According to my latest car mag. contraveners of traffic laws in Iran now risk up to 74 lashes or a year in jail, 70 in a 30 not quite so attractive anymore eh. Far more effective than 1000s of ugly speed cameras too I'll wager (and cheaper). Now that really is my last word on the subject. Have a safe weekend all.
Cheers
Bill
Edited by Pugugly on 03/05/2008 at 18:07
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I dunno. That Bill Black has a cheek posting his softie, liberal, leftie-leanings on here.
74 lashes? That's no more than a slap on the wrist. Start at 150, I'd say. That'll sort people out. And petrol at 7p per litre. I wonder if you can get a holiday apartment in Iran?
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OOh, give me the lashes rather than a £60 fine and 3 points.
In fact, just give me the lashes even if I keep to the speed limit.
Not so sure about the year in jail but would save money on food, council tax, fuel etc. so could have its advantages.
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Do they have Sky tv in goals in Iran?
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"goals"
that would be Sky Sports probably then
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Laws in Iran aren't what they used to be, then...
Many years ago a friend of mine who was living in Iran witnessed how a traffic cop pulled over a family of about 13 in a Paykan (superannuated Hillman Hunter, the most common conveyance on Iranian roads: usual capacity really is driver plus a dozen passengers!)
The policeman issued a fine of about 50p for doing an illegal U turn on a busy highway. Not wanting to lose face in front of mother and mother-in-law, the driver promptly paid 5 pounds as a fine and performed another 8 highly dangerous U turns. Honour duly satisfied, the driver and his family duly pootled away.
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Maybe there's a lesson in that for this country. Say like pay in advance for fines....
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Pugugly, don't you think the British motorist already massively overpays what are little more than bare-faced "fines" well in advance?
Just thinking of duty on fuel, car purchase tax, VED, insurance hikes to cover the "extra cost" of everything from decimalisation to the Iraq war, hourly rates at monopoly main dealers, VAT on all of the aforementioned, "Congestion charge", more and more tolls...
We all know who really deserves to be tied up and lashed mercilessly, and it ain't the mimser in lane two with a blown exhaust...
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