Do not drive today
...and if you must, make sure you watch your speed and your seat belt. Highwaymen are everywhere, moreso even than on holidays. My wife says its because it's Full Moon. I was aware, but not aware enough...45 is a difficult speed: too fast for 4th, not quite fast enough for 5th. And I was doing the very reasonable speed of 56 when a Highwayman going the other direction stopped my coach. To convince me that his boots were worth licking, he dropped the speed and charged me the Freedom Tax for the right not to wear a seat belt.
This really looks like a planned, concerted crackdown. So why not stay home and put a dent in the economy?
Comments
Posted by: Jeremy Smith
Posted on: March 3, 2007 02:04 PM
Wow. That's weird. I've been seeing them everywhere these past two days over where I live (Broadview Heights / Independence area). Something about this time of the year, maybe...
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Posted on: March 3, 2007 02:55 PM
Or maybe if you just obeyed the laws and stopped complaining, the rest of us would not have to pay so much in taxes or insurance premiums.
Posted by: Jo
Posted on: March 3, 2007 06:43 PM
I hate the 45 speed for the same reason. If I'm in 4th gear, the stupid dummy light keeps telling me to shift. I'll shift when I damn well feel like it! Still trying to figure out how to disable that thing...
On the other front, I've seen the damage done (yes, it's another medical rant!) to people who didn't wear their seat belts. After taking care of patients whose brains had to be scooped back into their heads, patients permanently on ventilators and tube feed, etc.- and ALL of whom were not wearing seat belts - I've gladly buckled up. Please reconsider...there are people who love you and would rather keep you around.