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I'm in the mood for anarchy here, all on my own with only my Lava Lamp for company and just the clock ticking away in the corner and the buzz of my iMac's hard drive to disturb the silence.
Here's a silly thing. Those of you old enough to drive, or those who appreciate a little speed, will realise the menace of the ultimate Police gadget, the SPEED CAMERA.
These come in hand-held form, to be used from behind a convenient hedge, or on a tripod behind a parked van, or on a dull grey pole, facing forward or backwards to catch you coming or going too fast.
The unmanned variety are the "stealth tax" of the highways, taking over from Dick Turpin in the role of daylight robber. The one at the bottom of the M11 can catch 2000 cars per hour at over £40 a pop. That's a lot of tax.
Mobile cameras, hand-held or tripod-supported (to give more relaxation time), are manned by pencil-weilding "Police" who's job it is to write down your licence plate number and the time, in the event that the camera flashes you.
In fact they are barking up the wrong tree. People who drive lethal vehicles without insurance cover don't speed. If they hurt someone they can't pay the compensation, but the police can't catch them because they don't speed. The DVLC computer records - yes TAX (unimportant disc in the window) but NOT INSURANCE (more vital than toothpaste).
So next time a copper says "Who do you think you are? Nigel Mansell?" - tell him "who do you think you are? The Pink Panther?"
All this mindless tittle tattle brings me to my final point.
How do we defeat the speed cameras? You guys are an ingenious lot, can I have your ideas?
I've already done my bit by pulling up the Police for, you guessed it, speeding, and saying "I got you bang to rights laddy, I'm reporting you because I don't like your speed cameras". This gets their knickers in a twist and they resort to lying, "I was on an emergency call", to which the response is "prove it". This makes the whole situation even worse and before you know it the cover up puts Watergate to shame.
So - more ideas please!
Here's a silly thing. Those of you old enough to drive, or those who appreciate a little speed, will realise the menace of the ultimate Police gadget, the SPEED CAMERA.
These come in hand-held form, to be used from behind a convenient hedge, or on a tripod behind a parked van, or on a dull grey pole, facing forward or backwards to catch you coming or going too fast.
The unmanned variety are the "stealth tax" of the highways, taking over from Dick Turpin in the role of daylight robber. The one at the bottom of the M11 can catch 2000 cars per hour at over £40 a pop. That's a lot of tax.
Mobile cameras, hand-held or tripod-supported (to give more relaxation time), are manned by pencil-weilding "Police" who's job it is to write down your licence plate number and the time, in the event that the camera flashes you.
In fact they are barking up the wrong tree. People who drive lethal vehicles without insurance cover don't speed. If they hurt someone they can't pay the compensation, but the police can't catch them because they don't speed. The DVLC computer records - yes TAX (unimportant disc in the window) but NOT INSURANCE (more vital than toothpaste).
So next time a copper says "Who do you think you are? Nigel Mansell?" - tell him "who do you think you are? The Pink Panther?"
All this mindless tittle tattle brings me to my final point.
How do we defeat the speed cameras? You guys are an ingenious lot, can I have your ideas?
I've already done my bit by pulling up the Police for, you guessed it, speeding, and saying "I got you bang to rights laddy, I'm reporting you because I don't like your speed cameras". This gets their knickers in a twist and they resort to lying, "I was on an emergency call", to which the response is "prove it". This makes the whole situation even worse and before you know it the cover up puts Watergate to shame.
So - more ideas please!
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I'm in the mood for anarchy here, all on my own with only my Lava Lamp for company and just the clock ticking away in the corner and the buzz of my iMac's hard drive to disturb the silence.
Here's a silly thing. Those of you old enough to drive, or those who appreciate a little speed, will realise the menace of the ultimate Police gadget, the SPEED CAMERA.
These come in hand-held form, to be used from behind a convenient hedge, or on a tripod behind a parked van, or on a dull grey pole, facing forward or backwards to catch you coming or going too fast.
The unmanned variety are the "stealth tax" of the highways, taking over from Dick Turpin in the role of daylight robber. The one at the bottom of the M11 can catch 2000 cars per hour at over £40 a pop. That's a lot of tax.
Mobile cameras, hand-held or tripod-supported (to give more relaxation time), are manned by pencil-weilding "Police" who's job it is to write down your licence plate number and the time, in the event that the camera flashes you.
In fact they are barking up the wrong tree. People who drive lethal vehicles without insurance cover don't speed. If they hurt someone they can't pay the compensation, but the police can't catch them because they don't speed. The DVLC computer records - yes TAX (unimportant disc in the window) but NOT INSURANCE (more vital than toothpaste).
So next time a copper says "Who do you think you are? Nigel Mansell?" - tell him "who do you think you are? The Pink Panther?"
All this mindless tittle tattle brings me to my final point.
How do we defeat the speed cameras? You guys are an ingenious lot, can I have your ideas?
I've already done my bit by pulling up the Police for, you guessed it, speeding, and saying "I got you bang to rights laddy, I'm reporting you because I don't like your speed cameras". This gets their knickers in a twist and they resort to lying, "I was on an emergency call", to which the response is "prove it". This makes the whole situation even worse and before you know it the cover up puts Watergate to shame.
So - more ideas please!
Here's a silly thing. Those of you old enough to drive, or those who appreciate a little speed, will realise the menace of the ultimate Police gadget, the SPEED CAMERA.
These come in hand-held form, to be used from behind a convenient hedge, or on a tripod behind a parked van, or on a dull grey pole, facing forward or backwards to catch you coming or going too fast.
The unmanned variety are the "stealth tax" of the highways, taking over from Dick Turpin in the role of daylight robber. The one at the bottom of the M11 can catch 2000 cars per hour at over £40 a pop. That's a lot of tax.
Mobile cameras, hand-held or tripod-supported (to give more relaxation time), are manned by pencil-weilding "Police" who's job it is to write down your licence plate number and the time, in the event that the camera flashes you.
In fact they are barking up the wrong tree. People who drive lethal vehicles without insurance cover don't speed. If they hurt someone they can't pay the compensation, but the police can't catch them because they don't speed. The DVLC computer records - yes TAX (unimportant disc in the window) but NOT INSURANCE (more vital than toothpaste).
So next time a copper says "Who do you think you are? Nigel Mansell?" - tell him "who do you think you are? The Pink Panther?"
All this mindless tittle tattle brings me to my final point.
How do we defeat the speed cameras? You guys are an ingenious lot, can I have your ideas?
I've already done my bit by pulling up the Police for, you guessed it, speeding, and saying "I got you bang to rights laddy, I'm reporting you because I don't like your speed cameras". This gets their knickers in a twist and they resort to lying, "I was on an emergency call", to which the response is "prove it". This makes the whole situation even worse and before you know it the cover up puts Watergate to shame.
So - more ideas please!