tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671777.post117220996939078319..comments2023-10-21T05:31:04.705-05:00Comments on Merle Widmer's PEORIA WATCH: Deaths on our RoadwaysMerle Widmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788275198834985986noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671777.post-1172532873048915752007-02-26T17:34:00.000-06:002007-02-26T17:34:00.000-06:00I agree that punishments for DUI need to be much m...I agree that punishments for DUI need to be much more severe, but that's a no-brainer.<BR/><BR/>The biggest change I'd to see is less ticketing according to the 'speed limit' and more ticketing according to the 'jackass factor'. People who fail to signal their turns, weave in and out of traffic, and run reds are much more dangerous than the guy doing 15 over on an empty interstate in good weather.<BR/><BR/>Also, the selective enforcement of speed limits smacks of a police state. Pick a sane limit and then (here's the trick) actually enforce it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671777.post-1172418488585150272007-02-25T09:48:00.000-06:002007-02-25T09:48:00.000-06:00Automatically limiting vehicle speed to the speed ...Automatically limiting vehicle speed to the speed limit is posstible. Sweden has done experiments with Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA).<BR/><BR/>(As seen on Episode 101 of "Perils For Pedestrians".)<BR/>http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8646489702884508537<BR/><BR/>John Z Wetmore<BR/>www.pedestrians.orgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671777.post-1172355179759882102007-02-24T16:12:00.000-06:002007-02-24T16:12:00.000-06:00rewind your scenario. The first time someone gets ...rewind your scenario. The first time someone gets a ticket and goes to court, they either get a slap on the wrist or gets to mail in their fine. Then things get bigger with the next one and the next one until they are finally arrested for something to do with driving and get to plea bargain their way out of most of it. This should stop way back with the first ticket. No plea bargaining should be allowed and if the offenses reach more than three they should do mandatory time in jail. The courts are too crowded and the jails are over flowing but it is not working. We need to do something the first time someone gets a ticket for more than a parking meter violation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com