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   Message 61,402 of 62,757   
   Gary L. Burnore to All   
   Re: Speed Cameras vs. Red Light Cameras   
   26 Apr 11 16:44:17   
   
   XPost: alt.autos.toyota, rec.autos.driving, alt.society.liberalism   
   XPost: alt.fan.michael-moore   
   From: gburnore@databasix.com   
      
   On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:39:35 -0400, Steve    
   wrote:   
      
   >On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:21:15 -0700 (PDT), "His Highness the   
   >TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher"   
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >>On Apr 26, 7:51 am, Steve  wrote:   
   >>> On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:40:32 -0700 (PDT), "His Highness the   
   >>> TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher"   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>  wrote:   
   >>> >On Apr 25, 10:49 pm, Jessica Powell  wrote:   
   >>> >> On 4/25/2011 9:26 AM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser   
   >>>   
   >>> >> > But I rather have you fight Red Light Cameras than Speed Cameras. They   
   >>> >> > are more susceptible to tricks and doesn't tame traffic that much.   
   >>>   
   >>> >> > If you have one you must have the other... or nothing at all!   
   >>>   
   >>> >> False dichotomy fallacy.   
   >>>   
   >>> >> > Better   
   >>> >> > yet, remove the signs that were meant to catch drivers not protect the   
   >>> >> > people, as you claim to be the case.   
   >>>   
   >>> >> I made no such claim about signs.   
   >>>   
   >>> >Let me give you my thoughts:   
   >>>   
   >>> >Red Light Cameras are meaningless but profitable. Speed Cameras are   
   >>> >meaningful and profitable...   
   >>>   
   >>> Red Light Cameras are meaningful.  Anything that inhibits red light   
   >>> running is meaningful.   
   >>   
   >>We still have the traffic going wild instead of being tamed. They race   
   >>and zigzag between lights, and most lights don't a have a camera at   
   >>all and they know it!   
   >   
   >Defensive driving is the only way to go these days.   
      
   You really should consider asking your bus driver to slow down.   
      
      
   > I see fools   
   >changing lanes back and forth and forth and back and still end up   
   >sitting beside me at the next light.  They never learn.   
      
   In other words, you drive in the left lane and block traffic and   
   they'd like to get around you because you're a dickhead behind the   
   wheel.  No shock there.   
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