[British-cars] [Spits] Recalls & Smart Laws

[Barrie Robinson]

Today we are so keen to regulate intelligence that it is becoming a 
stupid society.  If someone bashes into a car from behind that person 
is not driving sensibly.  One can hear the excuses "I did not think 
he was going to turn", "He never signalled", or "He should have seen 
me behind him".   I may be wrong but surely signalling is advisory 
not mandatory.  If we sock it to people who do not signal how about 
socking it to those who tailgate, those who chat on their cell phone 
while driving, and those who have animals in cars.......and DVD's



At 09:36 AM 6/28/2007, Glen Wilson wrote:
>Mark J. Bradakis wrote:
> >> New Virginia law effective on Monday July 2, 2007,
> >> failure to give hand signal or turn signal regular cost of court 
> plus fine,
> >> then DMV will charge a "FEE" from $1050.00 for 1st offense to 
> $3,000 when you
> >> pass two, ==YES== three thousand dollars==
> >>
> >>
> > Cool!!  People who are so dangerously stupid they can't signal turns
> > and lane changes have no business being on public streets.
> >
> > mjb.
> >
>Mark,
>
>You have never come across to me as a "stupid" person, but your comment
>certainly is stupid, or perhaps just economically biased and
>insensitive. For many people, that $1050 for a first offense represents
>a mortgage payment, health insurance premium or tuition bill at the
>local community college. That $1050 is certainly not chump change for
>the majority of Americans, and it's an onerous fee for forgetting to
>signal a turn, and that may be the only mistake the driver made. Wait
>until you're laid off, behind in your mortgage, have three kids and no
>benefits and see if $1050 for a first offense for not signaling a turn
>still seems fair to you.
>
>Glen
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Regards
Barrie

Barrie Robinson
barrie at look.ca

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