[Shotimes] 141 MPH Speeding Ticket

[Donald Mallinson]

Don't take this as a flame, but most of your statements are 
false.

bjshov8 wrote:
> It's unfair that we set speed limits based on the worst drivers with the
> worst cars.

1.  Speed limits are NOT and never have been set based on 
the worst drivers.  They are set for closer to the majority 
of drivers/speeds.  If it was the worst, we would have 30 
mph interstates.

> It's unfair that some officers use speed limits to exert their superiority
> over the masses.

2.  Yes some do, most do not.

> It's unfair that municipalities and insurance companies use speed limits to
> boost their profits.

3.  They have to have a way to separate the good drivers 
from the bad ones.  I would rather the people that have the 
wrecks, and do the speeding pay the highest bills than those 
that are trying to abide by the rules.

> It's unfair that all problems with traffic get blamed on speeding or street
> racing.

4.  Not ALL problems are blamed on speeding or racing.  Just 
one example, Illinois and a lot of states have Left Lane 
bandit laws recognizing that slower cars are causing 
problems too.  Facts are that speeding and street racing 
cause a lot of problems, and are high profile.  But they 
aren't the entire focus of law enforcement by any means.

> It's unfair that politicians and the media don't understand what driving is
> about and what is and is not safe.

5.  Many polititians and Media don't, but not all, many DO 
recognize good driving and know what is safe, and what you 
think that is and what they think that is is probably a lot 
different.

> Did I miss anything?

6.  Yes, you used absolutes to describe problems that can 
not be defined by a blanket statement.  The point is that 
you can't paint with that broad a brush and expect to be 
taken seriously.

Does it SEEM sometimes like what you say is true?  Yes, but 
if you pay attention and think about it, life is not even 
close to that unfair unless you are ALWAYS doing the wrong 
thing, and then you must expect to be caught a lot of the time.

Again, I am not flaming you, don't want to start any war, 
buy just want you to think about what you are saying.  You 
aren't just seeing the glass half empty (instead of half 
full), you have busted the bottom out of the glass and see 
NOTHING in it!  Lighten up, life isn't that unfair.  :)

Don Mallinson