UK Government Plan 2nd Offence Ban For Speeding Riders

Despite the fact that statistics show over and over again, that speeding is NOT what causes road fatalities, it's still THE way for governments to pick your pockets. Now, in the UK, they're planning to go one step further.

If you are caught for a 2nd time speeding on your motorcycle (or car), exceeding the speed limit by 15 mph in the city, or 25 mph on the motorways, you loose your driving license. At least in baseball you get 3 strikes before you're out.

At this moment, if you're caught speeding, you get points on your license, which lead, eventually, to the loss of your precious piece of paper.

The UK government is planning to increase the points you get for speeding, accelerating the loss of your driving license, and at the same time, increase the cost of the fines.

I continue to marvel at the stupidity of governments all over the world. They do everything in their power to extract money from honest taxpayers, and often making it impossible for those same people to make a living, or even to live normally. I can't start to imagine what will happen to me if I loose my license. I'm miles away from the nearest shops or public transportation.

You can of course say "don't speed", ad you'd be absolutely right, but from experience I know that often speed traps are done in such a way that the traffic situation if not clear, or confusing, or done in such a way that there is no other way for you. I was once caught speeding on an autoroute where over 13 kilometers, the speed limit changed 17 times, oscillating between 70 to 130 kph.

All the government manages to do is increase the number of people who will ride illegally, since they don't have a license anymore (and therefore by default, no insurance). It's becoming more and more like a bad B-movie of a nearby future "the-government-controls-everything-except-a-band-of-people-resisting" movie.

But then, we deserve the people we have voted into power.

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