May 29th, 2016: Big Sister is Watching
Canada's getting out of hand.
They outlawed radar detectors in all vehicles years ago(boo), mandated DTLs(day-time driving lights)(good) years back, and now this ridiculous shit. Quote:
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Canadian, she said they'll take a picture of you checking your messages, adjusting your GPS, or changing your menu on Spotify that's playing through the car stereo, WHILE YOU'RE SITTING, STOPPED, STONE STILL, NOT MOVING, AT A RED LIGHT, then pull you over and fine you.:eek: That ain't right, that even close to right. Now I'm in favor of nailing "distracteds"(see sniper rifles), especially ones on the phone leaving 5 cars lengths on a left turn arrow. :mad2: Quote:
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I was once driving into Manhattan on the West Side Highway, during rush hour, and saw a guy practicing his trumpet. 70MPH.
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Maybe his car horn wasn't working.
Was he blowing a G? :p: |
Yeah, I've seen a guy reading a hardbound book on the Jersey Pike, and a lot of crazy shit. I'll bet Pam could shock us for hours with horror stories. BUT, sitting at a light? That's unadulterated bullshit.
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I gotta agree with Bruce here. This is a bit much. What's to stop the officers from redirecting the lens to my backyard, when I am sunbathing and rubbing lotion into my.... n/m.
Then we have somewhat similar things happening here, albeit minus the long lenses. And don't get me started on automated license plate readers. You remember the old NRA joke about why I carry a gun? (Because a cop is too heavy) Well, we may be on the way to a mandatory carrying of a cop (at least electronically) in the future. |
There is plenty of technology available to record video or stills of people distracted driving while actually moving. This is just laziness and wrong.
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