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Originally Posted by ian@huth
What's a NIP got to do with it. It was just a suggestion for a different penalty.
Does it matter WHY you were speeding? You are speeding, it is an offence. If you think that you had mitigating circumstances for speeding then let the courts decide.
Who says policemen do those tasks? They don't.
They are used as a tool to reduce accidents/injuries/deaths and as a warning that you should watch your speed. If they generate revenue it is only because you are stupid enough not to heed the warning and to pass one at a speed greater than the speed limit. It's only the driver that makes them a cash cow.
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No it doesn't matter whay, but there was a previous posting that stated:
"A traffic policeman once told me that in many cases they prosecute drivers for speeeding not so much because they are speeding but because they are not concentrating on driving enough..."
In my locality we often see policemen opening up GATSOs. I presume they are policemen as they wear police uniforms and drive police vehicles.
There better ways to warn people to watch their speed, but for some reason they are not deployed. I don't know, but it may be because they don't generate revenue?
Too many people drive too fast. But too many people drive badly or dangerousl, within the speed limit. Example: If I am on a motorway and the middle and outside lanes are being hogged by 45mph drivers, and I decided to pass on the EMPTY inside lane, who is more likely to be prosecuted? I think it would be me. But am I the only person driving "without due care and attention"? No.
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Originally Posted by ian@huth
The only thing I could not agree with is no penalty points for speeding. You need to commit more than one offence for them to be a problem so heed the warning of your first points. Otherwise good thinking.  |
Thank you Ian, let's start a political party!
By the way, I have 3 points for no real offence... "Failing to provide info" when I genuinely don't have the info. Recent developments lead me to believe my number plates have been copied, but that's another matter. Any way, I have three points.