Get the law enforced

Ant Evans · June 2007

I got tired of motorists driving randomly, turning without indicating, talking on the phone while they grind me into the pavement, in both the American and British sense. So I went to the Downing Street site to set up a petition. Some guy called Sean Smith had got there before me:

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/traffpolice/

"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to increase the number of traffic police and ensure that they effectively enforce the dangerous driving laws."

I signed it, and I suggest you do too.

Beer is part of the solution. Are you?

The Endorser · June 2007

Grat idea. Who's gonna pay the extra council tax to fund this?

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overmars · June 2007

Signed it dude.
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domtyler · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by The Endorser
Grat idea. Who's gonna pay the extra council tax to fund this?

Eating baby elephants since 1969
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I thought they removed all the traffic police to help crack down on mobile phone theft?

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Ant Evans · June 2007

You're already paying, Endorser Dude.

P.S. 1969 was a good year.

Calm is an arm.

The Endorser · June 2007

Paying through the nose, but getting more taffic dibble will mean simply shifting them from elsewhere. It's robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Then when all us old bill are on RPU, the burglars will run free and there'll be petitions to stop them hassling motorists and get them back on the beat. We can't please any of the people, any of the time.

The only way to get more, as opposed to just shuffling them about, is to pay more council tax for them.

PS - '69 was a pretty awesome year alright!

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cougie · June 2007

Sounds great to me. Get them to pay whacking great fines for their crimes and its self financing.

Hackbike 6 · June 2007

Lets have a petition to stop cyclists RLJing as well as using their mobile phones while cycling.[:o)]

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The Endorser · June 2007

I saw a cyclist smoking, supping a bottle of gin, on his mobile, jumping a red light and eating a panda off an ivory plate this morning. was a magistrate on his way to work!

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stelvio · June 2007

The polis seem to have very little interest in enforcing laws relating to dangerous driving, so it seems unlikely that more of them will help very much.
Perhaps what we need is a new agency altogether.

SpentMikey · June 2007

I was having a pee in the Premium Zone in Terminal 1 this morning when Jeremy Clarkson walked in. He took one look and me and went straight into one of the cubicles. Guess he had something to be ashamed about, so it's true what they say about men who drive fast cars.

Unknown · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by The Endorser

We can't please any of the people, any of the time.

The only way to get more, as opposed to just shuffling them about, is to pay more council tax for them.
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Well said, couldn't agree more. Some of those who bleat for more / better services are often the same ones that vote against tax / council tax hikes - same with health care, social services, etc. We can't have it all ways, we want a service then we must pay for it.

rothbook · June 2007

Mahoosive fines would make it self-financing, surely?

Any banned driver caught driving- confiscate the car. Same with boy racers, drunk or drugged drivers, drivers on mobiles or twelve pointers.

overmars · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by alfablue

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by The Endorser

We can't please any of the people, any of the time.

The only way to get more, as opposed to just shuffling them about, is to pay more council tax for them.
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Well said, couldn't agree more. Some of those who bleat for more / better services are often the same ones that vote against tax / council tax hikes - same with health care, social services, etc. We can't have it all ways, we want a service then we must pay for it.
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Did you read this post?

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by cougie

Sounds great to me. Get them to pay whacking great fines for their crimes and its self financing.
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Rocket science it ain't.

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Unknown · June 2007

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Did you read this post?

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by cougie

Sounds great to me. Get them to pay whacking great fines for their crimes and its self financing.
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Rocket science it ain't.

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Well, it may not be rocket science, but I doubt it would be that simplistic. As long as offenders are wealthy and drive valuable cars I guess it will work just "fine"...

still, never let logic get in the way of a good torygraph slogan

overmars · June 2007

Yes, when you put beauracrats in the mix it gets a lot more complicated and expensive.
Still, it's best to make a mountain out of a mole hill. Keeps people busy I 'spose.

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