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Old Sep 24th 2008 | 2:24 am
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Originally Posted by Morwenna
What really amuses me is when people state speed traps as a reason to leave the UK ..... as if we didn't have them here!
Do we have speed traps?

Gee who'd a thought.
 
Old Sep 24th 2008 | 2:26 am
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Do we have speed traps?
Well it does appear that we do ...... I never had a ticket til I came here!!!
 
Old Sep 24th 2008 | 2:34 am
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Originally Posted by Morwenna
Well it does appear that we do ...... I never had a ticket til I came here!!!
OH never had any in the UK either, had 2 in Manitoba - both fixed cameras. One was legit, completely ignorant of the posted limit; the other was for being 0.3 sec after a red light, in a snow storm. The photo was so bad you could hardly see the reg plate through the snowflakes, but he couldn't afford to take the day off to fight it so he coughed up the fine.

None so far in Ontario, touch wood, no fixed cameras here though.
 
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I have been so lucky lately, again touch wood, twice in the past fortnight I've been flashed a warning by oncoming cars and avoided the plod. One of those times I was on a road where the limit is 60 but the usual speed of the traffic is 120 or so. Behind the cop was a small fleet of tow trucks eagerly awaiting confiscated cars.
 
Old Sep 24th 2008 | 5:09 am
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Originally Posted by dbd33
I have been so lucky lately, again touch wood, twice in the past fortnight I've been flashed a warning by oncoming cars and avoided the plod. One of those times I was on a road where the limit is 60 but the usual speed of the traffic is 120 or so. Behind the cop was a small fleet of tow trucks eagerly awaiting confiscated cars.
We get flashed around here too. I can never return the favour, stupid headlights can't be flashed unless they're on - no use in the daytime.
 
Old Sep 24th 2008 | 7:23 am
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Speeding tickets are part of modern day living folks...no cameras here in Ontario...something to do with the Liberals I think...

Seriously, if you are caught out, pull on your big boy shorts and suck it up! ....its part of the price we pay for being in a hurry!
 
Old Sep 24th 2008 | 8:47 am
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Originally Posted by macadian
Seriously, if you are caught out, pull on your big boy shorts and suck it up! ....its part of the price we pay for being in a hurry!
And if you're stupid enough to drive under the influence and get pulled over, just admit it and do the friggin breathalyze test, so the people who called you in, won't have to lose a day's work to go and testify against you in court.
(No, I don't really mind, but it'd be easier if I didn't have to. )
 
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Originally Posted by Biiiiink
We get flashed around here too. I can never return the favour, stupid headlights can't be flashed unless they're on - no use in the daytime.
OH Biiiink, That is a gift That i just cant accept.....................
 
Old Sep 24th 2008 | 9:25 am
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Originally Posted by Biiiiink
We get flashed around here too. I can never return the favour...
You can flash me any time, you don't need headlights just a raincoat.
 
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Originally Posted by Steve_P
You can flash me any time, you don't need headlights just a raincoat.
Steven

Go to your room immediately....................
 
Old Sep 24th 2008 | 9:31 am
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Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy
Steven

Go to your room immediately....................
Stephen walks off slowly head down kicking imaginary rocks as he goes.
 
Old Sep 24th 2008 | 9:35 am
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While you are there, do your reading homework

Look under "H"...
 
Old Sep 24th 2008 | 9:40 am
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If it's cold enough you get high beams.

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Old Sep 24th 2008 | 9:41 am
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Originally Posted by Steve_P
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Old Sep 24th 2008 | 9:50 am
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Originally Posted by Wannabe
And if you're stupid enough to drive under the influence and get pulled over, just admit it and do the friggin breathalyze test, so the people who called you in, won't have to lose a day's work to go and testify against you in court.
(No, I don't really mind, but it'd be easier if I didn't have to. )
If you are stupid and irresponsible enough to get nailed for DUI...hell mend you! You deserve everything you get...and then some!...in spades!

Having said that, in the old days, the overtime attracted in having to go to court on your days off to give evidence in such cases was always welcome...

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