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ZTWsquared,Apr 8 2009, 08:33 AM Wrote:With today's vehicles there's no reason why the speed limits couldn't safely be 130 or 140 ... but it would take a disciplined, courteous and sane population of drivers to make that work. And we have anything but that.
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You hit the nail on the head with that one, Ken. They give licenses to EVERYONE. It's no longer about demonstrated skill, it's about "how much cash do you have?". If we started removing the people that don't give a rat's ass, then we likely could afford to raise the posted speed limits as those that are observant enough to keep following the rules of the road will likely behave accordingly once the limits are raised.

Get that idiotic soccer mom off the phone and paying attention to where she's going. If you can't have a cellphone conversation where the cell isn't the centre of attention, you're doing it wrong.

And as far as improper lane changes, I've been "almost" sideswiped a number of times because these cretins think it's thier god-given right to drift across two or more lanes of traffic during a turn. Same goes for those who don't signal their lane changes - they're not paying attention! I could be RIGHT NEXT TO THEM and they're coming over anyways as they're looking straight ahead with tunnel vision, not caring who's next to them. I think I posted up about the worst one in recent memory over in Handicapped Parking last year.

IF we get these assholes off the road, and if the cops start actually enforcing ALL of the HTA, not just the sections that are convenient or monetarily worthwhile to them... we can start having a proper European-structured (Germany anyone) driving environment.

I mean, just tell them they can taser the mouthy ones on the side of the road (not that they wouldn't already). Wouldn't that get the OPP onboard?

Just don't drive through Caledonia. Either nothing will get done or too much will get done. If you don't know what I'm talking about, Google Caledonia, ON. You'll see. :ph34r: