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Old Sep 4, 2015 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by mmancuso
The uproar over what COULD happen is instigated by similar situations in which it DID happen!

It's called risk assessment, and someone driving like this is a much higher risk than someone who is not.

YOU may not care, but some of us do, and it's not about controlling other people, but of having some control over what other people may do to us!
Careful. You're trying to introduce what is pretty advanced theory for this crowd...
 
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Old Sep 4, 2015 | 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by mmancuso
The uproar over what COULD happen is instigated by similar situations in which it DID happen!

It's called risk assessment, and someone driving like this is a much higher risk than someone who is not.

YOU may not care, but some of us do, and it's not about controlling other people, but of having some control over what other people may do to us!
Ahahahahahahah!
You're right, I could care less and I'm not a collectivist in nature.
That's why the insurance cartel owns us.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2015 | 03:38 PM
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I was driving down 405 a couple of days ago and I saw the driver of ( I think ) the biggest wheeled crane in Washington texting, holding his phone right in front of his face.

At least he had over sized load trucks in front and behind him to protect the rest of us.

Im really thinking it might be time to write an app for phones that just films all the time. You see someone texting and hit a button and it geo records the position and a pic of the driver and license plate. You could then display that on a web site and invite insurance companies to look up their insured by license plate number.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2015 | 08:50 PM
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Absolute idiot on a Harley
Sad part is that describes at least half the people I see on harleys anymore.......
 
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Old Sep 5, 2015 | 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Sling Blade 14
As with most reactions- the uproar is what COULD happen, but never did.
Then comes the spin off theories and liabilities.
The gun control people and safetycrats use the same formula.
Funny....its illegal to text and operate a motor vehicle in MA because of accidents/deaths related to the subject. So your whole comment is worthless.
 
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Old Sep 5, 2015 | 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by mndelrosario
Funny....its illegal to text and operate a motor vehicle in MA because of accidents/deaths related to the subject. So your whole comment is worthless.
Ooooooooooooo.....you sure should me!
Tell me, how much is the ticket?
If it was about safety they would deduct points off a license as taxes already pay for enforcement services.
Booyah!
 
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Old Sep 5, 2015 | 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by bgup619
Natural selection, he will be dead soon
This. You can only roll the dice like the douche in the OP did a few times before you take yourself out.
 
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