From: wisetibetanmonkey@yahoo.com   
      
   On Friday, May 16, 2014 11:36:22 AM UTC-4, Malcolm McMahon wrote:   
   > On Friday, 16 May 2014 15:53:25 UTC+1, Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble    
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   > > Our traffic system is libertarian (anything goes, the mighty rule), except   
   that they hit you with those outrageous tickets to feed the city coffers once   
   in a while. Or if you are not careful reading the fine print, they tow your   
   car in the blink of    
   an eye. The most important deterrent is missing though: THE SPEEDING CAMERA.   
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   > I did drive for a week in California a couple of decades back. Actually I   
   thought the American drivers relatively disciplined, driving without much   
   panache but less courtesy than you'll find in the UK.   
      
   California is a world apart. You as a pedestrian step on the street at the   
   corner, and drivers kindly stop for you. There were some freeway shootings   
   years ago but that may be considered a freak occurrence. They still are   
   missing the single most    
   important road manner, passing on the outer lane only.   
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   > If you want to see anarchy on the roads though, try southern Europe or   
   Africa. Thessaloniki particularly impressed me for people driving on horn and   
   brakes.   
      
   I know Canary islands, not part of Europe but European manners. Some drivers   
   are very aggressive (those GTI's lent to it) but not criminal. You see   
   criminal intent in many drivers here.   
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   > People ignore road markings and make up their own lanes, so your slow   
   vehicle lane would be ignored.   
      
   You wouldn't think highly of Greece either. But if it happens, blame it on the   
   authorities. Still you have a fair chance of surviving a crash with a car your   
   same size, not a behemoth SUV.    
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   > Speed cameras, of which we have lots, cause the traffic to slow only as it   
   passes the camera, which probably causes as many accidents as it prevents.   
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   > My sat nav beeps at me every time I approach one, and tells me how much I   
   need to slow down.   
      
   That's because you KNOW where they are. You are not supposed to know that.   
      
   Do the terrorists and thieves know where the cameras are?    
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   > People going the other way flash you to warn you of cops with radar guns   
   lurking in driveways.   
      
   Who needs those Keystone cops? Let's use technology. Hide the cameras while   
   avoiding fees that are clearly predatory. They hit you with a $158 ticket for   
   slightly moving past the line at the red light. It's not running the red light   
   at all. In Chicago it'   
   s only 100 bucks. Chicago is also implementing the speed cameras and removing   
   some ineffective red light cameras.   
      
   And Christians must remember Jesus is watching.    
      
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