Subject: Speeding Protest
The time has come to stand and be counted. Enough is enough!
I'm guessing that there are many people who are getting kinda fed up with
the ridiculous amounts of gatso's kicking about and laser vans etc. etc.
who are operating under the veil of being for safety when actually they are
there to generate revenue pure and simple.
It seems that the humble motorist weather it be someone who has a
performance car or classic car, or just a bog standard car is being
penalised due to the over zealous speed enforcement that occurs in this country.
We all enjoy driving and we are being taxed to pieces do to petrol tax, road
tax and now the speeding tax. So I propose we protest about it. Cause a bit
of a commotion. Get noticed. Prove a point. Kick Off!
Basically the argument is that the speed camera is now not being used as a
safety, life saving device but a revenue device for the government
instead of being used in areas where these installations (weather fixed of
mobile) would reduce accidents they are being more commonly used in areas
where it's dead easy to catch someone slightly straying over an
unrealistically low speed limit . It's not ok any more, driving used to be
a pleasurable experience!! now it's ruined due to having to spend each and
every moment checking you speedometer.
I'm proposing that on the 1st August we do something.
Namely a mass protest by narked motorists who are prepared to get on the
road to make a stand AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
Starting at Carlisle in the early hours as many of us as possible will
drive
down through the country, on mass , without breaking a single speed limit
or any law. But our route (which will be decided nearer the time for
obvious reasons) will cause a great deal of congestion and disruption, but
hopefully we will be backed by the majority of the motoring public, who too
feel aggrieved by how the roads are now policed.
I know there are many arguments about road safety and correct driving
I'm not proposing we should protest about any reasonable law but a law that is
broken by so many, so often, is surly a law that should be changed.
If you know of other people in other car clubs, or know of other car club
forums where it would be a good idea to post a link to our revolution get on
there and do it.
Let me know wher else this is being posted so I can get stuck in and get
this co-ordinated.
NOW IS TIME FOR A CHANGE!
VIVE LA REVOLUTION!!!!
If you want to keep posted on developments - email me at
[email protected]
and I'll send you all the news.
Send this to everybody you know who may be interested............
I'm sure we can make a difference.
Thanks folks,
> Euphonium_John
Edited by Crazy-Laney, 23 February 2005 - 04:23 PM.
