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Speed limits don't matter

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by Trollbait, Aug 24, 2023.

  1. fuzzy1

    fuzzy1 Senior Member

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    Baloney. Pure and absolute baloney.

    I'm nearing a half century of licensed driving, starting at age 14, and have never had a ticket. Just one written warning: officially, for an obscured license plate (by hitch-mount bicycle rack); unofficially (and quite clear from the manner of interview), having a marijuana-state plate while passing through a non-marijuana state. He must have been on alert for something specific, as a few days later, marijuana smugglers from my state severely assaulted and attempted to murder a state trooper elsewhere in that state.

    With today's widespread de-enforcement, it is even easier to avoid tickets now than back when I started driving.

    Yes, a majority of young males don't achieve this. But it isn't anywhere close to impossible.
     
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    Im not saying that its not impossible. Im saying its very difficult. There's all kinds of tickets out there and whether it is enforced depends mostly on the individual officer.
     
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    No, it isn't difficult.

    One just don't need to show off one's testosterone. For some -- OK, numerous -- young males, yes, this part is difficult. They don't want to drive a ticket-free defensive driving manner.
     
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    In England bad drivers can be removed from the road for life. Here you can kill a guy with your vehicle and normally get off scott free. If you are falling down drunk and kill a guy, maybe 5 years but you will get your license back later. Twice its 20 years.
     
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