Comments on: Drivers: Merely Stupid Versus Dangerous!

By: kitten

kitten — Wed, 09 May 2007 05:01:15 +0000

They were too busy pulling me over for having an expired tag, because my forgetting to pay 50 bucks to line the coffers of Fulton this year makes me a real demon on wheels.

Beat cops are far, far more interested in dealing with small-time, trivial offenses that generate revenue for the county or state than they are with actually getting dangerous lunatics off the road.

By: Trackboy1

Trackboy1 — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 15:15:27 +0000

Georgia legislators have made a commitment regarding our state roads & highways: They have committed to make sure there are never enough state troopers on the roads & highways to enforce traffic law. This is is same group that thinks no seat belts in pickup trucks is a good idea.

If you like a thrill, try anywhere on the east side of 285 on a late Saturday night. If you like to weave in and out of traffic driving in the high 90’s, you’ll find plenty of company.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:45:58 +0000

At least she wasn’t smoking while using her oxygen mask and driving - THAT would make her a really dangerous driver!

By: Julia

Julia — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 02:21:50 +0000

That’s not any worse than the throng of idiots driving while talking on their cell phone and lighting/smoking a cig, talking and eating a big mac, or talking and reading a book. The police never seem to think these people are a menace. Better that she use her oxygen than passing out at the wheel!

By: Teashook

Teashook — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:17:10 +0000

Well if the police are in DeKalb or Gwinnett County, then they are barely staffed to run from 9-1-1 call to 9-1-1 call and don’t have enough to patrol.
Municipal police departments sometimes have enough to patrol, but state government in Georgia comes up with all kinds of ways to discourage traffic law enforcement. Case in point, last night, when the Georgia House of Reps voted to take revenue away from cities generated by red light traffic cameras that had been going to public safety improvements in those cities. Or if that isn’t enough for you, how about the millions Georgia could be getting from the federal government if it would make the seat belt law apply to pickup trucks?