LDB, I'm a little confused.
Love_da_Booty said:
At first you seem to understand the intent of the post...
...this has to be the stupidest comment.
I nominate it for tool of the week.
And then you go on to open your mouth and prove the opposite. Was your reading comprhension impaired by the lack of a smilely face?
OK, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you took the post at face value. I still fail to see how this could be the stupidest comment...although I would take that to be quite an accomplishement given present company.
Although we cannot say for sure what the intent was or what was going through the mind of the individual with the sign lets see how this thinking contributes to what society has become.
Speed limits are established based on what Municipalities/provinces perceive to be a safe speed for cars to be travelling given their surroundings i.e. school zone, residential area or highway. Police officers establish their radar enfocement zones in regions where you have a higher occurance of drivers exceeding the posted speed limit. Now unless you are a complete cynic or a curmudgeon, you understand that, while there is a financial penalty to speeding, the main objective of radar enforcement is not the "cash grab" that
gypsy points out but and attempt to affect a change in the behaviour of the drivers in that area. In future visits to that area, the fine, inconvenience and sometimes humiliation associated with getting caught in the speed trap will trigger your memory and recall the frustration you experienced when driving along that street at an earlier time. Unless you are a complete moron with total disregard for the law and everyone's safety and personal well-being you will slow your vehicle to the speed limit or at least get close enough to it to demonstrate you have an understanding of what the speed limit actually is. In most cases, the objective has been accomplished.
Now for argument's sake, you are a resident (a guy lacking AnaisNorth's breast, but with a sign nonetheless) in an area that is designated a school zone (40 km/h in most regions) however the cars travel along this stretch of road with exccessive speed, relative to the posted limit. The area is already regularly patrolled by a radar enforcement unit but as a concerned citizen you take it upon yourself to assist in the behavioral modification process by making a sign and standing at the begining of the enforcement zone. Your interest is not in screwing cops out of fines, but to reduce the speed in this area and at the same time save the drivers, who knowingly or not are exceeding the posted limit, the unpleasant experience of being pulled over and cited for speeding. Again only an idiot would blow past the man warning of a speed trap and therefore the speeds are reduced.
Although many drivers may mock this indiviual at first, they are thankful as they pass safely through the speed trap in a law abiding manner and will give consideration to the speed limit next time through the area.
It is this type of thinking/comments that contributes to what our society has become. IMHO as always.
LDB
Perhaps we should look in the mirror next time Booty.
