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Originally Posted by redwitch
I didn't say it was okay. I said I did it. Vast difference to me. We all pick and choose what we do -- whether it is legal or illegal. Some of what we choose is good for us, our country, our land, our family. Some of it is not. I will never have a drink and drive a car. Period. I'm sure most of you will and do. I do not condemn you for that. It is your choice. I do not talk on my phone when driving. Again, many of you do. Your choice. It is my choice to speed when I feel it is safe.
I have gotten three tickets in my life. One was for running a stop sign that I contested since the sign was well hidden behind a bush. The judge agreed. One was for going 37 in a 35 mph zone (!) (and, yes, my actual speed was 37). one was for an illegal u-turn. I didn't know it was illegal but I paid the ticket regardless. I have been pulled over a few times for speeding on freeways. I have been warned to slow down but have not been ticketed. Not once.
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Remember that when one speeds, they put the lives of other people (including my wife, daughter and grandchildren) at risk. Not only is the speeder at risk but so are others on the road. You say you do not condemn those who drink and drive. I do. They are a threat to society. They belong in jail. Most European countries have a ZERO alcohol limit for drivers. The prisons are full of people who pick and choose which laws they choose to obey.