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> > > > Why not just drive the speed limit like you are supposed to and stop
> > trying
> > > > to rob liquor stores?
> > >
> > > You are kidding right....
> > >
> > > Traffic here in the Philly area goes 65 in the right lane, 70 in the
> > > middle lane, and 80 plus in the left one. All this in a 55mph zone.
> > >
> > > Nobody ever goes the speed limit here...it is simply a joke. It is an
> > > odds thing...if you drive more often, you are more likely to get
stopped.
> > >
> > > I see nothing wrong with going 70mph on a clear stretch of turnpike or
> > > open highway in my Mercedes. The car is built to handle speeds far
> > > faster than this. It is perfectly safe as long as there are no
lights,
> > > side streets, or animals (not an issue on our highways here. If you
> > > don't have to weave or ride up on other people why not ride faster...?
> >
> > It's called the Law. If you don't like the speed limit, bitch to your
> > politicians to change it.
> >
> > ...no wonder so many kids can't respect anything - neither can their
> > parents.
>
> Your comments don't appear to be grounded in reality. You are either
> very naive or live in a rural area and are retired and have nowhere to
> go on a regular basis.

So it's OK to break into your home and steal your TV as long as I don't get
caught?

Same laws, same police...

It's not the speeding, it's the lawbreaking. As long as folks see that it's
fine to break the law whenever it suits them the world will keep on it's
downward spiral.

Sept 11 was nothing more than a few folks breaking the law... Seems far
fetched, but 25 years ago most folks wouldn't have ever considered that
something so nasty would happen.

Anyhow, my last rant on the topic.

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"Noozer" <dontspam@me.here> wrote in message
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> > > > > Why not just drive the speed limit like you are supposed to and
stop
> > > trying
> > > > > to rob liquor stores?
> > > >
> > > > You are kidding right....
> > > >
> > > > Traffic here in the Philly area goes 65 in the right lane, 70 in the
> > > > middle lane, and 80 plus in the left one. All this in a 55mph zone.
> > > >
> > > > Nobody ever goes the speed limit here...it is simply a joke. It is
an
> > > > odds thing...if you drive more often, you are more likely to get
> stopped.
> > > >
> > > > I see nothing wrong with going 70mph on a clear stretch of turnpike
or
> > > > open highway in my Mercedes. The car is built to handle speeds far
> > > > faster than this. It is perfectly safe as long as there are no
> lights,
> > > > side streets, or animals (not an issue on our highways here. If you
> > > > don't have to weave or ride up on other people why not ride
faster...?
> > >
> > > It's called the Law. If you don't like the speed limit, bitch to your
> > > politicians to change it.
> > >
> > > ...no wonder so many kids can't respect anything - neither can their
> > > parents.
> >
> > Your comments don't appear to be grounded in reality. You are either
> > very naive or live in a rural area and are retired and have nowhere to
> > go on a regular basis.
>
> So it's OK to break into your home and steal your TV as long as I don't
get
> caught?
>
> Same laws, same police...
>
> It's not the speeding, it's the lawbreaking. As long as folks see that
it's
> fine to break the law whenever it suits them the world will keep on it's
> downward spiral.
>
> Sept 11 was nothing more than a few folks breaking the law... Seems far
> fetched, but 25 years ago most folks wouldn't have ever considered that
> something so nasty would happen.
>
> Anyhow, my last rant on the topic.
>
>

That's a good thing too. The law does not say you can't speed, it has
nothing to do with it. Speeding is a Highway Traffic Act (HTA, section 128)
offence, not a criminal offence.


Romy

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"Noozer" <dontspam@me.here> wrote in message
news:ztybd.100586$a41.37351@pd7tw2no...
> > > > > Why not just drive the speed limit like you are supposed to and
stop
> > > trying
> > > > > to rob liquor stores?
> > > >
> > > > You are kidding right....
> > > >
> > > > Traffic here in the Philly area goes 65 in the right lane, 70 in the
> > > > middle lane, and 80 plus in the left one. All this in a 55mph zone.
> > > >
> > > > Nobody ever goes the speed limit here...it is simply a joke. It is
an
> > > > odds thing...if you drive more often, you are more likely to get
> stopped.
> > > >
> > > > I see nothing wrong with going 70mph on a clear stretch of turnpike
or
> > > > open highway in my Mercedes. The car is built to handle speeds far
> > > > faster than this. It is perfectly safe as long as there are no
> lights,
> > > > side streets, or animals (not an issue on our highways here. If you
> > > > don't have to weave or ride up on other people why not ride
faster...?
> > >
> > > It's called the Law. If you don't like the speed limit, bitch to your
> > > politicians to change it.
> > >
> > > ...no wonder so many kids can't respect anything - neither can their
> > > parents.
> >
> > Your comments don't appear to be grounded in reality. You are either
> > very naive or live in a rural area and are retired and have nowhere to
> > go on a regular basis.
>
> So it's OK to break into your home and steal your TV as long as I don't
get
> caught?
>
> Same laws, same police...
>
> It's not the speeding, it's the lawbreaking. As long as folks see that
it's
> fine to break the law whenever it suits them the world will keep on it's
> downward spiral.
>
> Sept 11 was nothing more than a few folks breaking the law... Seems far
> fetched, but 25 years ago most folks wouldn't have ever considered that
> something so nasty would happen.
>
> Anyhow, my last rant on the topic.
>
>

That's a good thing too. The law does not say you can't speed, it has
nothing to do with it. Speeding is a Highway Traffic Act (HTA, section 128)
offence, not a criminal offence.


Romy

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Noozer <dontspam@me.here> writes:

> It's called the Law. If you don't like the speed limit, bitch
> to your politicians to change it.

Bad laws get disobeyed. Wide disobedience is often a major
reason why such laws eventually get changed. Two examples that
come immediately to mind are Prohibition and the NMSL.

Besides, one can conform to the intent of speed limits (driving
safely) without necessarily conforming to the letter of the law.
"Laws are for the obedience of fools and for the guidance of wise
men."


> ...no wonder so many kids can't respect anything - neither can
> their parents.

Oh, please...



Geoff
(another satisfied Valentine One owner)

--
"Are you a little sick of being told that you ought to be
ashamed, as an American, because the French don't respect
us? Why doesn't anyone ever ask whether we respect them?"
-- Jay Nordlinger

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Noozer <dontspam@me.here> writes:

> It's called the Law. If you don't like the speed limit, bitch
> to your politicians to change it.

Bad laws get disobeyed. Wide disobedience is often a major
reason why such laws eventually get changed. Two examples that
come immediately to mind are Prohibition and the NMSL.

Besides, one can conform to the intent of speed limits (driving
safely) without necessarily conforming to the letter of the law.
"Laws are for the obedience of fools and for the guidance of wise
men."


> ...no wonder so many kids can't respect anything - neither can
> their parents.

Oh, please...



Geoff
(another satisfied Valentine One owner)

--
"Are you a little sick of being told that you ought to be
ashamed, as an American, because the French don't respect
us? Why doesn't anyone ever ask whether we respect them?"
-- Jay Nordlinger

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"Dori A Schmetterling" <ng@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Once I was stopped by the police at 100.6 mph. It was a fine, dry sunny
> evening in summer.

lemme ask you something on a related subject, insurance; in the USofA, if
you get a speeding ticket, your insurance goes up, get another speeding
ticket inside of 12 months, and your insurance goes up like a Saturn V
rocket... On the other hand, here in Germany, get a speeding ticket, and
nothing happens to your insurance, get another ticket, and more nothing
happens to your insurance... Is there a link between speeding and insurance
in the UK?

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"Dori A Schmetterling" <ng@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
news:416e9b26$0$20233$cc9e4d1f@news-text.dial.pipex.com...

> Once I was stopped by the police at 100.6 mph. It was a fine, dry sunny
> evening in summer.

lemme ask you something on a related subject, insurance; in the USofA, if
you get a speeding ticket, your insurance goes up, get another speeding
ticket inside of 12 months, and your insurance goes up like a Saturn V
rocket... On the other hand, here in Germany, get a speeding ticket, and
nothing happens to your insurance, get another ticket, and more nothing
happens to your insurance... Is there a link between speeding and insurance
in the UK?

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Holden McThynge wrote:

> Is there a link between speeding and insurance in the UK?

Ho yus. You currently get three points on your licence per minor
infraction (say 40 in a 30) and disqualified at 12 points. Most
insurance companies ignore the first 3, but start upping the premium
after that.

--
Scott

Where are we going and why am I in this handbasket?

Re: "stealth" radar installation-MB
 

Holden McThynge wrote:

> Is there a link between speeding and insurance in the UK?

Ho yus. You currently get three points on your licence per minor
infraction (say 40 in a 30) and disqualified at 12 points. Most
insurance companies ignore the first 3, but start upping the premium
after that.

--
Scott

Where are we going and why am I in this handbasket?

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"Scott M" <smorris_12@delete_this.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Holden McThynge wrote:
>
>> Is there a link between speeding and insurance in the UK?
>
> Ho yus. You currently get three points on your licence per minor
> infraction (say 40 in a 30) and disqualified at 12 points. Most
> insurance companies ignore the first 3, but start upping the premium
> after that.

you get three points here as well at any speed 10% over the posted speed
(111K in a posted 100K zone). your license does the *Dead Parrot Sketch* at
12. (you can opt to take evening driving refresher courses which cost a
couple hundred Euro, which neutralize two or three points). You can also
receive three of the finest for blood alcohol of 0.05.