> A friend of mine is going to court today. She pled not guilty to a
> reckless operation trafic ticket. She was stopped for speeding and the
> officer added reckless operation because she had a kayak on the roof of
> her car. The officer said that it's big boat and could come off and hurt
> someone if she were in an accident. She had a Yakama rack, cradles, nylon
> straps...the works. I'll keep you posted on how this turns out. The
> incident was reported in the "letters" portion of Sea Kayaker
> Magazine.

The same cop may let some fellows go with a dead 600 lbs deer strapped on the roof with nothing more than a few twine. Believe me, I've seen that before.