OK, so how many points for a teenage female talking on a cell phone held in her right hand while gesticulating wildly with her left hand and steering her Massachusetts plated Smart Car with who knows what while displaying Hope, Change, Forward, and Yes we can Obuma stickers, a peace sign, a walking fish, an 'I love planned parenthood' sticker, a 'visualize world peace' sticker and a bumper sticker that says 'my other car is a Prius'...
Ought to be right up there... ;-)
Hmm.
2 traffic violations (10) + 9 bumper stickers (45) + 10 for Massachusetts + 4 for age and let’s say another 5 for vehicle of choice.
A 2013 Smart Fortwo (made by Mercedes-Benz) costs about $18,000 MSRP. Therefore I’ll add 1 more for being the spoiled child of a rich twit (also known as a “one percenter.”)
That would be 106 points total. I’ve decided that you get 1 carbon credit per 5 points so that would be 20 carbon credits in total.
The judgement on the bus pass will have to wait until I’ve calculated out exactly how many points is the maximum number.
I could add on more points based on the fact that a 2013 Smartcar only has 70 horsepower and therefore isn’t anywhere near fast enough to drive on the Garden State Parkway, where the unofficial low speed limit is 80 mph. These are called “annoyance to other drivers” points but I’m still thinking about how to work those in.
I’m not really counting any traffic laws that I think are stupid, including throwing cigarette butts out the window on a major interstate or the one where you have to wear your seatbelt. Sure, if you don’t wear one you’re probably an idiot, but it doesn’t bother me if you then die in a car crash.
Black chevy volt driven by teen something who has a habit of holding cellphone to left ear with right hand, forearm cocked over the face as if to ward off impacts.
And they drive down the center of the road.