I enjoy reading the letters about photo radar, “cash cows” etc.
An international magazine has a current article with the heading: “To err is human; so is the failure to admit it.”
Some drivers complain about photo radar as if they had some prerogative to be above the law when they drive. Come on. You got caught, so pay up and shut up. I racked up an impressive number of speeding tickets over the years. One year, I managed to get two in less than 30 minutes. I did not like it but I followed my own advice by paying and shutting up.
I think that it is unacceptable for any level of government to enter the debate on “cash cow” photo radar. It could be perceived as an enabling move for poor driving.
I finally asked myself why I was speeding. There were no life-threatening emergencies requiring my presence. It had become a habit. So I stopped speeding. I use that money for more worthwhile causes. I also admitted that breaking laws and likely endangering others is sneaky, rude and juvenile.
Is that how speeders act in their everyday relationships at work, home and in social situations? Perhaps a few do but most people are polite and considerate. What is then that incites people to change from nice Driver Jekyll into nasty Driver Hyde? One excuse was “my brain made me do it.”
Mike Balaski, St. Albert
