Patrick Martin
EF4
If you don't like the topic, then don't come in and comment with rude and immature retorts. capiche`? Your little high school retorts are what's really nauseating.
Either contribute constructively or recuse yourself from the conversation.
It's not that I don't like the particular topic, it's that I don't necessarily agree. This topic has been presented and discussed at length at various times, and it seems every time there is an incident of some type, it inevitably bubbles right back up to the top. I have no doubt this will not be the last time it is a thread starter.
Regarding legislation, which I've said before, I do not believe this is something that could really come to pass. It becomes very sensationalized with first hand video and accounts in the moment, but quickly fades into the headlines with the general public. In the grand scheme of things, it pales in comparison to more significant issues that the country faces. For instance, more children are put in danger, injured, and killed by their crappy/incompetent parent, but there is no law, license, or regulation required to be a parent.
With respect to how various chasers and TWC were effected yesterday. There were a lot of very very experiences chasers, many of whom to my knowledge, do not make it a habit to get as close as possible, who ended up in a bad position yesterday. Between deviant storm motion, unprecedented & unforeseen gridlock with a public essentially in panic, coupled with a metro area, it was a unique situation. From what I've seen, posted, heard, the chasers hit were making efforts to move away from the circulation, which is the opposite of what, in the past, has been the basis of debate regarding getting to close. The call for self policing, greater safety, and threat of legislation has most often been based on chasers making questionable efforts to move towards the circulation and erratic driving in trying to do so, but this was simply not the case yesterday. With that being said, I can't in good faith try to be judge and jury and pass judgement on these folks.
And Lee, I have no problem with your lightbar.
