I bought a new bike!

[ArizonaKev]

I'm not certain - you may have missed a few Sarris, but I'll never tell! :neener:

And thanks for the clarification mrlmd1. As far as what I "define" a redneck as, I don't. I do know that there have been multiple times I have answered 'yes' to those "If you _____ , then you might be a redneck" questions/jokes, so I might just be one! Ha ha! :lol:

AZ Kev

[mrlmd1]

AZ - We all are in some ways, just called by something else depending on locale.

[Water Warrior 2]

Originally Posted by alantf

In England, ALL vehicles must carry a minimum of third party insurance, to cover damage & injury to other people. All vehicle insurance is connected to a central computer, & police vehicles carry cameras which have number plate (licence plate) recognition equipment. This is in action all the time the police vehicles are rollong, & if the cameras pick up a number plate which shows no insurance, it sounds an alarm. It also sounds the alarm for a vehicle which hasn't paid the annual "tax". The police then stop & sieze the vehicle,which is towed to the pound. The owner must then produce insurance/proof of tax payment, plus pay a fine & also pay for the towing plus the daily pound charges. If this is not done within 14 days, the vehicle is crushed.

If you are unlucky enough to be injured by an uninsured driver, all the insurance companies are required to pay into a central fund, so that if the driver is uninsured, this fund pays out.

Hopefully the fine is a good one and costs dearly. Like the crushing idea, probably gets a lot of beaters off the road and makes life safer. Some folks may not like this attitude but I pay a lot to use my vehicles and it is a privilege not a right to use public roads.

[mole2]

Originally Posted by Water Warrior

... it is a privilege not a right to use public roads.

There have been a few rulings in courts here that the gov'ts (local up thru Feds) seem to ignore where the court has ruled in favor of the fact that if you pay taxes which build and maintain the roads then you have the RIGHT to use said roads and can not be stopped from exercising that right. But, like I said, gov't has ignored that fact. I used to have a list of links to some of those cases but lost it in a past computer crash.

[Water Warrior 2]

Originally Posted by mole2

There have been a few rulings in courts here that the gov'ts (local up thru Feds) seem to ignore where the court has ruled in favor of the fact that if you pay taxes which build and maintain the roads then you have the RIGHT to use said roads and can not be stopped from exercising that right. But, like I said, gov't has ignored that fact. I used to have a list of links to some of those cases but lost it in a past computer crash.

True you do have the Right to use the roads but first you have to pay your dues. Proper insurance, endorsement and legally registered vehicle are the dues.

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by alantf

...........and if the fine doesn't work, this just might

Sorry but I think you crossed the line with that one, Alan.

[blaine]

That might be streching things a bit! :poke2:

[alantf]

Originally Posted by Easy Rider

Sorry but I think you crossed the line with that one, Alan.

Sorry if I offended you. Didn't mean to. I thought we were all adults on here, and I just did it for a bit of fun. :poorbaby:

[dannylightning]

congrats, that thing is really nice... alan that pick is very distasteful, is that you????

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by alantf

Sorry if I offended you. Didn't mean to. I thought we were all adults on here,

Well, I don't KNOW that we are all adults and neither do you.

I think it is in extremely bad taste.......but apparently the mod's don't.....or they are both asleep because it is still there.

I would certanly hate to think that we might lose some users because of stuff like that.