Just Got Epa'd

[Craig.]

Thanks mate. Nice to know that someone besides Iconic reads my rants!

[EZ2CME]

You've got my vote craiginmackay.

I couldn't have said it any better and couldn't agree more.

[jsmith]

's about following stupid.

yearly roadworthies are great, except there are still the odd person around that will pass a car that you average redneck deep in the usa would have doubts about driving!!!

[Craig.]

Yeah the system isn't perfect but its better than nothing.

Have you seen some of the old bombs driving on roads in states without the yearly checks? You should get up to Qld or across to SA to see some of the worst in the country.

[MiKa]

Craig for PM I say LOL...

[PHANTMXR6]

Come and check out W.A.

Up the top of the state if you asked someone what the EPA was they'd say EP what?

[Iconic Bionic]

A random letter telling you to front up to an inspection station to prove that the decibel level of your exhaust is legal or face a big fine and de-registration of that vehicle is a different thing all together.

Hardly a random letter when its addressed to you as the owner of a vehicle being required by a said organisation for an inspection. I doubt it comes like phamphlet.

Lets say the same car was seen fleeing after an ATM robbery? Clearly you wouldnt get a letter in the post, you would get some door to door service, is that what you want each time a noicy car is seen out on the roads.

Again for the methodology of it but not the good intentions.

I.B.

[Dillz]

I got stung a few weeks back for doing 63 in a 60 zone on my way to work, $142 and 1 Point!!

The lazy *beep* set up his camera car then probably went home back to sleep. There f*cking scum the lot of them.

[MRDOSE]

little harsh lol

[Craig.]

Clearly you wouldnt get a letter in the post, you would get some door to door service, is that what you want each time a noicy car is seen out on the roads.

No I think we need to get the army in for such a heinous crime actually. The local constabulary just aren't equipped to handle such a hardcore criminal.

Seriously, aren't these such petty little, nit picking, horsesh*t crimes. Cited because your exhaust may be too loud by one or two decibels ( turned out it wasn't in this case, what a farce) or because someone broke the speed limit by 3kph.

If the exhaust is deafening and a public nuisance, or someone is doing 30kph over and actually causing a dangerous situation, then fair enough, but for exceeding these types of laws by such a small margin, is it really worth it all?

The fact that anyone even bothers enforcing such petty, minor offences is just ridiculous!

I wonder if they tell their mums what they actually do for a living? You can just imagine the conversation. The son tells his mum how he booked 3 kids on bikes for not wearing their stackhats, booked an old granny for doing 55 in a 50 zone and managed to also lock up a teenager for farting in his general direction, all in a days work! How proud the parents must be to know that society is a better place thanks to their number one son!

The fact that these silly petty borderline type of offences are enforced so stringently just reinforces the fact that we are as a nation being screwed over when it comes to our personal freedoms.

Taking the revenue raising arguement out of the equation ( its obvious that these laws are only being enforced to protect us from ourselves, for our own good, right!) do the local law enforcement agencies of this country really have so little else to do?

Edited 06/01/09 01:02 PM by craiginmackay