嚴打醉駕超速 新例下周生效

spoonek4

Doesn't mean that I'll support them if they decide to impose death penalty for robbery convictions.
BiscottiGelato 發表於 2010-9-23 23:16

hahahahha.......

BiscottiGelato

touch wood....以好似我咁飛仔既人渣咁耐車仲要成日o係條路上面一張speeding ticket都未收過....... ...
spoonek4 發表於 2010-9-23 14:19

Same thing. I never robbed anyone, nor do i encourage it, in fact i despise it. Doesn't mean that I'll support them if they decide to impose death penalty for robbery convictions.

spoonek4

touch wood....以好似我咁飛仔既人渣咁耐車仲要成日o係條路上面一張speeding ticket都未收過.......

BiscottiGelato

落果條大斜你會唔會踩多兩腳brake/拖波丫咁﹖佢地主要係驚D 貨櫃車嘈住民居囉我覺得，但我未見過人o係果度 ...
spoonek4 發表於 2010-9-22 23:16

為捉車而慢 vs 為 safety 而慢, 兩回事. 事實係 the limit is too low, hence they always set trap there to cash grab. In fact, I think it's so dangerous to set a speed trap on that particularly down hill section consider how they like to jump in front of traffic, causing a lot of panic brakes. Even if they don't jump out of traffic, people will do sudden slow down when they spot the cops. You know very well that 90% of the people there dont' drive 50km/hr, the speed differential causes a lot more danger than what used to be a uniform 7/80 down the hill that everybody does.

Anyways, if you really like to drive 50km/hr there every time, good for you. I applaud you if you follows the law to the dot and is happy the way things are. I personally is a lot more opinionated in regards to legislations and policy, and I believe that's what a democratic system is about.

With that many posts, I think any people who put in a good effort to understand my viewpoint would've understood my point already. Whether they agree with it or not, due to valid reasons or just 為反對而反對 it's up to the individual and I have no more to add. Out~

cremedelacreme

From now on, when I go out dinner with my hubby, either he drinks, and I drive home.  Or we both don't drink!  Although, it sounds very inconvenient, but then it is for the sake of everyone's safety.

spoonek4

落果條大斜你會唔會踩多兩腳brake/拖波丫咁﹖佢地主要係驚D 貨櫃車嘈住民居囉我覺得，但我未見過人o係果度俾人捉用engine brake LOL。明知果度成日捉車既你又會唔會渣快先﹖除非你真係sunday driver得咁緊要就真係幫你唔到！

BiscottiGelato

你再咀嚼一下我既論點先.......anyway唔好將D野諗得咁複雜囉真係！我諗我俾人叫吹波波但係遇著部機壞既機 ...
spoonek4 發表於 2010-9-22 19:52

The machines are very crappy ga... Obviously it doesn't actually detect alcohol as in the ethanol directly. The detection is indirect, so it can mistake a lot of other things as ethanol. How they used to go around it is to do remeasurement with a more accurate, but less mobile machine at the police station before putting you under serious hurt. Or for the most accurate method, a blood test. With the new legislation, I don't think they need to do that anymore. To make matter worse, it's much easier to have an artificial high reading than an artificial low one. That's why it used to be very easy to fight a DUI charge unless they do a blood test on you right after. Now the cops can go above the court... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breathalyzer#Common_sources_of_error

Saw an interesting link on speed trap on MSN front page (yes I left the IE front page and never changed it).

Worst cities to get nabbed for speeding
http://autos.ca.msn.com/editors- ... tid=25669147&page=2

Cited Boundary near Marine as one of them, and captioned
"Boundary Rd. has a 10 per cent grade at the south end of the drive. Cops hide and operate laser near the bus stop at the bottom of the hill near S.E. Marine Dr. To maintain a speed of 50 km/h (30 mph) continuous braking and/or lower gearing is required. Engine braking is prohibited. This is an unfair trap. Shame on the Vancouver cops for this trap."

spoonek4

I have never been debating whether one should do certain things or not, or whether I want to DUI or speeding or not. Not doing certain things doesn't mean that having laws to curb that particular right can be justified. In fact, even for things that is considered immoral, doesn't mean that increasing penalty to unreasonable levels can be justified either.

According to your logic then, if one day they say theft should be sentenced to life in prison, and robbery should be sentenced with death penalty, you would be okay with it? Your response would be 'Just don't do it, then you don't have to worry about the penalties' and 'As long as you don't do it, why be so afraid of the penalties'?
BiscottiGelato 發表於 2010-9-22 12:17

你再咀嚼一下我既論點先.......anyway唔好將D野諗得咁複雜囉真係！我諗我俾人叫吹波波但係遇著部機壞既機會仲細過中649 既.....唔好講頭獎，二/三獎﹖我做份工成日要渣車4圍去，個license對於我黎講算緊要喇卦﹖冇左個牌我都好大獲，但係我真係唔擔心喎LOL！....

點解俾我諗到個不知情既情況下衰十一既case...頂LOL!

BiscottiGelato

While on the topic of speed limits. Check out the following 2 very common articles as a starter.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limit
http://sense.bc.ca/research.htm

Do note that take government data with a grain of salt, because for most countries, the following applies and might lead to significant bias:
"The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), an organization wholly controlled by major insurance companies, generally advocates for lower speed limits and provides grants to police agencies to obtain speed enforcement equipment, such as radar and lidar guns. Skeptics believe that the IIHS's interest in promoting lower limits and the issuance of more traffic tickets arises out of the industry's interest in increasing motorists' insurance rates, leading to greater profits for its constituents."

So insurance companies pays funding to police (gov't), and the insurance companies likes higher insurance rates and more tickets. Go figure.