Re:Is Every Speed Limit Too Low?
by astrodust on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @07:41PM
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> Canada is more humane than the US is...
Not really. It's just that the judges don't need to look "tough" to get re-elected. They're all appointed and can just go about doing their job.
I'm just exposed to local news more than other cities, but across North America the punishment for bad driving is astonishingly weak.
Most of the American stories I hear relayed to me are from cyclists who cannot believe the complete indifference police have to their plight. You got run down on the road and the driver fled the scene? Yeah, well, you had it coming and be thankful you're not dead. It doesn't even get reported because the police won't bother.
Not really. It's just that the judges don't need to look "tough" to get re-elected. They're all appointed and can just go about doing their job.
I'm just exposed to local news more than other cities, but across North America the punishment for bad driving is astonishingly weak.
Most of the American stories I hear relayed to me are from cyclists who cannot believe the complete indifference police have to their plight. You got run down on the road and the driver fled the scene? Yeah, well, you had it coming and be thankful you're not dead. It doesn't even get reported because the police won't bother.