On 8/29/2017 1:20 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Monday, August 28, 2017 at 11:42:12 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>> "dsi1" wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>> On Monday, August 28, 2017 at 10:29:56 AM UTC-10, Casa de Masa wrote:
>>> On 8/28/2017 12:11 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>> On Monday, August 28, 2017 at 3:14:55 AM UTC-10, Nancy Young wrote:
>>>>> On 8/28/2017 7:52 AM, Bruce wrote:
>>>>>> On Mon, 28 Aug 2017 07:42:16 -0400, Nancy Young
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> GPS indicating that there was a school zone wouldn't have helped
>>>>>>> her. That would be a good feature to have, especially where she
>>>>>>> lived, there are schools of some sort all over. At least I would
>>>>>>> have known.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane passed away in 2015, otherwise it would have
>>>>>> been him, hiding behind some bushes!
>>>>>
>>>>> That's why they use cameras on those busy city streets. Money grubbing
>>>>> cameras. You don't know you're in trouble until the mail arrives a
>>>>> week
>>>>> later.
>>>>>
>>>>> nancy
>>>>
>>>> Hawaii tried speed-cam about 10 years ago but it proved to be quite
>>>> unpopular and these days the cops have to get their tickets the old
>>>> fashioned way - manually. I can understand the appeal though. Just hire
>>>> an out-of-state third party to run it and then sit back and collect
>>>> piles of money. Who the heck doesn't like a scheme/deal/scam like that?
>>>>
>>> They tried that in Arizona and it failed big time - all torn out.
>>>
>>> Something about not being re-electable did the trick.
>>
>> Oh well, they'll think of something to get us yet.
>>
>> ===
>>
>> Speed cameras are common here. (Fixed) Usually (but not always) there is a
>> warning of cameras ahead.
>>
>> There are mobile ones too. They are very brightly coloured though so very
>> visible.
>>
>> Very occasionally a police car will have a radar gun to check speed and
>> those are not at all visible.
>>
>> We have a LOT.
>>
>>
>> --
>> http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk
>
> Damn girl, you guys got a lot of camera over there! OTOH, America will be going down the same path. It's just going to take up 20 years or so to catch up with you.
>


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