughs]
Y- Yes, she does. Yes, she does at all times.
[laughs]
[laughs] Uh, the other, the other question, um, so occasionally when I'm on the highway or when I'm in town, I'll pass, like, in town, I'll pass by a state trooper. I- I'm assuming they're just, you know, it's a faster way of going through town-
Just waste- wasting time
... to get to, get to the highway.
[laughs]
No, or vice versa. I'll see the in-town cops on the highway. Do either one of them have the, uh, the power to pull you over no matter where you are, even if you're not on a state highway?
Man, that's a great question.
Or city, or city?
Where are you from originally?
Uh, f- uh, born and raised in Burley, um, currently living in Rexburg, but I work in IS.
Oh. This guy's a world traveler.
He is?
Idaho travel-
Yeah. Yeah, I've been everywhere.
[laughs]
So, the answer to that is this. Idaho State Police has law enforcement jurisdiction anywhere in the state of Idaho.
Ooh, okay.
Yep. Now, county, they have, uh, jurisdiction anywhere in the county. So they can be in the city, they can... Anywhere in their county, they can have jurisdiction. The city-
Okay.
If their city boundaries cut across a highway or interstate, they have jurisdiction in that area. So there's areas o- where I-15 goes through the city of Idaho Falls, and there's areas that Highway 20 goes through the city limits-
Yeah
... of Idaho Falls. They have jurisdiction in those areas.
I've never seen the state trooper pull somebody over on, um, in the town, but I have seen the county cops on the highway with somebody pulled over.
Yep, and they have jurisdi-
That's what I was wondering. I'm like, so I'm like, "Wait a minute, do they pulling double duty here, or what's going on?" [laughs]
They're like, "Those lazy bums, those troopers." [laughs]
[laughs]
Oh, that's great. Well, that's, that's, uh, all the questions I had for today, so I appreciate you guys. Keep it up. I love the show. You guys are doing great.
Hey, thank you, man. I hope you have an awesome weekend.
You too. All right, we'll see you.
See you. All right. We survived. Done it.
And you're still alive.
So far. So far.
[laughs]
I- I've got a lot I need to get done around here, and I'm not looking forward to it, but, uh, I've made it through the show so far.
Make a call to your mom. She'll talk you up and get you going.
My mom's no longer with us.
Oh.
Oh, I got no mom to call. Oh. I'll just take care of myself.
[laughs]
[laughs] It's okay. I took a little ibuprofen, you know?
Just a little, huh?
Just a little, yeah. The- the-
12 tablets. [laughs]
The recommended dosage.
Dosage. [laughs]
That's right. All right, everybody. Next Friday morning, uh, something will be going on. Maybe it'll be ask me almost anything, powered by The Advocates. I don't know, but we'll-
If you're nice, maybe I'll call in.
Maybe Lieutenant Crane will call in. We'll see.
No, I'm saying if you're nice, not the, not the listeners.
Oh. Oh, well, the listeners are never nice.
[laughs]
[laughs] Ah. Well, you and your family have a great Thanksgiving.
Thank you. I don't know if they'll go with me, but I hope they do.
[laughs]
Good luck. Oh, I- I was gonna ask, did you get an airing date yet on Family Feud?
Oh, Mylanta. I can't believe you... I forgot all about that. Uh, we haven't.
Okay. I- I know you'd mentioned it was supposed to be, like, January or something.
Yeah. Yeah.
So it c- it came up earlier this week, uh, 'cause, you know, the Ghost Hunters guys were in Pokey.
Oh, okay.
And so I was like, "Oh, yeah, and Lieutenant Crane's gonna be on Family Feud." But, uh, gotta let us know.
Yeah. Well, I- I... We haven't heard yet, so we'll see.
We gotta make it a big event-
Oh, huge
... since you won't tell me what happened.
[laughs]
You know? To-
Bound by the law. [laughs]
She's got a nondisclosure agreement. [laughs]
[laughs]
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