IJMC - A Modest Proposal

That game is back. Need For Speed III is a dangerous game. Fun, yes. 
Enticing, yes. Dangerous, yes. Driving (poor) little Corolla after 
playing that game. Poor little car. Good night, now I sleep and dream of 
fast Countach. Or, of little white Corolla with Countach engine.   -dave







Subject: A modest proposal...

(This is an original, Dave...  use as you wish, or pass it on to RANT,
although I haven't gotten one of those in a long time.)
>
>A lot of things get on your nerves while you're driving.  Especially here.
>But of all the types of stupidity you see on the highway, there's nothing
>worse than seeing a child under the age of 5, standing up, or wallowing
>around in the car when they should *clearly* be in a car seat.
>
>Unfortunately, law enforcement tends to get bogged down with other things,
>and misses this potential safety hazard.  Mandatory fines have done little to
>help.
>
>What I propose is this:  If you see a child running around loose in a car,
>without proper protective restraint - - - HIT IT!
>
>The state will send you a nice, crisp new $100 dollar bill, and all you have
>to do is ram the car.  This is only fair.  After all, if the parent doesn't
>care enough about the child to properly secure it, then why should your tax
>money pay to educate it for the next 12 (or 13 or 14) years..!?! 
>
>Think about it...?  The perpatrator (most probably a demolition derby NASCAR
>fan) obviously isn't worried about the police - - - but sure as hell would
>worry about every other driver on the road who isn't embarrassed to crash and
>cash.  No fines....  bounties!!!
>
>The preceding modest proposal goes out to all those swift enough to get it.
>
>Ike Pigott
>ikep@abc3340.com
>"just a fool on television getting paid to play the fool."