Percentage based Speeding Charges
Instead of # of KM's over the limit, I think tickets should be based on % over. For example you would usually get a ticket if a cop sees you going 65 in a 50, but you can routinely pass cops on 4 series highways at 120. I think this makes more sense then just plain km's over.
Jamie
Re: Percentage based Speeding Charges
It's a good idea on paper, but cops would have to become math geniuses.
Hey Bear, what's 35% of 80?
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Squishy wrote:
It's a good idea on paper, but cops would have to become math geniuses.
Hey Bear, what's 35% of 80?
Not only the cops, but the drivers too! Might make people less willing to speed so much anyways.
10% of 80 = 8
5% of 80 = 4
35% of 80 = 28
divide and conquer, errr, solve!
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Maybe punishments could be based on percentage. 172 could become the 50% over law...actually makes more sense - 75 in a 50, 90 in a 60...60 in a 40 might be too harsh for impoundment, but then again 40 zones are usually school zones or really narrow streets.
Re: Percentage based Speeding Charges
Yeah, we had a discussion about that a while back actually. Before Squishy's time 
Here's a link: http://www.ontariohighwaytrafficact.com/topic664.html
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Not really you would just need a basic calculator from a dollar store.
Although knowing most cops there would be alot of fatal errors 
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Most cellphones have calculators built-in too....
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Nothing is before my time. I've read every post on this site, nerds.
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I'm just joking... I simply remember that thread very well, and then I saw that it was full 3 weeks before you registered.
You'll make an unbeatable cop though (at least in court), so good for ya!
I ain't a nerd. I simply was here since day 1...
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racer wrote:
I simply was here since day 1...
And I can vouch that 
Well, YOU have been here since day 0 
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I don't know, I think you can call me a nerd. Let's see some examples:
Nerdy but rich.
Not so nerdy, not as rich.
Spiderman, Spiderman does whatever......
Who hasn't Googled today?
Shall I continue???
Re: Percentage based Speeding Charges
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