>We hear cases where the owner of a car gets mailed a ticket, regardless of who was driving.
That would be ALL of the cases, wouldn't it? Since the state only knows who owns the car, not who is driving it. Typically these automated infractions are NOT point infractions, since they don't actually know who committed the infraction. Only that the owner of the car is held responsible.
2. Is it to blindly uphold the law, irrespective of safety?
Please cite one proven example where going faster is in the interest of safety.
I think you are misunderstanding the question. If people are speeding (travelling faster than the speed limit, which isn't necessarily speeding in all states) but there are NO accidents, then it is a case of blindly upholding the law, irrespective of safety.
One of the cameras is installed at the boundary, where the speed limit changes. Legally speaking where exactly are you supposed to be travelling at the new speed? And where is the camera situated?
I'm trying to follow your math... what does m stand for? Miles, meters, minutes? I realize you are in the UK and you guys like to use BOTH systems (and people think Americans are messed up for sticking with Imperial) but really, do you have to switch between Miles Per Hour and meters, AND use the same lower case "m" to indicate both?
The mere fact that they issued 3 times as many tickets as there are people in the town is an indication that...
they are comparing apples to oranges.
Assume for the sake of augment, there are NO visitors to this town. Are you suggesting people can only speed once, in their lifetime?
it doesn't matter how many people live in the town, it matters how many people use that road.
Wow. Do you have a point, or are you just bigoted towards Americans? One of the last times I got a speeding ticket, was from Zurich, doing 16 KPH in a 15KPH zone. So who is being greedy?
And what does driving through a small village to go to the freeway have to do with planning or not planning?
required to assign a "blame percentage" to all parties involved in a collision.
If I'm on a Jury, I'll lay a blame percentage of 0% in the guy in front EVERY SINGLE time. Even if the guy said, "yeah I slammed on my brakes because the guy behind me was too close." Why? Because the guy behind him was too close. You never know why the guy in front may slam on his brakes, maybe because he is a dog lover and doesn't want to hit the dog running out in the street.
If you've entered the intersection when the light was green or yellow, you have the right to continue through the intersection, even if it is red. The only time you are "running" a red light, is when you enter the intersection when the light is red.
Fan movies will only come into their own when people take them seriously enough to put the effort into making them professional.
The problem is, for the most part, that takes time. A lot of time, time people don't have if they also want to eat, have a roof over their head, AND want to afford the equipment for the film.
Can a fan film be good? Sure there are some talented people who will put in their free time to make something cool. They'll do it, just for the fun of it. Just like some street musicians are very good. But this is the exception not the rule. People need to eat.
For one, this is an attempt at reclaiming the art of movie making from the big budget, mafiaa studios. Instead of judging the movie by comparison to these big budget studios, watch it for what it is...
I don't quite understand your comment. You are saying, this movie isn't as good, because it is a big budget (and criminal) movie, but we should appreciate it anyways? If it isn't as good, I don't really care how much they paid to make it. I tend to like big budget movies because those movies ARE good. And if this movie isn't as good, then they did a poor job to "reclaim the art"
I haven't actually watched this movie, so I don't know how good it is.
To a certain extent that would be true, as you wouldn't be paying the middleman. BUT that didn't happen. In general people don't want to pay, so an alternative form of payment was devised, the ad.
No reason to hurry, but also no reason to *ever* replace another worn-out highway sign without it having distances in klicks as well as miles
But WHY? Why do some people feel that we HAVE to switch, just because others are doing it? Because there is no good reason, is why we haven't switched,
Of course it does, if you use the correct rules. You are trying to force numerical sorting on a calendar system. Thats kind of like complaining that 12 comes before 2 in a string sort.
Of course it is simpler to change the format and place the larger number first. But that doesn't mean the system people have been using for years is "bad"
So what exactly is email? Is it anything that goes over SMTP? Then everyone will stop using SMTP, and "email" And they'll start using things like Facebook messaging, and skype, and anything else.
It is interesting to note, that the UN claims this would have "raised" 70 billion globally in 1996. As if that money would have just come out of thin air.
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How did you leave out Ms. Pac?
This is simply a violation of the DMCA
I realize you are trying to be funny... But how is this a violation of the DMCA? He isn't trying to circumvent anything.
Just wait until they come out with the iWatch!
I am going to guess this is mostly because we only discuss bad patents here. When was the last time a story was posted about a good patent?
>We hear cases where the owner of a car gets mailed a ticket, regardless of who was driving.
That would be ALL of the cases, wouldn't it? Since the state only knows who owns the car, not who is driving it. Typically these automated infractions are NOT point infractions, since they don't actually know who committed the infraction. Only that the owner of the car is held responsible.
2. Is it to blindly uphold the law, irrespective of safety?
Please cite one proven example where going faster is in the interest of safety.
I think you are misunderstanding the question. If people are speeding (travelling faster than the speed limit, which isn't necessarily speeding in all states) but there are NO accidents, then it is a case of blindly upholding the law, irrespective of safety.
One of the cameras is installed at the boundary, where the speed limit changes. Legally speaking where exactly are you supposed to be travelling at the new speed? And where is the camera situated?
I'm trying to follow your math... what does m stand for? Miles, meters, minutes? I realize you are in the UK and you guys like to use BOTH systems (and people think Americans are messed up for sticking with Imperial) but really, do you have to switch between Miles Per Hour and meters, AND use the same lower case "m" to indicate both?
The mere fact that they issued 3 times as many tickets as there are people in the town is an indication that ...
they are comparing apples to oranges.
Assume for the sake of augment, there are NO visitors to this town. Are you suggesting people can only speed once, in their lifetime?
it doesn't matter how many people live in the town, it matters how many people use that road.
I've driven a lot in Germany. Not only do they have speed traps, the speed limit doesn't always reflect the road conditions.
Wow. Do you have a point, or are you just bigoted towards Americans? One of the last times I got a speeding ticket, was from Zurich, doing 16 KPH in a 15KPH zone. So who is being greedy?
And what does driving through a small village to go to the freeway have to do with planning or not planning?
Running a red light to me doesn't mean "over the line," it means, to me, driving through the intersection when the light is red.
Bu the thing is, it doesn't matter what it means to you.
If I'm on a Jury, I'll lay a blame percentage of 0% in the guy in front EVERY SINGLE time. Even if the guy said, "yeah I slammed on my brakes because the guy behind me was too close." Why? Because the guy behind him was too close. You never know why the guy in front may slam on his brakes, maybe because he is a dog lover and doesn't want to hit the dog running out in the street.
If you've entered the intersection when the light was green or yellow, you have the right to continue through the intersection, even if it is red. The only time you are "running" a red light, is when you enter the intersection when the light is red.
Most drivers in the USA never receive any formal education whatsoever.
Citation Needed. I'd argue that most drivers do receive formal education.
Fan movies will only come into their own when people take them seriously enough to put the effort into making them professional.
The problem is, for the most part, that takes time. A lot of time, time people don't have if they also want to eat, have a roof over their head, AND want to afford the equipment for the film.
Can a fan film be good? Sure there are some talented people who will put in their free time to make something cool. They'll do it, just for the fun of it. Just like some street musicians are very good. But this is the exception not the rule. People need to eat.
For one, this is an attempt at reclaiming the art of movie making from the big budget, mafiaa studios. Instead of judging the movie by comparison to these big budget studios, watch it for what it is ...
I don't quite understand your comment. You are saying, this movie isn't as good, because it is a big budget (and criminal) movie, but we should appreciate it anyways? If it isn't as good, I don't really care how much they paid to make it. I tend to like big budget movies because those movies ARE good. And if this movie isn't as good, then they did a poor job to "reclaim the art"
I haven't actually watched this movie, so I don't know how good it is.
To a certain extent that would be true, as you wouldn't be paying the middleman. BUT that didn't happen. In general people don't want to pay, so an alternative form of payment was devised, the ad.
No no no no no... You are supposed to believe the bigfoot is real based on a blurry photo. And Nessie too.
No reason to hurry, but also no reason to *ever* replace another worn-out highway sign without it having distances in klicks as well as miles
But WHY? Why do some people feel that we HAVE to switch, just because others are doing it? Because there is no good reason, is why we haven't switched,
Doesn't sort well
Of course it does, if you use the correct rules. You are trying to force numerical sorting on a calendar system. Thats kind of like complaining that 12 comes before 2 in a string sort.
Of course it is simpler to change the format and place the larger number first. But that doesn't mean the system people have been using for years is "bad"
so just let 6pm be sundown and 6am be sunup, no matter where you are or what time of year it is.
So I should work more in the summer, and less in the winter? That is the opposite of what I'd actually like to do.
So what exactly is email? Is it anything that goes over SMTP? Then everyone will stop using SMTP, and "email" And they'll start using things like Facebook messaging, and skype, and anything else.
It is interesting to note, that the UN claims this would have "raised" 70 billion globally in 1996. As if that money would have just come out of thin air.
Considering the constitution requires the US to build post roads... perhaps a portion of the road tax should go to funding the PO.
I've never lived in a state where the tolls were retired and the booths torn down.
I live in such a state. They built a bridge, tolled it. The took the toll booths down. Decided to rebuild the bridge, put the "toll booths" back up. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_Point_Floating_Bridge