Yep, I'm with ya, @Fork Lock. The other thing we've seen happen in Tucson is that there are just plain far fewer officers out on the roads. So people just start speeding wildly (and I do mean wildly), driving very aggressively, running lights, etc. because the possibility of even seeing a cop at all on the roads is so small. There is one suburb of Tucson (Oro Valley) that we ride in and through regularly and that town seems to have more traffic cops. Consequently, there are far fewer violations that I've observed when we're in that part of the metro area. It's like the naughty kids at school--if the teacher walks over near them, they tend to shape up. As a school psychologist, the term we use is "proximity". Easy-peasy and it works nearly every time without saying a word. Well, sometimes you also have to give a kid "the look".
I think the major problem in London, they've reduced speed limits to 20 MPH, originally for health reasons but then found traffic travelling slower left more emissions than before so it's now safety, less fatalities but more dings as people feel they don't have to concentrate as much and have time to look at their phones etc. ! thing that's really increased is red light jumping this is probably due to the possibility that the light phases haven't been changed since 30 mph days so going at the speed limit sees you hitting the next red light just as it turns red! Heres a little video I did when out Bloodbiking the other night.
Yeah in California, seems like I never see urban cop stops any longer. I think they still do random drunk driving checkpoints Fri/Sat evening. Also I got "caught" (seen goofing off) on my 11,000W electric stand-up racing scooter, and the cop did nothing. I do see cops camping country roads for speeders on my motorcycle. Highway patrol hasn't changed much though.
I'm usually impressed by Melania's style, but yesterday I think she got that hat from the creepy Poltergeist guy.
Tax his land, Tax his bed, Tax the table At which he's fed. Tax his work, Tax his pay, He works for peanuts Anyway! Tax his cow, Tax his goat, Tax his pants, Tax his coat. Tax his tobacco, Tax his drink, Tax him if he Tries to think. Tax his car, Tax his gas, Find other ways To tax his ass. Tax all he has Then let him know That you won't be done Till he has no dough. When he screams and hollers; Then tax him some more, Tax him till He's good and sore. Then tax his coffin, Tax his grave, Tax the sod in Which he's laid. When he's gone, Do not relax, It's time to apply The inheritance tax. Accounts Receivable Tax Airline surcharge tax Airline Fuel Tax Airport Maintenance Tax Building Permit Tax Cigarette Tax Cooking Tax Corporate Income Tax Goods and Services Tax (GST) Death Tax Driving Permit Tax Environmental Tax (Fee) Excise Taxes Income Tax Fishing License Tax Food License Tax Petrol Tax (too much per litre) Gross Receipts Tax Health Tax Heating Tax Inheritance Tax Interest Tax Lighting Tax Liquor Tax Luxury Taxes Marriage License Tax Medicare Tax Mortgage Tax Pension Tax Personal Income Tax Property Tax Poverty Tax Prescription Drug Tax Real Estate Tax Recreational Vehicle Tax Retail Sales Tax Service Charge Tax School Tax Telephone Tax Value Added Tax Vehicle License Registration Tax Vehicle Sales Tax Water Tax Workers Compensation Tax Tax (VAT) on Tax. And Now they want a blooming Carbon Tax! STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY? Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, & our nation was one of the most prosperous in the world... We had absolutely no national debt, had a large middle class,a huge manufacturing base, and Mum stayed home to raise the kids. What in the Hell happened? Could it be the lying parasitic politicians wasting our money?
Joking aside, it was easy when we had an empire. Just rape half the world for its materials. Of course, we had other things back then; diphtheria, rickets....I doubt the average worker would change what he has today with back then.
