Well it finally happened, my luck ran out and I got caught speeding 2 days ago, 84 km/h in a 50 zone (tho for yrs I could swear it was a 60 zone), as the officer is waiting for me to produce my license, I appologize and explain that I was not paying attention to my speed and that I was on my way home from work (the night shift), I never BS a cop, they know BS and I don't think they appreciate it when you take them for a fool.
I luck out (sorta) he marks it down from 84 to 75 - giving me a $118 fine with 3 points as opposed to $247 and 4 points - and pretends not to notice the slight exhaust leak I haven't got around to fixing (potentially a $385 fine).
I deserved the ticket and hundreds more to be honest, this was the first time I had ever (18+ yrs) seen a radar trap on this road. Yet I was still pissed off, not at getting caught, but having to tolerate speed limits set unrealistically low that are in place to cater to there worst of drivers.
So here comes my point, why don't we just screen drivers better, really hit people who cannot drive hard, re-test them, re-train them until they either meet a much higher standard or fail miserably and are condemned to ride public transportation or ride along with someone capable enough to earn the right to be on the road? Forced car-pooling if you will.
As I see it there are 2 types of people on the road - DRIVERS and LANEFILLERS, if we remove the LANEFILLERS we would significantly cut down on the amount of vehicles on the road and improve the safety of our roads and highways.
We could start off with basic screening, a small list of people who do not deserve to share the road with the likes of me (sounds a bit conceited and , well yeah it is )
- People who leave there turn signals on for miles at a time
- People who ride the bumper of the car in front of them so closely they are always tapping their brakes.
- People who brake because the guy in the lane next to them braked
- People who drive at night not realising they don't have their lights on.
- People who speed through residential, construction or school areas.
I'll add to this list as I come up with ideas
Please give you're opinions and ideas