Police Use Buffett To Slow Speeders

[Cburton27]

From the Denver Post: "Sign offers drivers quick dose of humor"

An Aurora police officer hopes that keeping motorists laughing will end their need for speed in a 10-block stretch of south Tower Road. An electronic message board on Tower between Hampden and Iliff avenues once urged drives to slow down or it warned about detours around messy construction sites.

And a crowd favorite: "Stop road rage. Play Jimmy Buffett songs in your car."

Patrol officers say they have been clocking vehicles at lower speeds and handing out fewer tickets since the humorous messages began appearing. The reference to Buffett automatically made Pam Jordan envision herself on a beach in Mexico with a cold drink in her hand.

[SMLCHNG]

OMG!!!!!! I thought that's what I read in my rear-view mirror this week! But I thought - Noooo - it can't be!!!! I saw another one on Friday, but now I can't remember it, but it did make me laugh!!!

[PHAW Webmistress]

OMG - I might have to drive that stretch just to see it!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hiya Cburton!!!! I'm in Thornton......there's a whole Colorado contingent on the boards.........it would be great to see/meet (not meat) you at some upcoming events......

[Air M'Ville Cap'n]

That is hilarious

[SchoolGirlHeart]

OMG, this is hilarious!!!

One of you Colordo people has to get a pic and post it!!!

[phjrsaunt]

I LOVE it! What a great idea! Maybe it will catch on in other areas, like, say.......RICHMOND!

[SMLCHNG]

Hmmm... Tower Rd. is two blocks from my house. And where the sign is?? About a mile South. I'll see if I can get a picture. When I drove past it on Friday, the words had been changed. Not sure how often it's recycled.

[thetacoman]

Looks like he's just about everywhere these days.

[MelliJellyBean]

Looks like he's just about everywhere these days.

if everyone listened to jimmy buffett the world would be a much happier place!

[Gypsy In The Palace]

I've found that having JB in the CD player is a great cure for road rage.

[CBurton27]

I Work for Aurora Police Dept. I'll talk to the guy in charge of the sign and see if we could get a picture of it!!! Glad everyone likes it. I would love to hook up with all of you Colorado Parrotheads! Let me know when you guys get together. CBurton27@aol.com

[DrunkenIrish]

alright, someone has to have a picture of this thing.

[SMLCHNG]

I Work for Aurora Police Dept. I'll talk to the guy in charge of the sign and see if we could get a picture of it!!! Glad everyone likes it. I would love to hook up with all of you Colorado Parrotheads! Let me know when you guys get together. CBurton27@aol.com

Most excellent! Here's some info on the CO PHC. Course, we can always try and hook up some other time, too!

http://coloradoparrotheadclub.org/

[thetacoman]

if everyone listened to jimmy buffett the world would be a much happier place![/quote]

Ya got a point...You guys look like true Phans.

[PHAW Webmistress]

I Work for Aurora Police Dept. I'll talk to the guy in charge of the sign and see if we could get a picture of it!!! Glad everyone likes it. I would love to hook up with all of you Colorado Parrotheads! Let me know when you guys get together. CBurton27@aol.com

There's a party this Saturday night at Hooters in Lakewood.....the "boys in the band" (our club band) will be playing there. The manager of the place is on these boards too (there's a thread somewhere here on it).

Also, my husband (HappyShark here) and I have an annual Labor Day Party. Here's the online invite - www.marquiss.homestead.com/LDOL.html

We'd love to meet (not meat) you at either or both events!!!!! BTW, Happy Shark is a retired deputy from Sarasota, Florida.