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Stewart's SEA-Horse Corral

Video Album highlights - Trouble on Lambert Creek
The battle resumes

This is also Part 6 in the About me series
and a supplement to Chapter 4 in my Horse stories book

For the "battle," this is page 3 of 3 of the Trouble series. [Back to part 1] 2009-2012 Dangerous roads, or [part 2] 2013 Dog attack

This page:

Now it was 2014.Oct, and after a hard year of depression and discouragement, I finally decided I was ready, it was time to try again.
Now I have a new horse, but now much to my dismay, the problems I have endured over the last decade have not lessened as much as I thought, or hoped.
So here we go again. This page will now be my Hall of Shame for the worst of the local reckless speeders that do not slow down or show any regard for safety, or the life of others.

RCW 46.61.400(1,3) Basic rule and maximum limits, the duty of all persons to use due care, and drive at a reduced speed when special hazard exists.
RCW 46.61.500(1) Reckless driving defined as disregard for safety.
RCW 46.61.465 Exceeding speed limit is evidence of reckless driving.
RCW 46.61.5249(2a) "Negligent" means the failure to exercise ordinary care.
RCW 46.61.025 Persons riding animals upon a roadway shall be granted all the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle.

And who also are alleged and accused of DUI, including drugs. Many neighbors have expressed anger about the situation, and say they wish they had never moved here. The same thing I said on my last page. Seems we all agree on something...Think about that for a moment.
Many nice people have sold and moved away. Perhaps they are the smarter ones.

The county road is posted
SPEED LIMIT 30

Chronic speeders - current and recent

High Severity section - Threatened or High Risk when on the roadway

Up to today, Red has always been very good about keeping me in the saddle, acting like a gentleman. He is healthy, forward, obedient, and eager to explore. We have already logged 52 hours (in the saddle) together.

Now the events of March 07 have ended that. I have never hit the ground this hard in all my 30 years of riding. Not to mention Twice in one hour.

2015.Mar.07 11:05

ASF4294 speeding westbound between 55-61 mph, skids sideways around corner, left of center, out of control, fishtailing with RECKLESS ABANDON and total DISREGARD FOR SAFETY.

When zooming past me and my horse, (a Pontiac G5 2008 has a wheelbase of 103.5") so it's simple math: in 4.0 frames = only slowed down to 44 MPH

Distance from corner to point of passing by me = 523 ft. in 6.13 sec. = 58 MPH average.
Distance from corner to corner = 869 ft. in 11.16 sec. = 53 MPH overall.
With the car's passage entirely on video, there is no way it can be said he was going 30 MPH.
Click to Play 960x540 Video 14 seconds 8.2Mb
Also see single frame of passenger's face, and clear vehicle description [JPG]
And analysis of distance and speed [JPG] suggesting he was traveling 61 MPH when sliding around the first corner.

2016 update

[Play video]
The teal/green pickup driving up and down Lambert Creek this year, seen 16 times by me and clocked up to 64 MPH, I finally got video of, and the plate returns to the same driver (above) in the blue Pontiac sedan.

Chapter 6 of my e-book contains the narrative for this hour, and subsequent accidents. This page is presenting the evidence.

2015.Mar.07 12:10

B84802V speeding eastbound over 40 mph, middle of the roadway cutting the corner, After earlier three scares today, Red panics again and I am de-horsed. I get a sprained shoulder, and bruised back from landing on the uneven shoulder gravel. Also multiple cuts and contusions from 2 accidents in 1 hour.
Measured by: wheelbase 138.7" in 5.9 frames = 40 MPH when zooming by horse.
Click to Play 960x540 Video 29 seconds 18.9Mb
Also see single frame JPG of driver's face, and clear vehicle description
Also seen speeding:
2015.Mar.11 13:33 eastbound 39 MPH
2015.Apr.06 16:11 westbound 39 MPH
See video evidence below.
This is disturbing, that he did not learn anything, and continues to speed exactly as before the accident.

How this month's accidents and near misses have affected Red's behavior

Video compilation from 2014.Oct.13 to 2015.Mar.21

Play video: Before and After the accident. Size: 640x360 57Mb Length: 3:27

2015.Feb.11

New dog attack for 2015 nipped at Red's heels, ambushed at 492 Lambert Creek Rd, camera started recording just a bit too late.
Click to Play 960x540 Video 60 seconds 19 Mb with VOICES REMOVED to comply with Washington State's Wiretapping Privacy Law, and/or single frame enlargement of bad dog [1920x1080 JPG]

AIE6118 coming from the dog attack location, he threatened us with his vehicle, then left speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by time to pass driveway landmarks: 47 - 48 MPH and left fishtailing skid marks on next corner.
Click to Play 960x540 Video 84 seconds 21.1 Mb, or 5 frames of vehicle and man's face profile [1920x1080 JPG]

2015.Mar.05 14:07 - 14:50

Dogs, and more dogs, Round 2, was the least incriminating of the 4 this year. The brown dog here was building up confidence as each attack run got closer, until he was breaking off at 1 yard.
6 dogs at 2 locations, going and coming home from 492 to 520 Lambert Creek Rd
Click to Play 960x540 Video 2:29, 59.2 Mb, and/or 3 frame enlargement of brown dog just as he broke off the last attack run, #5 by my count [1280x720 JPG]

2015.Mar.21 13:07

Round 3. The dog that was served dangerous dog papers, is Loose, and Attacks 2nd time.
Ran straight toward us, without provocation, and came within mere inches of actually biting horse. RCW 16.08.070(2) That meets the definition of a Dangerous dog.
Click to Play 960x540 Video 36 sec. 28 Mb
This is the most serious dog video for this year.

2015.Apr.01 13:03

Round 4. Brown dog attacks 2nd time, while owner yells at dog, but is turned back by my actions.
This brown dog is potentially dangerous. Watch how he sneaks around to make his attack run.
Click to Play 960x540 Video 13 sec. 7 Mb

Speeders over 40 MPH - Sorted by License - Chronic offenders are colored bright yellow and red for highest severity, top speed on video

Observations

826-LPR grey and blue Dodge Ram Charger 50 [Expand][Collapse]

2015.Apr.04 08:57

826-LPR 1989 Dodge Ram Charger (short SUV)
speeding Westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Estimated 50-55 MPH following the blue Toyota pickup, slowed to 45-50 when I appeared, continued past the radar trailer with the 30 MPH speed limit sign on top at high speed, the radar display was blank.
No photo or video that morning. This was the first time I saw this vehicle, and I did not have my camera set up yet. This photo is taken later, for positive ID.

880-XUD maroon Kia Sephia 41 [Expand][Collapse]

2015.Mar.05 15:11

880-XUD speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: Kia Sephia sedan wheelbase 100.8" in 4.2 frames = 41 MPH.
Click to Play Video 12 seconds 7.4 Mb

2015.Mar.09 15:46 Westbound 37 MPH
2015.Mar.28 17:16 Westbound 36 MPH

924-XUD brown Chev Suburban 53 [Expand][Collapse]

2014.Nov.20 09:59

924-XUD speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 129.5" in 4.14 frames = 53 MPH , and/or measured distance down road 0.21 Mi. in 14-15 sec. = 54-50 MPH
Click to Play RAW 1280x720 Video 28 seconds 30 Mb, or single frame JPG of man's face profile
Certainly there can be no doubt this vehicle is not going 30 MPH!

2015.Mar.07 10:28 Eastbound 50 MPH

2015.Jun.09 17:20 Westbound 45 MPH

959-XUD dark red Subaru Leone L-series wagon 49 - 53 [Expand][Collapse]

2014.Aug.29 15:41

959-XUD speeding eastbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 97.2" in 4.42 frames = 38 MPH.
Click to Play Video 9 seconds 1.3 Mb
2015.Jan.21 15:51

959-XUD
Have seen 3 different male drivers. One is the same that also drives the red Ford Ranger chronically fast.
2015.Feb.08 09:29 Westbound 40-45 MPH
2015.Feb.08 11:13 Westbound 564 ft in 9.1 sec. = 42 MPH
2015.Feb.08 16:02 Westbound 564 ft in 10 sec. = 38 MPH
2015.Feb.10 15:46 Westbound 564 ft in 9.0 sec. = 43 MPH
2015.Feb.11 04:47 Westbound 564 ft in 11.0 sec. = 35 MPH
2015.Feb.13 15:21 Westbound 564 ft in 7.0 - 7.2 sec. = 51-55 MPH
2015.Feb.14 13:13 Westbound 564 ft in 10 sec. = 38 MPH
2015.Feb.14 17:22 Eastbound 40 MPH
2015.Feb.14 16:02 Westbound 40 MPH
2015.Feb.14 19:27 Westbound 40 MPH
2015.Feb.15 11:18 Westbound 38 MPH
2015.Feb.15 12:40 Eastbound 40 MPH
2015.Feb.15 14:58 Westbound 564 ft in 9 sec. = 43 MPH
2015.Feb.16 14:53 Westbound 40 MPH
2015.Feb.16 17:08 Eastbound 40 MPH
2015.Feb.18 11:57 Eastbound 40 MPH
2015.Feb.18 12:22 Westbound 564 ft in 8.5 sec. = 45 MPH
2015.Feb.18 13:20

959-XUD speeding eastbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 97.2" in 4.2 frames = 39 MPH.
Click to Play Video 15 seconds 1.3 Mb
2015.Feb.18 14:24

959-XUD speeding Westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 97.2" in 3.4 frames = 49 MPH.
Click to Play Video 9 seconds 0.9 Mb
2015.Feb.18 16:22 Eastbound 40 MPH
2015.Feb.25 14:54 Westbound. Engine is quieter, has obviously been repaired, will be harder to hear coming from a distance now. This time only going 35 MPH.
2015.Mar.06 13:44 Westbound 564 ft in 8 sec. = 48 MPH.
2015.Mar.11 15:02 Eastbound 40 MPH
2015.Mar.11 16:16 Westbound 564 ft in 8 sec. = 48 MPH.
2015.Mar.12 19:05 Westbound 40 MPH
2015.Mar.17 10:09 Westbound 564 ft in 18 sec. = 21 MPH
2015.Mar.18 14:55 Westbound 25-30 MPH
2015.Mar.19 12:12 Eastbound 25-30 MPH
2015.Mar.26 17:37 Westbound 564 ft in 8.5 sec. = 45 MPH
2015.Mar.28 10:53 Westbound 564 ft in 9 sec. = 43 MPH
2015.Mar.28 19:07 Eastbound 40 MPH
2015.Mar.30 08:55 Westbound 564 ft in 10 sec. = 38 MPH
2015.Apr.02 08:57 Westbound 564 ft in 9 sec. = 43 MPH past the radar trailer with the 30 MPH speed limit sign on top.
2015.Apr.02 14:39 Eastbound 97.2" wheelbase in 3.65 frames = 45 MPH Play video [640x360] 8 sec.

2015.Jun.09 17:10 Westbound 45 MPH

996-YUN white Ford Mustang 43 [Expand][Collapse]

2014.Sep.15 15:11

996-YUN speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 100.5" in 4.0 frames = 43 MPH
Click to Play Video 11 seconds 7.8 Mb

AAX5071 red Jeep Cherokee 49 - 61 [Expand][Collapse]

2015.Mar.08 11:19 Westbound 45 MPH
2015.Mar.08 12:55 Westbound 564 ft in 9 sec. = 43 MPH
2015.Mar.09 12:12

AAX5071 speeding eastbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 101.4" in 3.94 frames = 44 MPH.
Click to Play Video 13 seconds 3.0 Mb

also seen:
2015.Mar.10 14:39

AAX5071 speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
44 MPH and tail heavy.
Click to Play Video 12 seconds 3.2 Mb
2015.Mar.10 18:06 Eastbound 50 MPH
2015.Mar.14 13:42

AAX5071 speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 101.4" in 3.53 frames = 49 MPH.
and by distance to tangent of corner, if 550 ft. = 55 MPH, so obviously cut the corner 38 feet.
Distance to far side of corner 680 ft. = 51 MPH
Click to Play Video 11 seconds 3.2 Mb

2015.Mar.28 15:51 Eastbound 61 MPH Play video 30 seconds
2015.Mar.30 14:33 Eastbound 50 MPH same bright red, but only caught a glimpse of it, so can't be sure it was this vehicle.
2015.Apr.02 15:10 Westbound 101.4" wheelbase in 4.37 frames = 40 MPH Play video [640x360] 9 sec. In this video, this vehicle can be heard accelerating BEFORE passing the radar trailer.

ADG4074 white Chev Tahoe Suburban 42 [Expand][Collapse]

2015.Mar.04 14:04

ADG4074 speeding eastbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 131.5" in 5.34 frames = 42 MPH.
Click to Play Video 10 seconds 2.0 Mb

2015.Mar.04 14:59

ADG4074 speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 131.5" in 5.98 frames = 38 MPH.
Unique bug shield reads KEEP BACK I'LL BITE
Click to Play Video 7 seconds 1.0 Mb

AGC7206 blue Ford Explorer 45 [Expand][Collapse]

2014.Sep.02 14:20

AGC7206 speeding eastbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 111.9" in 4.48 frames = 43 MPH.
Click to Play Video 10 seconds 3.4 Mb

also seen:
2014.Dec.10 14:49 Eastbound 40-45 MPH
2014.Dec.11 10:26 Eastbound 35-40 MPH

2013.Jul.24 16:05

AGC7206 westbound on Lambert Creek Rd, going past me very close at 32MPH, without moving to opposite side of county roadway. Not even cutting across the corner as they usually do. This vehicle has repeatedly driven past me like this, and has even stopped to get out and yell at me not to ride past his place. My boot is just below the video edge.
Click to Play Video 7 seconds 2.1Mb

2013.May.25 15:16

AGC7206 fast and close westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 111.9" in 8.0 frames = 24 MPH. Same comment as for the previous one. Everybody will draw the line at a different place. This speed and envelope would be dismissable, if not for this being the same male driver as in previous encounters yelling at me for doing nothing wrong except being on the road.
Click to Play Video 11 seconds 7 Mb

Chronic speeder - Previous year

Moderate severity - Observations

2012.Mar.23 18:25

AGC7206 speeding eastbound on Lambert Creek Rd 45 MPH,
and again at 18:41 Wheelbase 111.9" in 4.5 frames = 45 MPH.
Click to Play Video 15 seconds 13 Mb

2013.Aug.22 06:07

AGC7206 speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 111.9" in 4.5 frames = 42 MPH.
Click to Play Video 2.5 seconds 1 Mb

AGC7250 white Ford Explorer 42 [Expand][Collapse]

2015.Mar.28 17:13

AGC7250 speeding eastbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 111.9" in 4.54 frames = 42 MPH.
Click to Play Video 14 seconds 3.1 Mb

AGC8396 white Jeep Cherokee 46 [Expand][Collapse]

2015.Mar.04 15:04

AGC8396 speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 101.4" in 4.18 frames = 41 MPH.
Click to Play Video 9 seconds 1.5 Mb

2015.Mar.29 16:12

AGC8396 speeding eastbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 101.4" in 3.77 frames = 46 MPH.
Click to Play Video 12 seconds 1.6 Mb

AIE6118 grey Jeep Grand Cherokee 40 - 48 [Expand][Collapse]

2014.Nov.20 10:03

AIE6118 speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 105.9" in 4.7 frames = 38 MPH at slowest point, and/or measured distance down road 0.10 Mi. in 9 sec. = 40 MPH
Click to Play RAW 1280x720 Video 18 seconds 19 Mb, or single frame JPG
I would agree the separation was sufficient, but since this is a repeat offender, and going past a horse at this speed is not showing due care, this is a valid complaint.
2014.Nov.20 11:45
Same vehicle AIE6118 came back Eastbound at 11:45 at the same speed, location was at 416 Lambert Creek Rd, a narrower section that is almost single lane traffic. Female driver yelled something in defiance after zooming past.
Too bad the camera failed to record the second encounter...

2015.Mar.09 12:41

AIE6118 speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 105.9" in 4.51 frames = 40 MPH
Click to Play Video 9 seconds 1.0 Mb

AJL9508 blue Geo Metro 46 [Expand][Collapse]

2015.Mar.11 12:13

AJL9508 speeding westbound, wheelbase in 4.15 frames = 38 MPH
2015.Mar.17 15:21 speeding eastbound, wheelbase in 4.43 frames = 36 MPH
2015.Apr.02 10:53 speeding westbound, wheelbase in 4.18 frames = 38 MPH
Videos below 40 MPH are available upon request.

2015.Apr.02 13:39

AJL9508 speeding eastbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 93.1" in 3.48 frames = 46 MPH
Click to Play Video 8 seconds 0.9 Mb

2015.Apr.03 19:03 Blue sedan Westbound 564 ft in 8 sec. = 48 MPH past the radar trailer with the 30 MPH speed limit sign on top. Color, shape, and sound, matches closest to this vehicle, but can not confirm plate.

2015.Apr.23 19:29 Blue sedan Westbound 564 ft in 9 sec. = 43 MPH

ALL2827 grey Jeep Cherokee 50, 55, 60 [Expand more][Collapse]

2015.Feb.13 14:18

ALL2827 speeding eastbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 105.9" in 4.43 frames = 41 MPH.
Click to Play Video 15 seconds 2.1 Mb

2015.Feb.17 14:35

ALL2827 speeding eastbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 105.9" in 4.40 frames = 41 MPH.
Click to Play Video 14 seconds 2.3 Mb

2015.Feb.17 15:26

ALL2827 speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 105.9" in 4.03 frames = 45 MPH.
Click to Play Video 7 seconds 1.6 Mb

2015.Mar.11 14:59

ALL2827 speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 105.9" in 4.43 frames = 43 MPH.
Click to Play Video 7 seconds 1.5 Mb

2015.Mar.30 14:56

ALL2827 speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 105.9" in 4.93 frames = 37 MPH.
Click to Play Video 5 seconds 0.6 Mb

2015.Mar.30 16:59

ALL2827 speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 105.9" in 5.08 frames = 36 MPH.
Click to Play Video 4 seconds 0.5 Mb

2015.Apr.04 14:22

ALL2827 speeding eastbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 105.9" in 4.45 frames = 41 MPH.
Click to Play Video 9 seconds 0.9 Mb

2015.Apr.04 16:01

ALL2827 speeding Westbound on Lambert Creek Rd past the radar trailer with the 30 MPH speed limit sign on top.
Measured by: wheelbase 105.9" in 3.03 frames = 60 MPH.
Click to Play Video 6 seconds 0.8 Mb
Also the sound of metal on metal can be heard... not a good sign.

2015.Apr.06 15:29

ALL2827 speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd only slowed to 35 past the radar trailer with the 30 MPH speed limit sign on top.
Measured by: wheelbase 105.9" in 4.59 frames = 39 MPH.
Click to Play Video 8 seconds 0.9 Mb

2015.Apr.17 16:53

ALL2827 speeding Westbound on Lambert Creek Rd past the radar trailer with the 30 MPH speed limit sign on top.
Measured by: wheelbase 105.9" in 3.71 frames = 49 MPH.
Click to Play Video 6 seconds 1.9 Mb

2015.Apr.17 17:15

ALL2827 speeding Eastbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 105.9" in 3.27 frames = 55 MPH.
Click to Play Video 13 seconds 4.8 Mb

2015.Apr.17 17:27

ALL2827 speeding Westbound on Lambert Creek Rd past the radar trailer with the 30 MPH speed limit sign on top FLASHING 48.
Measured by: wheelbase 105.9" in 3.63 frames = 50 MPH.
Click to Play Video 7 seconds 2.1 Mb

2015.Apr.29 17:05

ALL2827 speeding Westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 105.9" in 4.82 frames = 38 MPH.
Click to Play Video 5 seconds 0.7 Mb

2015.Apr.04 16:01

APS6252 maroon Chev Van 45 [Expand][Collapse]

2015.Apr.02 12:29 Eastbound wheelbase in 5.62 frames = 38 MPH
2015.Apr.02 13:38 Westbound wheelbase in 6.28 frames = 34 MPH
2015.Apr.02 13:51 Eastbound wheelbase in 5.85 frames = 36 MPH
2015.Apr.02 15:11 Westbound wheelbase in 6.64 frames = 32 MPH
2015.Apr.04 14:55

APS6252 speeding eastbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 125" in 4.76 frames = 45 MPH.
Click to Play Video 8 seconds 0.9 Mb

2015.Apr.04 15:58

APS6252 speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd past the radar trailer with the 30 MPH speed limit sign on top.
Measured by: wheelbase 125" in 4.74 frames = 45 MPH.
Click to Play Video 7 seconds 0.9 Mb

ATA0206 grey Jeep Cherokee 42 [Expand][Collapse]

2015.Mar.04 13:24

ATA0206 speeding eastbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 101.4" in 4.1 frames = 42 MPH.
Click to Play Video 12 seconds 2.1 Mb

also seen:
2015.Mar.05 14:05

ATA0206 eastbound on Lambert Creek Rd, and up Hawkeye Ln
Measured by: wheelbase 101.4" in 6 frames = 29 MPH, a bit fast for passing horse.
Click to Play Video 12 seconds 4.6 Mb

2015.Mar.06 08:58 Eastbound 40 MPH
2015.Mar.06 15:19

ATA0206 speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 101.4" in 4.47 frames = 39 MPH, or distance from tangent of corner 550 ft in 8.43 sec = 44 MPH, so either he cut the corner by 40 feet or there is a small loss of precision in either the inches or feet.
Click to Play Video 12 seconds 2.2 Mb

2015.Mar.09 12:38

ATA0206 speeding eastbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 101.4" in 4.24 frames = 41 MPH
Click to Play Video 12 seconds 3.9 Mb

2015.Mar.10 13:33

ATA0206 speeding eastbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 101.4" in 4.22 frames = 41 MPH
Click to Play Video 14 seconds 1.3 Mb

2015.Mar.14 16:02

ATA0206 speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 101.4" in 4.27 frames = 41 MPH
Click to Play Video 13 seconds 1.2 Mb

2015.Mar.30 16:56

ATA0206 speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 101.4" in 4.79 frames = 36 MPH.
Click to Play Video 5 seconds 0.6 Mb

2015.Apr.06 15:41 Westbound wheelbase in 4.94 frames = 35 MPH, slowed only to 33 past radar trailer.
2015.Apr.07 10:20 Westbound with home-made trailer, 564 ft in 10 sec. = 38 MPH past the radar trailer with the 30 MPH speed limit sign on top.
2015.Apr.07 10:22 Eastbound with home-made trailer, 40 MPH
2015.Apr.30 15:00

ATA0206 speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
past me and my horse off the shoulder, did not slow at all.
Also tail heavy with multiple passengers.
Measured by: wheelbase 101.4" in 4.1 frames = 42 MPH.
Click to Play Video 7 seconds 1.7 Mb

ATA0216 dark blue Jeep Cherokee 45 [Expand][Collapse]

2015.Mar.28 18:01

ATA0216 speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 101.4" in 4.24 frames = 41 MPH.
Click to Play Video 14 seconds 1.3 Mb

2015.Mar.30 15:25

ATA0216 speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 101.4" in 4.46 frames = 39 MPH.
Click to Play Video 10 seconds 1.3 Mb

2015.Mar.30 17:37

ATA0216 speeding eastbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 101.4" in 4.71 frames = 37 MPH.
Click to Play Video 5 seconds 0.5 Mb

2015.Apr.04 16:07

ATA0216 speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd past the radar trailer with the 30 MPH speed limit sign on top.
Measured by: wheelbase 101.4" in 3.85 frames = 45 MPH.
Click to Play Video 7 seconds 0.9 Mb

ATA0296 tan Buick LaSabre 45 [Expand][Collapse]

2015.Jul.02 14:52

ATA0296 or ATA0286 speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 110.8" in 4.16 frames = 45 MPH.
Click to Play Video 7 seconds

B05391L blue / white Ford pickup 47 - 50 [Expand][Collapse]

2015.Feb.09 14:44

B05391L speeding eastbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 133.0" in 5.6 frames = 40-42 MPH.
Click to Play Video 14 seconds 1.9 Mb

also seen:
2015.Feb.21 12:56 Westbound 564 ft in 7.75 sec. = 50 MPH
2015.Mar.02 10:33 Eastbound 564 ft in 9 sec. = 43 MPH
2015.Mar.11 12:50

B05391L speeding eastbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 133.0" in 5.81 frames = 39 MPH.
Click to Play Video 13 seconds 3.2 Mb

2015.Apr.22 14:10 Eastbound 40 MPH
2015.Apr.29 16:30

B05391L speeding eastbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 133.0" in 5.13 frames = 44 MPH.
Click to Play Video 8 seconds 1.1 Mb

2015.Apr.29 16:51

B05391L speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 133.0" in 4.86 frames = 47 MPH.
Click to Play Video 8 seconds 1.6 Mb

B16437R blue Toyota pickup 50 [Expand][Collapse]

2015.Apr.04 08:57

B16437R speeding Westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Estimated 50-55 MPH past the radar trailer with the 30 MPH speed limit sign on top.
Click to Enlarge this reference photo

B40898H red / white Ford Ranger 51 - 55 [Expand][Collapse]

2013.Apr.05 16:12

B40898H speeding west on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 125.0" in 4.17 frames = 51 MPH.
Click to Play Video 14 seconds 10 Mb
B40898H also seen on video:
2013.Apr.04 10:46 Eastbound 43 MPH
2013.Apr.05 11:46 Eastbound 53 MPH
2013.Apr.05 12:13 Westbound 53 MPH
2013.Apr.05 14:38 Eastbound 53 MPH
2013.Apr.05 15:32 Westbound 55 MPH Add video link if requested
2013.Apr.05 15:41 Eastbound 47 MPH
2013.Apr.08 09:06 Eastbound 43 MPH
2013.Apr.08 11:45 Westbound 43 MPH
2013.Apr.09 15:51 Eastbound 43 MPH
2013.Apr.09 16:35 Westbound 43 MPH
2013.Apr.14 12:08 Eastbound 47 MPH
2013.Apr.15 12:24 Eastbound 47 MPH

2013.Jun.23 13:49

B40898H eastbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Came around corner behind me at 40, slowed to 37, reved back up to 40 MPH average, (measured distance to corner)
Click to Play Video 16 seconds 6.5Mb

2014.Feb.18 16:09

B40898H way over the center line cutting the corner, in snowstorm, fast for conditions, westbound on Lambert Creek Rd. Just a few more seconds and there could have been a head on collision, or at least somebody in the ditch.
Click to Play Video 20 seconds 14 Mb
This is the same vehicle seen Numerous times going 35-55 over the last few years.
(see 4 entries down this page, and previous page for more)

B84802V dark Green Dodge 1500 Extended cab Pickup 39 [Expand][Collapse]

2015.Mar.11 13:33

B84802V speeding eastbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 138.7" in 6.12 frames = 39 MPH.
Click to Play Video 13 seconds 2.8 Mb

2015.Apr.06 16:11

B84802V speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Measured by: wheelbase 138.7" in 6.07 frames = 39 MPH.
Click to Play Video 7 seconds 0.8 Mb

Arizona KJN029 purple Dodge Intrepid 44 [Expand][Collapse]

2014.Dec.18 14:15

Arizona KJN029 speeding westbound on Lambert Creek Rd
Estimated by: wheelbase for Dodge Intrepid 1st generation sedan 113" in 4.36 frames = 44 MPH
Click to Play Video 6 seconds 8 Mb

___-JNL 2 tone blue/blue 1979 Chev Suburban, dually, red Boss snowplow, no rear plate 45 [Expand][Collapse]

2011.Jun.03 16:12 Eastbound 30 MPH did not slow for horse.

Older Washington plate on front, partially hidden ___-JNL
NO REAR PLATE

2015.Apr.21 17:03 Westbound on Lambert Crk Rd, measured by: 564 ft in 8.5 sec. = 45 MPH

All of the above, except one, come from or go to the same pair of addresses: the same family group up Hawkeye Ln, or the troublemakers at 492 Lambert Crk Rd.

Recently added - Sorted by date - Video evidence in blue links[Expand][Collapse]

2015.May.11 : 13:00_blueToyotaPU_55mph
2015.May.07 : 10:16_greyJeepGrandCherokee_50mph
2015.May.06 : 15:56_greyJeepGrandCherokee_43mph , 1648_blueSedan_50
2015.Apr.30 : 15:00_ATA0206_42mph_past_horse
2015.Apr.29 : 11:41_and_12:05_whiteFirewoodSeller_43mph , 14:56_and_15:07_redNissanPickup_Alberta_40mph , 15:27_motorcycle_40mph , 989YUN_37 , B05391L_44 , B05391L_47 , ALL2827_38
2015.Apr.28 : 17:38_maroon_SUV_50mph , 17:48_white/maroon_SUV_45
2015.Apr.27 : 18:25_black_SUV_50mph
2015.Apr.23 : 19:29_blueSedan_AJL9508_43mph
2015.Apr.22 : 14:10_B05391L_40mph
2015.Apr.21 : 15:23_blackSedan_45-slowed-35 , 17:03_2-tone-blueChevSuburban-redSnowplow_45mph
2015.Apr.17 : 10:03_blackSedan_46mph , 16:14_darkBlueSUV_55 , went out and videoed... these: ALL2827_49 , ALL2827_55 , ALL2827_50

No data this week. Lack of reports here does not reflect lack of speeders, but instead something more like exhaustion. Not watching this week.
2015.Apr.09 : 10:06_blueCar_45mph , 10:29_ARP5165_38mph
2015.Apr.07 : ATA0206_38mph , ATA0206_40
2015.Apr.06 : ALL2827_39mph , ATA0206_35 , ABS7071_34 , B84802V_39
2015.Apr.04 : B16437R_50-55mph , 826LPR_50-45 , 364-TMN_37 , B58654N_slowing_35_from_faster , ALL2827_41 , APS6252_45 , APS6252_45 , ALL2827_60 , ATA0216_45
2015.Apr.02 : 959-XUD_43mph , AJL9508_38 , APS6252_38 , AJL9508_46 , APS6252_36 , 959-XUD_45 , AAX5071_40
2015.Mar.31 : darkRed_over_grey_43mph , AQE7822_36 , ALL2827_38
2015.Mar.30 : 959-XUD_38mph , brightRed_50 , ALL2827_37 , ATA0216_39 , ATA0206_36 , ALL2827_36 , ATA0216_37
2015.Mar.29 : AGC8396_46mph
2015.Mar.28 : 959-XUD_43mph, brightRed matches AAX5071_61mph , ATA0206_36 , AGC7250_42 , 880-XUD_36 , ATA0216_41 , 959-XUD_40
2015.Mar.26 : 959-XUD_45mph. Well it lasted for at least a week...
2015.Mar.24 : blackOverTanCherokee_40mph
2015.Mar.17 : As of this date forward, 4 of the local vehicles listed below (959-XUD, ATA0206, B05391L, 880-XUD) are now going the speed limit, or less. News of the arrest (or citation) of the reckless driver seems to have gotten around. No other speeders have been seen since.
2015.Mar.14 : AAX5071_49mph , ATA0206_41
2015.Mar.12 : 959-XUD_40mph
2015.Mar.11 : B05391L_39mph , B84802V_39mph , ALL2827_43 ; 959-XUD_48
2015.Mar.10 : ATA0206_41mph , AAX5071_44 , AAX5071_50
2015.Mar.09 : AAX5071_44mph , ATA0206_41 , AIE6118_40 , 880-XUD_37
2015.Mar.08 : AAX5071_45mph,43
2015.Mar.07 : ASF4294_55-60-fishtailing-5-times , B84802V_40-crash
2015.Mar.06 : 959-XUD_48mph , ATA0206_42,39-44
2015.Mar.05 : 6 dogs , 880-XUD_41mph , ATA0206 , 880-XUD_41
2015.Mar.04 : ATA0206_42mph , ADG4074_42,38 , AGC3396_41
2015.Feb.18 : 959-XUD_49mph,39
2015.Feb.21 : B05391L_50mph
2015.Feb.17 : ALL2827_45,41mph
2015.Feb.13 : ALL2827_41mph
2015.Feb.11 : dogAttack , AIE6118_48mph
2015.Feb.09 : B05391L_42mph

End result:

The prosecuting attorney for Ferry County has decided these laws of the state of Washington are not worthy of being enforced.

Case# 15-1-0045
Declined to prosecute. Dog behavior is a civil issue.
Translation: Dog can do anything except bite you.
RCW 16.08.070(2) has no teeth.
What's the point in writing laws you can't enforce?

Case# 15-1-0065
Declined to prosecute.
Speeding must be observed by an officer.
Translation: Skidding sideways and fishtailing is not reckless. Horses are not worthy of any special treatment. You may drive any speed at any distance from any person or animal, as long as you don't hit them.
Violating RCW 46.61.465 is condoned, because video is not considered evidence.

So there you have it. Recording video as evidence does not produce justice, and does not protect the innocent. My efforts over the last 9 years to protect my horse and I, now that something finally did happen, have been proven misguided and fruitless.
So what's the point of gathering evidence if law enforcement is not going to use it?

To add more hypocritical nonsense to this mess, is that in 2007 Ferry County wrote Ordanance 2007-22 for OHV (Off Highway Vehicles = quads = 4 wheelers) which states in Section 1, Paragraph C, subsection 1, (on page 3), the maximum speed when approaching horses, livestock, etc. is 5 MPH.

If my tone has turned sarcastic and snarky, then maybe that's all that's left to respond with... What other interpretation can be concluded from all this?

"Only those who can afford lawyers are able to afford rights."

It seems that quote is correct.
DUI Speeders rejoice! You win. I won't be watching any more. My courage, and persistance have finally hit a wall I can not pass.
Horse for sale. (link was active for 4 months, now expired.) Not suitable for roads. Not safe for kids. The video promotion is still below to the right.

Food for Thought

For the week of 2016-Feb-17, I wrote a letter to the editor to the Ferry County View, with an opening illustration. Here's the extended and intended interpetation, and follow-up conclusion:

Hazards on the trail

Imagine going for a walk with your child. When you get near the road—because all paths lead past some roads—your daughter acts scared when a truck goes by fast. Do you berate her for her fear, or teach her the car did not hit her so everything is okay?
The second of course.
But how close does the traffic have to get before her fear is justified?

If you are driving down the road, and some kid along the side throws rocks at you, do you call police? Did the rock hit you? No? Then no crime was committed, have a good day. Click.

Recently a skier on a non-motorized trail had a close call with a speeding snowmobile. How common is this?
If you live in certain parts of our county, it won't surprise you to learn this can be a daily occurrence. In the summer, the type of vehicle is simply different, and the skier can be a bicyclist or a horse.

A comment was made that getting a camera would help. I have my doubts.
As a horseback rider on Lambert Creek Road, for the past nine years I have put up with vehicles exceeding the speed limit by at least 15 MPH. My horses are like my children, so I finally started investing in cameras in 2009. Now I have a large collection—literally hundreds graph analyzing traffic patterns

‐of recordings of cars rushing as fast as 66 MPH down a dirt road with a posted 30 MPH limit.
Have the cameras helped? The cars did not strike my horse, so no crime was committed. The prosecutor says an officer has to be present to issue a speeding ticket and that speeding does not rise to the level of reckless driving (despite RCW 46.61.465 to the contrary). Skidding sideways and fishtailing on video did get one citation issued (I was told). Editor's investigating of that citation this week, has thrown some doubt on that statement.

Mixing fast motorized with non-motorized travel only leads to heartache—I have the sprained shoulder, bruised back, tendonitis and other injuries from being unhorsed to prove it. This is why so many passionate attempts to prohibit ATVs on the rail trail have been made.
In 2007 this county passed an ordinance limiting the speed of OHVs to 5 MPH when approaching horses and livestock, and most areas of the national forest are off limits to motorized bikes. Does that stop off-road riders from speeding and operating where they are prohibited?
Today I live with a spinal injury and an empty barn due to my neighbors' recklessness. As long as the authorities are unable to enforce the laws they have written, I am certain that further designation of our trails as mixed use will only end in additional tragedy.

Note the road up in my example, is not a FREEWAY. It is a residential neighborhood.
It is wrong to throw rocks. Throwing rocks should not be acceptable, nor is it compatible with the desire to live in a peaceful place. (a.k.a. the right to life, liberty, and happiness, as some phrase it. Same idea.)

When my "daughter" screams at the top of her lungs, and yells "I'm scared daddy. I want to go home!" Is it My fault the truck was speeding?
It is inevitable I will be (and have been) told, I should walk somewhere else!

Well, put up a real estate sign, it was a mistake to move here! The easements for riding trails have no teeth, and were as misleading as snake oil. Sue the real estate salesman for not telling me the neighborhood was controlled by gangs of hoodlums and druggies.
Not likely, so let's turn back off the sarcasm and desperation that crept in, and get serious about this.

So who would tell me I should walk somewhere else? as if this was the wrong neighborhood to move to? Ah, friends of the druggies, and lawbreakers themselves perhaps?
Or equestrian haters? In a development designated for horseback riding? Didn't read the covenants or easements before signing the title... I see...

If some kids are dropping bricks from an overpass, should we say no crime is committed when they drop without hitting any cars?
Let's say they are being dropped 100 ft. in front of each vehicle.
No! Dropping bricks is wrong! Calling police is correct.

What has happened in my case, is that although the falling brick did not hit any cars, one driver did hit the brakes in fear of another brick falling 2 seconds later. Thus a chain reaction pileup was started, that 3 cars back caused a fatality.
Now will the prosecutor say no crime was committed because the brick did not hit any cars?
My illustration hits a snag, for sadly the prosecutor might say that, for the alternate problem was in the vehicles following too close.

That would be not-too-different from a tailgater hitting a vehicle in front that hits the brakes. BUT, if we take that route and say it is always the rider's fault for riding here, then we can also extrapolate that it is the skier's fault for chosing to ski or go anywhere that snowmobiles can and do go. Suddenly NOWHERE is safe to ride or enjoy nature, because somebody with a more powerful, fast, or scary weapon can and will run you off, because no trail is safe once the law is left without enforcement.
I am certain that is not the intent of having the law.

The only solution of course, is for everybody to obey the rules that exist to protect others, as well as themselves. And for all people to look out not for their own interest, but for others' as well. -- Php 2:4

In the meantime, we are left with a real mess, ... here, and now.

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