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Re: Solve speeding by limiting cars!
In <6y7cre$40d@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, badblast41@aol.com (BadBlast41) writes:
>I've wondered the same thing. The automakers obviously want to appeal to the
>people who want fast cars, which is why we're seeing so many absurdly
>powerful sports cars (who really needs to get to 60 mph in 5 seconds?). But
I do.. Makes it easy to run away from persistent tailgaters, merge with traffic,
and it's just plain FUN!
>they won't pass a law mandating that they stop making cars that easily allow
>people to break the law!
If 80 to 90 percent of the people are breaking the law, then it SHOULD
be broken, and then eliminated.
Hey, let's improve highway safety and fuel economy by requiring everyone to
stop and check their tire pressures every 10 miles, inflating them as needed.
While they're at it, they'll also have to check the tread depth, and not proceed
if the wear bars are showing.
Let's have another law that requires drivers to install tire chains immediately
as soon as there's any measurable snow or ice on the roads, and remove them
as soons as it'd dry again.
Let's pass a law requiring that no car is kep on the road for more than 5 years,
before it becomes unsafe..
Let's pass a law that prevents accidents by allowing the stickiest tires possible,
even if they only last 1000 miles (It'll stimulate the economy too..)
Let's pass a law requiring everyone to wear oversize padded gloves so they
can't hurt anyone in case they have abusive tendencies.
Let's put cameras and microphones in every room in everyone's home and
workplace to ensure they don't break any present (or future) laws..
To make sure these laws are enforced, allow the insurance companies to charge
drivers up to $2000 extra per year per vehicle, with no cancellation by the
insurer ot driver allowed..
We'll also remove all police from other duties and put them all on the highways
to follow us and make sure we OBEY..
Stupid laws erode respect for legitimate laws, and 55/65 is most definitely
a stupid law, with about as much chance for compliance as the others listed above.