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The real surprise here is that SF police pulled over a car at all. Have been here for more than a decade and I can count the times I have seen a car pulled over

The real surprise here is that SF police pulled over a car at all. Have been here for more than a decade and I can count the times I have seen a car pulled over in SF on one finger - meanwhile, I have seen numerous cars blow through red lights, speeding, U-turns in the middle of the street etc. in front of police with no response.

pie42000 5y ago
Yeah, this was my impression as well. In Chicago you have police actively pulling people over all the time. In SF i have literally not seen a single person pulled over in the year I've been here. For context, in Chicago i would see about 1 per day, and double that in Wisconsin.
- colinmhayes 5y ago
  > In Chicago you have police actively pulling people over all the time Lived in Chicago for 25 years, this is pretty much the opposite of my experience. Seems like 90% of the time someone is pulled over here they're being arrested so I don't think it's because of a traffic violation.
- pbrb 5y ago
  In Chicago? Like, in the city proper and not the suburbs? I've lived most of my life in Chicago, and it's basically unheard of to get pulled over for a traffic violation. Lately, blatant disregard for traffic laws in Chicago has gotten so bad that it's a little terrifying. It's become a common thread on the r/chicago subreddit with regular posts pointing out how bad it's gotten and how police never stop anybody. Here are two posts from yesterday alone: https://www.reddit.com/r/chicago/comments/tzyrmn/red_lights_are_discretionary_now/ https://www.reddit.com/r/chicago/comments/tzyrmn/red_lights_... https://www.reddit.com/r/chicago/comments/u0x3sd/im_getting_reeeaaaaaallll_sick_of_cars_not/ https://www.reddit.com/r/chicago/comments/u0x3sd/im_getting_... EDIT: Wanted to point this out b/c I think it's a larger problem in general of people not following rules of the road, not isolated to specific cities.
_hhkc 5y ago
Yeah this is the real surprise for me as well. How many cars drive around SF with no license plates and the SFPD doesn't do anything about it.

pie42000 5y ago

Yeah, this was my impression as well. In Chicago you have police actively pulling people over all the time. In SF i have literally not seen a single person pulled over in the year I've been here. For context, in Chicago i would see about 1 per day, and double that in Wisconsin.

colinmhayes 5y ago
> In Chicago you have police actively pulling people over all the time Lived in Chicago for 25 years, this is pretty much the opposite of my experience. Seems like 90% of the time someone is pulled over here they're being arrested so I don't think it's because of a traffic violation.
pbrb 5y ago
In Chicago? Like, in the city proper and not the suburbs? I've lived most of my life in Chicago, and it's basically unheard of to get pulled over for a traffic violation. Lately, blatant disregard for traffic laws in Chicago has gotten so bad that it's a little terrifying. It's become a common thread on the r/chicago subreddit with regular posts pointing out how bad it's gotten and how police never stop anybody. Here are two posts from yesterday alone: https://www.reddit.com/r/chicago/comments/tzyrmn/red_lights_are_discretionary_now/ https://www.reddit.com/r/chicago/comments/tzyrmn/red_lights_... https://www.reddit.com/r/chicago/comments/u0x3sd/im_getting_reeeaaaaaallll_sick_of_cars_not/ https://www.reddit.com/r/chicago/comments/u0x3sd/im_getting_... EDIT: Wanted to point this out b/c I think it's a larger problem in general of people not following rules of the road, not isolated to specific cities.

_hhkc 5y ago

Yeah this is the real surprise for me as well. How many cars drive around SF with no license plates and the SFPD doesn't do anything about it.