the holy shit-Out: what is goign on (HE QUIC BROWN OX UMP OVER HE Z OG)

[King]

Yeah it's mostly car drivers here that aren't aware of riders. It's the same for cyclists too.
People that ride or spend a lot of time with riders are more aware of motorcycles/bicycles.

Old people (I mean really old, not like myself or Sprung ) driving cars can be quite dangerous for motorcycles/bicycles sometimes, but they can be deadly to everybody on the road

I second this, and not discriminating old folk like Gobby.
Seriously though.
It's not just about their driving.
Their temper counts.
Nothing beats an old guy, almost scratching your precious sedan, being at fault, menacing to call the cops, and SOMEHOW still looking for a brawl.

[Iamerror]

Later,King.

[Iamerror]

I think that it's illegal here but police don't enforce it. They don't really care.

[deadlegion]

Get caught driving unlicenced (or suspended) a few times and it's prison time

[Gypsy]

I think that it's illegal here but police don't enforce it. They don't really care.

It's not. But there are at least ad campaigns to try and get people to stop.

[Iamerror]

Drivers here are too busy talking on the phone or texting to pay attention. I've lost count of how many times I was almost hit by a careless driver.

[deadlegion]

Drivers here are too busy talking on the phone or texting to pay attention. I've lost count of how many times I was almost hit by a careless driver.

That's illegal here. You can use a hands free cradle setup...but you can't use the speaker function on a phone by itself like on your lap, the seat or whatever.
Texting is totally illegal.

[Gypsy]

Texting is totally illegal.

This needs to happen in the US.

[King]

Well, gonna head off to sleep.
Later people.

[Iamerror]

Wow. I saw a old lady hit a door with her cane because a hair salon opened a bit late.She was pissed. I don't know why old people are like that.

[deadlegion]

The cops here try to enforce most stuff, obviously they can't be everywhere at once and in this state there are manpower issues. Younger drivers are easily identified (L and P plates for a few years until they can get a full licence) and cops tend to concentrate on them a lot (even when I was young they did).

There's a demerit points system for violations of all sorts...do enough within a given time and your licence is suspended.

[Iamerror]

Then they have to worry about dropping the soap.

[deadlegion]

Talking about licence suspension...there was a dude in town the other day walking from a car park to the gun shop with a rifle. He had the bolt removed but it wasn't in a gun case or anything

By the time he got to the gun shop, cops in flak jackets were all over him.
Now has no gun licence

[Beelzebub]

Talking about licence suspension...there was a dude in town the other day walking from a car park to the gun shop with a rifle. He had the bolt removed but it wasn't in a gun case or anything

By the time he got to the gun shop, cops in flak jackets were all over him.
Now has no gun licence

That's retarded. Goes to show you living in a fucking nanny state. When are you guys going to ban knives like the UK did?

[deadlegion]

That's retarded. Goes to show you living in a fucking nanny state. When are you guys going to ban knives like the UK did?

Knives aren't banned but there are restrictions. People under 18 can't buy knives at all.
You may think it's retarded, but people are retarded. You don't need to be carrying around knives or guns without a valid reason.

Obviously the US has serious problems with certain (many) individuals having access to and carrying weapons, but many people just can't accept it.
Look at Switzerland. Nearly everybody has guns but it's rare that anything happens.