RE: I'm an arrogant sod with a beemer (was Symantec - Virus Warning Bulletin)

["Gerard McGovern" <stuff@xxxxxxx>]

> Gerard,
>
> There's clearly no future for you as a politician. Fancy
> taking such a reasonable, sensible viewpoint ;-)

Actually, I'm quite invovled with the party who have a penchant for
yellow. I'll let you make your mind up on that one.

> It's far more socially acceptable to say that even driving
> 1mph over the limit, at 2am on a deserted motorway, is the
> moral equivalent of shooting babies.

It depends. The AA are actually campaigning for a raising of the limit
to 80 MPH.

> Personally, I support the lowering of speed limits near
> schools to 15mph, and the introduction of Variable Speed
> Limits on motorways that, depending on conditions and
> traffic, allowed limits to be RAISED to, say, 100mph.

100 MPH to me is a little too much as unfortunately the UK seems to be
filled with moronic drivers.

> I also support the introduction of additional "vehicle
> classes" on the driving tests, so that, say, your normal test > allowed you to drive a vehicle with a power to weight ratio
> equivalent to, say, a 1.7 litre Astra turbo diesel, but
> required an additional test, that could only be taken after
> 12 months driving without any violations, to drive anything bigger ;-)=

The whole driving test system needs a complete overhall. It is
absolutely incredible that someone can take a driving test and then get
onto a motorway, having no experience of driving at thoses speeds and in that type of traffic. It's an accident waiting to happen.

I agree with you on the "vehicle class" system too. Power in the = wrong
hands can be lethal.

Also, I have some fairly radical ideas about vehichle tax, insurance and petrol, but I don=92t think you'd like those :-)

G

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