Nothing stresses me out more than trying to relax. So … my two youngest kids (15 and 17 years old) and I found ourselves on Bora Bora two weekends ago trying to have some fun. For starters we discovered everyone else on the island appeared to be a honeymoon couple.
The big adventure was the day we took a boat out into the reef. The locals then anchored a rope in the water … a rope on which one can hold so as not to drift with the current while in snorkel gear. They then proceeded to pour a bucket of blood into the ocean and began throwing chunks of tuna into the water. Once eight sharks were enjoying the food festival … we were invited into the water to watch … up close … no cage … no net. What fun! Of course there were no disclaimers, liability waivers, nothing to sign … only one piece of advice was offered during this excursion … don’t try to pet them! Come to think of it, I’ll bet there were no attorneys within hundreds of miles.
Then yesterday while on the M4 highway between the Heathrow airport and downtown London, the taxi driver kept speeding up then suddenly slowing down for no apparent reason. After paying a bit more attention I realized he knew where every traffic camera was. So I guess the only people who get tickets via these devices must be those unfamiliar with the area (and then they get caught only once). As such, the distracted and forgetful probably get dinged the most.
What do these three tidbits have to do with each other? Nothing.
Well your cab driver will be out of luck soon, they will be calculating average speeds based on automatic number plate recognitrion, they already do that on a couple of sections of the M4.
The UK is a police state, big brother has arrived, the UK Government wouldn't get caught requesting details of individuals telephone calls as the US Government has, its been the norm there for years.
As you suggest, these are just a tax on these who are just normal people who forget and get caught up with speed on a motorway, meanwhile it allows the government to abidicate their responsibility to catch real criminals and those drive dangerously!systems punsih those who
Posted by: Mark Cathcart | June 13, 2006 at 11:01 AM
haha.
There is always a way to "game the system" huh.
Don't need to be a super spy. just a taxi guy. But then again, they're the most experienced on the road.
As for the sharks, that's crazy. Totslly crazy.
...but i enjoy reading about it : )
Posted by: Drew | February 02, 2008 at 12:14 PM