Wow. And I thought our city having Code Rangers (citizens trained in code enforcement so they can properly tattle on their neighbors -way to improve neighbor relations by adding a map that shows where the CRs live-) was bad.
Okay... so you're plodding along the highway (I picture the 'old highway' that leads to my Dad's house... two lane but the limit is 55 (and who listens to that) ... and your horse drops an apple. You are expected to stop, dismount, pick it up, and carry it on to where you are going. I understand cleaning up after oneself, and in 'town' I would think that's okay... but the 'old highway' is called that because it isn't The Highway anymore. It's a two lane road that leads to ranches, and at 55+ MPH.
If I were in your shoes, I would look up ALL the cases of officers that have been hurt or killed in traffic stops because drivers clipped them. A horrible thought unto itself. Those men and women do NOT get the respect (or pay) they deserve, but that's another rant. The point is that it happens all too often that officers (and citizens) are hurt on shoulders every day. It is NOT safe to pull to the side and do your business (ticket, flat tire, whatever) anymore. People will HIT you, and sad to say many will just keep driving leaving a wounded person (and/or animal) lying there to die without a second thought. I would bring up these tragedies as an example of what can happen to people who stop in busy traffic or high speed limit areas. Stopping to shovel manure (that BTW helps the plants grow, people PAY for it) is a threat to your safety. As a taxpayer you've got just as much right to be ALIVE (if not more) than the snobs have the right to clean tires. (btw what the heck kind of OCD clean freak do you have to be to want your tires of all things to be clean? Have they sued the city to get them to ban the rain that makes mud too?)
Meh... sorry for the rant but that's just INSANE. A perfect example of too much freakin' government IMHO... one more reason I'm proud to be a Libertarian.
