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masseur
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we've had the 40kmh school zones in sydney for a couple of years or so but only times around arrivnig and leaving school. Also 50 kmh residential speed limits which are quite well enforced too.
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judge
Joined: May 21, 2003
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From: Romania
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701, I have some really bad news for you. They have been using a centralized system for several years. The fines are detailed on your tax report by the Financial Administration. No way to get out of this now... Just get with the system.
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SCORPIONKING1982
Joined: Mar 11, 2003
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From: Leeswood
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On 2003-12-19 13:28:52, gelfen wrote:
It'll really come to a head next year with the introduction of 40km/h school zones. Break it there and lose your license on matter what speed you do.
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surely thats a good thing though, i mean who in their right mind would speed near a school where young kids could run out in the road!!!
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gelfen
Joined: Nov 22, 2003
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From: Melbourne, Australia
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the problem is not so much the school zones themselves, but how they are applied. for instance, if there's a major dual carriageway with a speed limit of 80km/h going past a school, but which also has an overhead pedestrian bridge and barriers either side, then the 40 km/h limit still applies. there is a strong feeling that the zones should apply to local roads (i.e. the ones which see pedestrian traffic) rather than the major arterial roads which do not see any pedestrian traffic. it's also the fact that breaking the 40k limit, by any amount, results in automatic licence suspension. on any normal stretch of road licence loss only occurs if you are doing the lesser of 130km/h or 30km/h over the speed limit (otherwise you get demerit points). to many people the gov't focus on speed is just a money grabbing exercise.
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pachy
Joined: Nov 05, 2002
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@gelfen, I read an interesting report in the UK press a while ago. it highlighted the fact the a huge new proportion of the UK population have now compleetelly lost respect for police & government, simply because SENSIBLE drivers who use their brains to determine a sensible safe speed for a certain situation are being alienated by fines for doing 38 in a 30, these people have often had clean licences all their lives & all of a sudden they are criminalised, the people that SHOULD get fined are the ones who do 90 mph BETWEEN the cameras, causing SERIOUS danger to all.
Wont be long before we all have to have a tachograph built in to cars that record/send via the phone masts a constant record of our road speed & position.
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jaimingandhi
Joined: Dec 08, 2002
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From: Mumbai, India
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Its too good.
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*Jojo*
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@gelfen - really a humorist/comedian by nature ! Oh, he's a mathematician too ! |
gelfen
Joined: Nov 22, 2003
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From: Melbourne, Australia
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@jojo, i hold lordship and dominion over bad humour. 
@pachy, we have the same thing here. not to mention that select breed of rednecks who own 20 year old oversized cars which have the handling and dynamics of the titanic coupled with opaque windscreens. i agree, it won't be long before there is an automatic monitoring and report system, maybe something like in the fifth element: "you have 3 points left on your licence."
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gelfen
Joined: Nov 22, 2003
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From: Melbourne, Australia
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a few more i came across (and finally back on topic  )
In George Washington's days, there were no cameras. One's image was either sculpted or painted. Some paintings of George Washington showed him standing behind a desk with one arm behind his back while others showed both legs and both arms. Prices charged by painters were not based on how many people were to be painted, but by how many limbs were to be painted. Arms and legs are "limbs," therefore painting them would cost the buyer more. Hence the expression, "Okay, but it'll cost you an arm and a leg."
As incredible as it sounds, men and women took baths only twice a year! (May and October) Women kept their hair covered, while men shaved their heads (because of lice and bugs) and wore wigs. Wealthy men could afford good wigs made from wool. The wigs couldn't be washed, so to clean them they could carve out a loaf of bread, put the wig in the shell, and bake it for 30 minutes. The heat would make the wig big and fluffy, hence the term "big wig." Today we often use the term "here comes the Big Wig" because someone appears to be or is powerful and wealthy.
In the late 1700s, many houses consisted of a large room with only one chair. Commonly, a long wide board was folded down from the wall and used for dining. The "head of the household" always sat in the chair while everyone else ate sitting on the floor. Once in a while, a guest (who was almost always a man) would be invited to sit in this chair during a meal. To sit in the chair meant you were important and in charge. Sitting in the chair, one was called the "chair man." Today in business we use the expression or title "Chairman" or "Chairman of the Board"
Needless to say, personal hygiene left much room for improvement. As a result, many women and men had developed acne scars by adulthood. The women would spread bee's wax over their facial skin to smooth out their complexions. When they were speaking to each other, if a woman began to stare at another woman's face she was told "mind your own bee's wax." Should the woman smile, the wax would crack, hence the term "crack a smile." Also, when they sat to close to the fire, the wax would melt and therefore the expression "losing face."
Ladies wore corsets which would lace up in the front. A tightly tied
lace was worn by a proper and dignified lady as in "straight laced."
Common entertainment included playing cards. However, there was a tax levied when purchasing playing cards but only applicable to the "Ace of Spades." To avoid paying the tax, people would purchase 51 cards instead. Yet, since most games require 52 cards, these people were thought to be stupid or dumb because they weren't "playing with a full deck."
Early politicians required feedback from the public to determine what
was considered important to the people. Since there were no telephones, TV's or radios, the politicians sent their assistants to local taverns, pubs, and bars who were told to "go sip some ale" and listen to people's conversations and political concerns. Many assistants were dispatched at different times. "You go sip here" and "You go sip there." The two words "go sip" were eventually combined when referring to the local opinion and, thus we have the term "gossip."
At local taverns, pubs, and bars, people drank from pint and quart-sized containers. A bar maid's job was to keep an eye on the customers and keep the drinks coming. She had to pay close attention and remember who was drinking in "pints" and who was drinking in "quarts," hence the term "minding your "P's and Q's."
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