Discrimination Against Car Drivers

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  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    Chris Bass wrote:
    Slowbike wrote:
    I know fast drivers are annoying - and quite often dangerous - but driving can be fun, and it can be safe whilst still being fast.
    I do feel sorry for the kids who will grow up into the only option of self driving cars as that element of fun will be removed.

    We seem to prescribe safety to the lowest common denominator at the drop of a hat - affecting everybody, safe driver or not. It seems we don't like others having "fun" even if they're not affecting anyone else. It's not helped by people blaming everyone else for their own mistakes.

    I see your point but how do you decide who is allowed to have fun and who is not? and how do you now if they are not affecting anyone else or just haven't yet?

    I'm sure the vast majority of drink drivers get home safely, to use a slightly extreme example, so you could say similar things about how much you can drink and be "safe" to drive.
    well - exactly ... but it's alright having all these laws and restrictions - but when they're not policed, they're pointless (like my licence) hence why we still have drink drivers, we still have drivers on mobiles, I'd guess 90% of drivers speed (when they can) and the "real" criminals still steal cars with impunity .... so the new laws bringing in speed control (or advice) into cars will help a few generally law abiding to be a bit more law abiding - even if it's not entirely nescersary, whilst the rest will ignore them - along with the other points of law they wish to forget ... and carry on as normal.
  • eric_draven
    eric_draven Posts: 1,192
    To the original post,yes motorcycles do get fined by camera vans,as they also have a forward facing camera to record your no plate,I got dabbed on a link road about 3 years ago on a motorcycle and did a speed awareness course
  • Wayne Plunger
    Wayne Plunger Posts: 444
    eric draven wrote:
    To the original post,yes motorcycles do get fined by camera vans,as they also have a forward facing camera to record your no plate,I got dabbed on a link road about 3 years ago on a motorcycle and did a speed awareness course

    Thanks for the clarification Eric.

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