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Originally posted by peacy
I'm braking at least one rule every day: speeding on the motorway. And I'm willing to take responsibiliy for my actions.
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My motto is: If you can't do the time, don't do the crime...
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Sure you'll take the ticket. But what about the one day when some guy falls off his bike on the side of the road and you're going just a little bit too fast to stop in time?
I'm not being self-righteous. I'm just saying that there's a reason the rules are in place, and that an 80 pound fine is a punishment for breaking a rule, and making the motorway just a little bit less safe. Too many people see it as a toll for going a bit faster on the way to work each morning.
I don't speed. I can afford the fines and I can afford the demerits, but I don't speed because someone who knows what he is on about has assessed the condition of the road and determined the maximum speed at which it can safely be negotiated. Sure, I'm a better than average driver, so I should be allowed to go a bit over the limit. But I won't do that, because I wouldn't want someone else who thinks he is a better driver than he is speeding and making the road unsafe.