| slammer111 | 05-20-2009 05:07 PM |
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Originally Posted by spenny
(Post 6430113)
I have no problem with it. I dont use a fancy radar detector to prevent me from getting speeding tickets, I just pay attention. Dont just look at the bumper of the car in front of you; look behind you, check all of your mirrors, look down the road, look up the streets you cross, look around at intersections, look in driveways. Pay attention to your surroundings and I bet you'll see that cop (usually pretty easy to spot; white crown vic, lights on roof, blue and red stripes) before he sees you. Then again if you drive like an asshole in a riced out car with a big fart can, you'll stand out like a sore thumb.
| What really gets me is that when you're speeding along and going with the flow of traffic, half my attention is diverted towards looking for cops instead of paying attention to other cars. In those situations, going the speed limit is no better because then I'm constantly watching my rearview mirror. Been rear-ended before and it sucks.
And I'm not sure how going 120 on a straight stretch of highway 1 (in Langley/Abbotsford) is "more dangerous" than going 120 on the nice twisty Coquihalla, especially at night when there's no traffic. Those tickets are a joke.
According to the province they're focusing more on "booze and belts" for this campaign, which I completely agree with. Speed limits aren't going to do jack if the driver's plastered. | 