big brother got himself a van and a camera
Just in case you were wondering, photo radar sucks ass. That said, I think red light cameras are another matter entirely since every single time someone pushes a yellow light they are putting someone in danger. Not so for speeding. If I go 55 in a 45 not only is no one in danger but no one is adversely affected in any way. The police and crappy traffic law proponents love to spew their speed kills mantra. Bull. Speed doesn’t kill, stupid kills. If people quit slopping their makeup on their faces or stopped shoving that Circle K burrito in their yaps or heaven forbid stopped chatting on their cell phones it really wouldn’t matter how fast they were going since they’d be able to pay attention to the task at hand.
Red light cameras on the freeways and all those crummy little mini-vans on the side of the road are just taking the sport out of driving. There was a day when knowing what types of cars the cops drove was a bit of an art and gave you a fighting chance. Not so much now. City governments love to talk at us like we’re 3 and tell us that safety is their only concern and reason for these things. Like we don’t recognize a load of crap when we hear it. These cameras are simply a revenue generator for the cities. The powers that be also love to say that driving is a privilege not a right. Yeah, right. Go ahead and try taking it away and see how fast it becomes the dumbest amendment of the constitution.
Our illustrious government officials are bitching and whining that they can’t manage to balance their budgets with the money they have. Well, surprise Mr. I’m-So-In-Touch, all us struggling with less right now too. So maybe, just maybe, it’s not the best time to stick it to all us little people and you’d be better served putting those big brains of yours to use and getting your own house in order like the rest of us.