Winning hearts and minds with my usual "lol speed cameras are only raising revenues from criminals why should you care" hot take.
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@MattHatton @liamvhogan @futzle Love* to be told that people should be allowed to drive faster because they're not paying enough attention.
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@stibbons @MattHatton @futzle ‘locals know the roads and the limits are always too low’ ‘so who typically dies on local roads’
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@liamvhogan @stibbons @futzle "Driving above the posted limit, past a speed camera, is entirely optional"
"But [reasons]"
"I refer you to my earlier comment about car control"
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@liamvhogan @stibbons @MattHatton Have you ever experienced the unadulterated schadenfreude of tactically getting out of the way of a tailgater just in time for them to angrily whoosh past you and also past a fixed speed camera?
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@futzle @liamvhogan @stibbons Even better: Cop in the other lane, obscured by the truck between us, that immediately went lights and sirens and GOT HIM GONE PISS OFF YOU'RE OUT
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@MattHatton @liamvhogan @stibbons @futzle throw in - "i think we should add GPS speed limiters to vehicles" - and watch the flames go blue
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@MattHatton @futzle @stibbons ‘tell your story walking’ [because you’re about to lose your licence]
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@MattHatton @futzle @liamvhogan @stibbons Australia loves a justified copping.
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@drew @futzle @liamvhogan @stibbons ACAB but I would quite like to make it home from work unscathed so fuck you if you think you're magically more important than everyone else.
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@decryption @MattHatton @stibbons @futzle you are like a tiny baby watch this.
‘Road taxes should be levied based on a usage rate measured at the odometer’
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@liamvhogan @decryption @stibbons @futzle *Ferris Bueller running the car in reverse for an hour intensifies*
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@liamvhogan @MattHatton @stibbons @futzle now we are talking
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@MattHatton @drew @futzle @stibbons so real talk I think this has been an effect of ABS in modern cars. There’s a generation of drivers who’ve never experienced the unforgettable steering wheel twitch that comes with understeering around a corner, and don’t have the terror
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@liamvhogan @drew @futzle @stibbons I have long maintained the most effective way of reducing the death toll for young drivers is teaching them how to respond to over/understeer.
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@liamvhogan @decryption @MattHatton @stibbons @futzle and the weight of the vehicle
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@argentcorvid @decryption @MattHatton @stibbons @futzle NSW already does that, which is good and cool. I own both a small motorbike and a Land Rover, it’s a hell of a difference
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@decryption @MattHatton @liamvhogan @stibbons @futzle "40Km urban speed limit" if you want to see their head explode.
(Meanwhile the weight of the best selling car has moved from 800Kg to 2100Kg since 60Km was made the urban speed limit.)
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@glent @decryption @MattHatton @stibbons @futzle once again you are like a tiny baby watch this.
‘You should need a light rigid truck licence to drive any vehicle >2T GVM’
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@liamvhogan @glent @decryption @stibbons @futzle If it can't fit a pallet in the back, it doesn't pass ADR and must be crushed into a cube.
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@liamvhogan @glent @decryption @MattHatton @futzle I've started on "truck speed limits should apply for everything >2T GVM. Yes, even your Ranger. Yes, especially your EV." Yours is good too.