Posted on 11/24/2005 8:20:18 PM PST by sickoflibs
Ratting on my fellow citizens to the JBT's? I don't think so.
Perhaps you could placate your whining about the whining by driving the speed limit. ;)
"The purpose of the SMART program "is to use peer pressure to solve the problem"
The secret police in Communist societies use this technique very effectively. Brings to mind the Stasi of East Germany and KBG in Soviet Russia.
Bunch of arrogant @ssholes who believe the law doesn't apply to them.
"The purpose of the SMART program "is to use peer pressure to solve the problem"
The secret police in Communist societies use this technique very effectively. Brings to mind the Stasi of East Germany and KBG in Soviet Russia."
We also use the peer pressure technique here in our town - it is called democracy. We have town meetings where people debate and try to convince one another to adopt their view of an issue, including whether or not to fund the police.
No such a luxury was afforded to the citizens under Soviet rule. Please inform yourself about life in Soviet Russia before bandying the cliches about.
"Bunch of arrogant @ssholes who believe the law doesn't apply to them"
It kind of resembles the rhetoric on this thread.
Nah, I'll just continue to ignore the signs and drive a safe speed. Maybe we could talk about limits if they were designed for safety rather than revenue collection.
But in the meantime, just remember that whenever you see someone drive in a way you don't like, they're doing it just to tick you off. Seriously. You, specifically. We meet every third Thursday at Shoney's.
I could sign one of these babies out and test my car and Valentine 1. Test distances, obstacles (hills, bldgs, etc) accuracy, all sorts of cool stuff!
Maybe even develop a radar jammer.
Turbopilot wrote:
"Nah, I'll just continue to ignore the signs and drive a safe speed. Maybe we could talk about limits if they were designed for safety rather than revenue collection.
But in the meantime, just remember that whenever you see someone drive in a way you don't like, they're doing it just to tick you off. Seriously. You, specifically. We meet every third Thursday at Shoney's."
---LMAO!!! Your funny as hell Turbo.
"Dial 1-800-IAMARAT"
Speed bumps would be the most effective way of cutting speed near schools..
The last three neighborhoods I've lived in have, at various times, asked the local police to set up a radar unit to catch the drivers speeding through. These are more quiet neighborhoods with people walking their dogs, pushing strollers, joggers, and lots of kids, especially when the school bus drops them off, plenty of reasons for the 25 mph speedlimit and I don't blame my neighbors for not wanting speeders flying through. I applaud them for getting frustrated enough to take matters into their own hands. I've seen this one old guy on the corner pointing what looks like a hair dryer at speeders.
Yeah, it is kind of funny how many people have posted why the rules don't or shouldn't apply to them. Most of them are in the 80% who think they are in the top 5% of all drivers.
My favorites are the ones where they are saying that their speeding is someone else's fault (city, road designers, other drivers, etc). Sounds like liberal logic, doesn't it?
I tell my teenagers that being a good driver isn't about how well you control the car at high speeds. It is about how sound your judgment is to avoid trouble. Driving fast through residential areas fails that test of judgment. I'm sure someone will post that I am wrong, but they will be mistaken.
The problem with speed bumps and other traffic calming devices is that they can actually cause a speeding vehicle to lose control. Maybe not what you want in a school zone. The other problem with speed bumps in school zones is that they are there 24 hours per day, 365 days a year. The need for low speeds is not there all the time.
Biggest killer in Britain, drivers, driving fast in residential areas.
spoken like a woman.
Fat chicks hate speeders.
I think some enterprising company could make them retractable, much as some police spike strips are now. Then they could be used whenb and where necessary..
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