Semi Transport trucks on Clement

damngrumpy · Post by **damngrumpy** » Feb 5th, 2008, 11:48 pm

Sometimes people go roaring by and I catch up to them at the light so whats the hurry? I have no sympathy with speeders what so ever.
The police usually give people 9 or 10 clicks over as long as it is not a school zone and that is enough.
I think they should think about issuing 24 to 36 hours roadside suspensions for speeding and other offences such as tailgating and running amber lights. Of course the suspension would include a 500 dollar fine and a 2% insurance increase with each ticket received.
Wonder if that would slow people down and get them thinking about what they are doing?

Struts 'N' Stuff Auto · Feb 5th, 2008, 11:52 pm

Yes, so many speeders don't think about stopping distance and the likelihood of seriously injuring someone in the event that the unexpected happens!
They are all concerned about racing off to where they are going, with no regard for safety!
I guess it has become a problem everywhere in Canada, and the solution is clearly more Enforcement, and the Concept of Photo Radar camera's being posted, and used all over the place to do the enforcing!
Vehicles are no longer tools to get people from point A to point B, they are really dangerous weapons when speed is involved!
And we all know how weapons can kill or seriously injure in a fraction of a second!
Now, more then ever before does Canada need Photo Radar to do the enforcing as vehicles are so much quicker to accelerate to 100 K, when most speed limits are 50!
Residential speed limits are a very big problem as well, they should be 30 km/hr, the same as school zones!

Struts 'N' Stuff Auto · Feb 5th, 2008, 11:56 pm

damngrumpy wrote:I think they should think about issuing 24 to 36 hours roadside suspensions for speeding and other offences such as tailgating and running amber lights. Of course the suspension would include a 500 dollar fine and a 2% insurance increase with each ticket received.
Wonder if that would slow people down and get them thinking about what they are doing?

Very good idea! :smt023

24-36 Hr Suspensions as well, you are so smart damngrumpy!
After 3 suspensions, a One year suspension and $5000 fine!
But a 2% Insurance increase per ticket is not enough, go 5% and I'll go for that! :134:

eyepop · Post by **eyepop** » Feb 6th, 2008, 7:24 am

bslider wrote:..Dont have any solutions short of more enforcement..

sorry.

that's #7,
on a list of 7.

"Based on our increase to human resources and balancing national, divisional, district and community priorities, we see the following to be our focus of attention:"

1. Reduce violent crime against persons, youth, domestic violence and assaults

2. Reduce community crime levels

3. Target organized crime

4. Target prolific offenders

5. Reduce illegal drug crimes

6. Contribute to safer youth

7. Traffic enforcement

http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-36861-1-.htm

BoB76 · Post by **BoB76** » Feb 6th, 2008, 9:58 pm

Struts 'N' Stuff Auto wrote:
damngrumpy wrote:I think they should think about issuing 24 to 36 hours roadside suspensions for speeding and other offences such as tailgating and running amber lights. Of course the suspension would include a 500 dollar fine and a 2% insurance increase with each ticket received.
Wonder if that would slow people down and get them thinking about what they are doing?

Very good idea!
24-36 Hr Suspensions as well, you are so smart damngrumpy!
After 3 suspensions, a One year suspension and $5000 fine!
But a 2% Insurance increase per ticket is not enough, go 5% and I'll go for that!

Are you the mayor of Rutland or who are you to be the one to set the price for fines?? The police can't even fine car thieves half the time let alone someone who is driving poorly.

Fancy · Post by **Fancy** » Feb 6th, 2008, 10:07 pm

are you talking about damngrumpy or struts?

BoB76 · Post by **BoB76** » Feb 6th, 2008, 10:09 pm

Fancy wrote:are you talking about damngrumpy or struts?

Strutts is the one who quoted is he not? Damngrumpy is the logical one who said a $500 fine not the $5000 fine.

Struts 'N' Stuff Auto · Feb 6th, 2008, 10:12 pm

BoB76 wrote:Are you the mayor of Rutland or who are you to be the one to set the price for fines?? The police can't even fine car thieves half the time let alone someone who is driving poorly.

Mayor of Rutland would be good! LMAO! :123:

Actually I'd like to be the Premier of BC!
It is in my opinion that the fines should be that high to teach speeders that if they want to maintain the privilege to drive, abing by the law is the first step in responsible driving!
Using a vehicle as a deadly weapon, by excessive speeding should be a far greater fine, I am being thoughtful!
The Police just arrest car theives, the Judge determines the penalty!

Fancy · Post by **Fancy** » Feb 6th, 2008, 10:13 pm

BoB76 wrote:
Fancy wrote:are you talking about damngrumpy or struts?

Strutts is the one who quoted is he not? Damngrumpy is the logical one who said a $500 fine not the $5000 fine.

Actually you quoted damngrumpy too.

Struts 'N' Stuff Auto · Feb 6th, 2008, 10:15 pm

Okay, I'll be Mayor and damngrumpy can be Premier! :123:

BoB76 · Post by **BoB76** » Feb 6th, 2008, 10:17 pm

Fancy wrote:
BoB76 wrote:
Fancy wrote:are you talking about damngrumpy or struts?

Strutts is the one who quoted is he not? Damngrumpy is the logical one who said a $500 fine not the $5000 fine.
Actually you quoted damngrumpy too.

Actually if you read it properly I quoted Strutt's who had quoted damngrumpy in his post. I pressed the quote button on the top of the screen and since both quotes were already in Strutt's post I felt it was necessary to include damngrumpy as a quote because his quote was relevant to the conversation. Good luck trying to figure out that!! end quote