OT-New traffic cameras

"azotic" wrote in news:iblnn2$fha$ snipped-for-privacy@speranza.aioe.org:

Don't laugh. Switzerland had speed trap cameras as far back as 1980. Because the goverment ran the phones, they would take your picture, send you a copy & add the amount of the ticket to your phone bill.

The Swiss live in a (so far) benevolent poice state, and the people there are very law abiding. I visited over the holidays, and would take my host's dog for a walk along a suburban highway. 2 miles out on one side & 2 miles back, and I saw 4 pieces of litter. You can't go 50 feet along a similar road in this country without seeing more trash.

Doug White

That must depend on what part of the country. I can walk a mile along a road in central MN without seeing any litter.

Our roads are pretty clean here as well. A lot of the credit goes to the local sheriff, which utilizes a "road crew" of people found guilty of certain crimes (mostly minor drug offenses, or shoplifters).

They get sentenced to hundreds of hours of what is termed "community service", which translates into a year or half year of weekend work on the side of the highway picking up trash. Gives them a sense of what it is like to actually contribute something, instead of taking.

Jon

The device should have cameras facing all directions, to catch the people sneaking up on it with a baseball bat .

Bob

Politians will gladly replace any units that are damaged by malcontents at taxpayers expense.

Stealth license plates is the way to go.

Best Regards Tom.

Or you could just obey the law.

Jon

I do obey the law. Its not illegal to to apply a protective coating on your license plates in nevada. Window tints are also legal.

Best Regards Tom.

I believe Jon was referring to traffic laws.

GASP! What a shocking concept!

I've spent 6 weeks total driving in NSW, with my wife constantly updating me on various laws and rules of the road, and telling me what infractions cost. And they do cost, dearly. Driving there certainly is not considered the God-Given-Right that most Americans take it for!

I have to say, overall, driving in NSW is a pleasure compared to driving anywhere in California. Drivers, at least in rural NSW, appear to overwhelmingly obey traffic laws. My only gripe is during long drives on

2 lane roads to nearby towns, overtaking drivers will tailgate a car length or less at 100km/hr while waiting for an opportunity to pass.

Jon

So, there's no law against tailgating?

Bob

I don't think that would last long here in a nation of riflemen.

Wes

When I'm being tailgated, I slow down until the idiot tailgater passes me, gives me the finger, and heads on to wherever he's in such a hurry to crash.

Cheers! Rich

Here, I do the same. There, I maintain speed until a clear spot to pass shows up, then I give them ample reason to do so.

LOL, reminds me though, a year or so after getting married (the first time) the ex and I drove down I-5 for a stay at Disneyland. I was driving at 75-80 somewhere in one of the stretches of vast nothingness, in the fast lane, when a Toyota full of kids comes up on me fast. Very fast. I moved over and let them by. Some 20 minutes later, we come upon the car up on the embankment, having obviously rolled at least once. Seemed like everyone was ok, though dazed. I honked and waved as I drove by...

Jon