Some frustrating traffic laws that should bend:

Shrubhater

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Sun May-29-05 01:52 PM
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Some frustrating traffic laws that should bend:

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leyton

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Sun May-29-05 01:56 PM
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1. Those are reasonable points to raise.

Though I wouldn't try some of those, since my city has all sorts of cameras that catch you running lights and such.

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Sun May-29-05 02:13 PM
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4. Which is one reason red light cameras should be banned.

At least if a police officer were present, they have the ability and discretion to take extenuating circumstances into account.

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Shrubhater

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Sun May-29-05 02:24 PM
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5. Don't worry, do it!

Edited on Sun May-29-05 02:26 PM by Shrubhater

I practiced civil disobedience once, and I didn't get punished at all!
I usually never regret it when I challenge or break a nonsense rule!

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cestpaspossible

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Sun May-29-05 02:08 PM
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2. Right on red was the first step... left on red is next...

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Dogmudgeon

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Sun May-29-05 02:11 PM
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3. Traffic laws are badly in need of revision

I know. I sat at a badly-timed red light this morning, my car idling away gasoline, from 5:58 AM until 6:13 AM (yes, I timed it). What kind of local government sets traffic lights on a 15-minute cycle? (Republican local governments, so it would seem.)

An awful lot of traffic law is just plain boneheaded.

However, nothing will happen -- there is too much "revenue" generated from traffic fines and piggyback "administrative costs". The point system, too, is a money-maker, for the insurance companies.

Nothing will change, though, until a couple of massive class-action lawsuits wend their way up the judicial food chain.

Dare we hope?

--p!

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