Tue Sep 2 13:34:54 1997
- Message No. 1365
From: hanzw
Subject: Re: SHIT!
At 12:26 2-09-97 +0200, you wrote:
>At 20:38 97-08-31 +0200, Hans wrote:
>>In Holland when you do more than 30kmph to fast for the second or third
>>time they confiscate your bike as well.
>
>That's crazy. It means that people with old, unsafe cars (that are very
>dangerous at speed) pay a few hundred DEM for speeding, when poeple with
>new, safe cars (that can handle the speed) could pay 3-400 000 DEM if they
>are cought in e.g. a Ferrari. As with the Greek drink/drive law, the
>punishment is very different for the same crime.
>
It is not about new or old and safe or unsafe cars. It is about exceeding
the speed limit. If you do, you get a fine. If you do it often, you get
higher fines. And if you do it really well they take your bike.
Same with alcohol. If you drink a little, you get a fine. If you you drink
a lot, you get higher fines. And if you're plastered they take your drivers
license.
It has always been that people with a lot of money can afford to loose a
couple of cars/bikes. But the law does not take that into account. The law
judges everybody alike. At least it should.
>>If you are caught drunk while driving they can even take your drivers
>>license. And tel you you're not allowed to drive for, oh well, let's say a
>>couple of years.
>
>That's a lot better than confiscating the car. If you lose the car, you
>just buy another old wreck for a few hundred DEM and keep on drinking.
>Personally, I think drunk drivers should be locked up for a few months.
>That's a social disaster that few people are willing to risk.
>
I agree that alcohol is a problem.
Hans
hanzw@xs4all.nl
http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanzw "The TCN Home Page"
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