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Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Jan 11, 2009 8:25 am) That said, I lived in Hawaii when they first tried the speed vans and the ACLU filed suit. There was such outrage that HI gave up on the photo radar idea. |
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Replying to: vinnyny (Jan 10, 2009 8:19 pm) She has no standing or position to loan YOUR car to anybody as she is not the owner. 
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Replying to: grbeck (Jan 09, 2009 9:03 am) Anyone getting caught by photo radar, when highway signs are posted warning of same, deserves to be in movies such as Dumb and Dumber. With tolerances of 10 mph given for speeders, one indeed has to be stupid and a dope to get a photo radar ticket.
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Jan 12, 2009 8:55 am) Are you also the guy who thinks he'll go to jail for removing the "Do not remove" tags from pillows and blankets, or do you sometimes get a little wild and tear those annoying tags off? I guess you never jaywalk when there are no cars anywhere in sight and everybody else is crossing. You missed my entire argument. Specifically, only the offender is guilty of the offense--and then only after he has been afforded his Constitutional rights. It's lemmings like you that allow the government to turn their children into brown-shirted, jack-booted, informants...
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Replying to: larsb (Jan 09, 2009 2:43 pm)
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Jan 12, 2009 8:55 am)
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Replying to: grbeck (Jan 12, 2009 12:21 pm) Not once have I seen anyone dangerously SLAM on their brakes when slowing for the photo enforcement zone. Most people see the sign and gradually decelerate or brake lightly to get within reason. The people who are speeding their butts off at 15+ over the limit usually don't even blink. They are the ones who earn their $157 ticket and should shut up about paying it. The next time a photo enforcement zone causes a wreck will be the FIRST time. At least around here there have been zero reports of that happening. Could it happen? Sure, and it probably will. But it will be a safer accident due to the slower speeds. Go Photo Radar !!!
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Replying to: grbeck (Jan 12, 2009 12:22 pm)
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Replying to: grbeck (Jan 12, 2009 12:22 pm) Are you going on record as saying that merely "the act" of driving 10+ mph over the limit makes people SAFER drivers? Because that's what it appears you are saying. Please don't say yes. ( talk about a credibility hit. ) Call NHTSA immediately and let them know you have a super-secret bit of information for them !!! Call the Fraternal Order of Police and let them know their people are wasting time enforcing speed limits !!! Let's end traffic accidents altogether by just, SIMPLY, telling everyone to drive 10+ miles over the limit !! Heck, if faster is safer, let's just turn the USA freeways into an AutoBahn and get rid of State Troopers altogether ! Traffic fatalities will DROP and think how much extra money the states will have !!! (puh-frickin-leeze)
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Replying to: berri (Jan 12, 2009 12:55 pm) Because trucks are far heavier than other vehicles, they take longer to stop, are less adept at avoiding hazards, and have much greater crash energy. Therefore, it follows from basic physics that limiting truck speeds could reduce the severity and incidence of truck-related crashes. In reality, though, since 2/3 of auto/truck accidents are the fault of the car, this has not proven to be a help in reducing accidents. It has potential to reduce the SEVERITY of the accidents, but not AUTOMAGICALLY the number of accidents.
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