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Originally posted by RumTumTugger View PostI used to work for Triple A and yes we had reliable information.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostThe supreme court has determined that freedom of speech doesn't include such things as facilitating illegal activities or engaging in such activities.
ETA: have have zero time for dunk drivers, and if the cops have a road block for doing breath tests, I don't warn peopleLast edited by Raphael; 02-04-2014, 01:44 PM.Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
1 Corinthians 16:13
"...he [Doherty] is no historian and he is not even conversant with the historical discussions of the very matters he wants to pontificate on."
-Ben Witherington III
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@CP you should check out this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wazeBe watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
1 Corinthians 16:13
"...he [Doherty] is no historian and he is not even conversant with the historical discussions of the very matters he wants to pontificate on."
-Ben Witherington III
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Originally posted by Raphael View Post@CP you should check out this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wazeThe first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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I'm actually personally pretty scrupulous about following the speed limit, which is the less stressful way of handling everything."I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill
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Originally posted by KingsGambit View PostI'm actually personally pretty scrupulous about following the speed limit, which is the less stressful way of handling everything.
100km/h on State Highways (outside of town obviously) compared to the 120km/h in South Africa.
50km/h in town compared to 60km/hBe watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
1 Corinthians 16:13
"...he [Doherty] is no historian and he is not even conversant with the historical discussions of the very matters he wants to pontificate on."
-Ben Witherington III
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Originally posted by Raphael View PostSurely flashing your lights at someone to let them know there is a speed trap ahead is also telling them to slow down and obey the law, and is therefore not facilitating or engaging in illegal activities, but rather encouraging compliance with the law?
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Originally posted by Paprika View PostI see it as such: prior to the flashing some drivers would have been speeding and thus breaking the law. Your flashing of the lights signals them to slow down and thus escape the punishment of having sped.
I think it boils down to "what is the purpose of speed traps" if they are to get people to drive slower, then giving a warning is going to make them drive slower (mission accomplished). If the purpose is to punish everyone who happened to be speeding somewhere on the road, then why not put in Averaging Speed Cameras.
if the purpose is just revenue gathering.....well the cops shouldn't be doing revenue gathering.Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
1 Corinthians 16:13
"...he [Doherty] is no historian and he is not even conversant with the historical discussions of the very matters he wants to pontificate on."
-Ben Witherington III
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Originally posted by Raphael View PostSo if I see you steal something from someone and I tell you to put it back before you get caught, am I helping you escape the punishment of stealing?
I think it boils down to "what is the purpose of speed traps" if they are to get people to drive slower, then giving a warning is going to make them drive slower (mission accomplished). If the purpose is to punish everyone who happened to be speeding somewhere on the road, then why not put in Averaging Speed Cameras.
if the purpose is just revenue gathering.....well the cops shouldn't be doing revenue gathering.
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Originally posted by Paprika View PostAre you trying to tell me that after passing the speed trap those who had been speeding would remain below the speed limit for the rest of their journey?
My last speeding fine happened when I was overtaking someone. In the process of executing a safe overtake I happened to go over the limit. By the time I was back in my lane I was back to doing the posted 90km/h.
Other times if I have been doing a little over the limit, and I get flashed by someone, I've slowed down and stuck to the limit for the rest of my journey.
Originally posted by Paprika View PostAnother possibility: over time through repeated fines to deter habitual speeders.Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
1 Corinthians 16:13
"...he [Doherty] is no historian and he is not even conversant with the historical discussions of the very matters he wants to pontificate on."
-Ben Witherington III
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Originally posted by Raphael View PostUhh yes.
My last speeding fine happened when I was overtaking someone. In the process of executing a safe overtake I happened to go over the limit. By the time I was back in my lane I was back to doing the posted 90km/h.
Other times if I have been doing a little over the limit, and I get flashed by someone, I've slowed down and stuck to the limit for the rest of my journey.
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You all might like to look at Item 12 of this British Parliamentary Report: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPEED AND CASUALTIES:
"Hit by a car at 40 mph, nine out of ten pedestrians will be killed.
Hit by a car at 30 mph, about half of pedestrians will be killed.
Hit by a car at 20 mph, nine out of ten pedestrians will survive."
Of course, if Americans are as fat on average as often reported, perhaps they roll with the blow better?
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