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Posted by blazed it on Jun-17-2004 01:58:

Re: Re: Re: Speeding Tickets

quote:
Originally posted by UWM
$100 for a seatbelt ticket? Where the fuck do you live, Purgatory?


sounds alot like california...


Posted by 3xx3r7 on Jun-17-2004 02:34:

I got a $50 ticket for not buckling up with the lower seatbelt. I have an automatic seatbelt system.

Originally, I was stopped for going 71 mph in 55 on I-4. Cop seemed lenient and gave me a ticket only for seatbelt violation. So no points.


Posted by plastikE on Jun-17-2004 03:16:

extreme dui: $2500, 30 days jail, 90 day license suspension, automatic 8 points on driving record....

fuck, I was stupid as hell. Thank God no one got hurt


Posted by UWM on Jun-17-2004 03:23:

I got a seatbelt ticket here 2 years ago and it was $10

Maybe it's gone up since then but $100 is crazy.


Posted by Jiffy on Jun-17-2004 04:48:

My dad just got a seatbelt ticket. $160.

I've received numerous tickets, and unfortunately sometimes I forget to pay them. I was once arrested for traffic warrants totalling $1200.

It sucked, but was funny at the same time.

I've received over a total of at least 15-20 tickets over the years, and had 4 wrecks. (something like that) I've never had an insurance rate increase. *knock on wood*


Posted by Arbiter on Jun-17-2004 04:55:

I've been ticketed five times for various offenses. All five cases were dismissed. Imagine that.


Posted by PhloTron on Jun-17-2004 05:09:

Got reminded to slow her up a bit once going into Vancouver, only supposed to got 200 knots w/in 10 miles...but we were still doing 240...but I don't think they really cared too much...

...that's the closest I've been to a speeding ticket...in the air.

Never in a car...cuz I don't speed...not worth it. Only had a couple check stops by the local guys that are bored and want to talk fishing or something


Posted by nchs09 on Jun-17-2004 05:52:

eh.. why the fuck dont u guys wear ur seatbelts??!?!?!?


Posted by Arbiter on Jun-17-2004 06:06:

quote:
Originally posted by nchs09
eh.. why the fuck dont u guys wear ur seatbelts??!?!?!?


For the same reason I don't wear a gas mask when I go to the grocery store. It's superfluous and cowardly.


Posted by nchs09 on Jun-17-2004 06:09:

quote:
Originally posted by Arbiter
cowardly.
cowardly? wtf are u talking about... that is perhaps the most retarded thing iv heard in my entire life... wearing a seatbelt is for cowards..

give me a break....


Posted by R.j. on Jun-17-2004 06:11:

quote:
Originally posted by Arbiter
For the same reason I don't wear a gas mask when I go to the grocery store. It's superfluous and cowardly.



i'm juz lazy


Posted by Arbiter on Jun-17-2004 06:16:

quote:
Originally posted by nchs09
cowardly? wtf are u talking about... that is perhaps the most retarded thing iv heard in my entire life... wearing a seatbelt is for cowards..

give me a break....


Well why else would you do it, if not out of fear?


Posted by Dervish on Jun-17-2004 06:23:

quote:
Originally posted by Arbiter
Well why else would you do it, if not out of fear?


It's your funeral.....


Posted by Arbiter on Jun-17-2004 06:28:

quote:
Originally posted by Dervish
It's your funeral.....


Living long is no accomplishment. Living well: now that is something to aspire to.


Posted by occrider on Jun-17-2004 06:34:

quote:
Originally posted by Arbiter
For the same reason I don't wear a gas mask when I go to the grocery store. It's superfluous and cowardly.


Fine, if it's superfluous than make a case for that claim. Your argument for cowardice will naturally bear vindication from the veracity of that initial premise. Was your post humourous in nature?

Edit: Ah ok I see. Well if one is to regard not wearing a seatbelt as "living well" than I suppose I can understand how your statement can be applicable individually.


Posted by Dervish on Jun-17-2004 06:36:

quote:
Originally posted by Arbiter
Living long is no accomplishment. Living well: now that is something to aspire to.


How does increasing the likely hood of you dying make your life better lived exactly?

Also if your in the back and you don't wear a belt and crash you can kill the person in front but not yourself. (how fun would that make life having that on your mind?)


Posted by Arbiter on Jun-17-2004 07:07:

quote:
Originally posted by occrider
Fine, if it's superfluous than make a case for that claim. Your argument for cowardice will naturally bear vindication from the veracity of that initial premise. Was your post humourous in nature?


Superfluous in the strict sense means "exceeding what is necessary." But necessity can only be discussed as necessary for some thing. If survival is the objective, then unless death is certain if one does not wear a seatbelt, it is by definition superfluous. Since death is not certain for those not wearing a seatbelt, it wearing a seatbelt is superfluous.

More generally, the term might be taken as "exceeding what is reasonable." No strictly logical objective argument can use this definition since what is reasonable is purely subjective. It is also impossible to accurately assess the precise reduction in the risk of death produced by wearing a seatbelt. So in this sense, the superfluousness would merely be my opinion and subjective judgment based on a limited analysis and personal experience.

It bears noting, however, that the choice of survival as primary objective is itself subjective and would not be mine (and also is in fact one I have some measure of disdain for.)


Posted by Arbiter on Jun-17-2004 07:16:

quote:
Originally posted by Dervish
How does increasing the likely hood of you dying make your life better lived exactly?


It is precisely the fact that we die which makes life a valuable thing. Living dangerously and experiencing a higher possibility of death is a profound and unique way to understand the value of life.

quote:

Also if your in the back and you don't wear a belt and crash you can kill the person in front but not yourself. (how fun would that make life having that on your mind?)


At the request of someone sitting in front of me, I wouldn't be opposed to wearing a seatbelt.


Posted by Dervish on Jun-17-2004 07:44:

I remain unconvinced. I get what you mean in a way. But still in normal life not wearing a seatbelt doen't exactly turn me on.


Posted by occrider on Jun-17-2004 07:54:

quote:
Originally posted by Arbiter
Superfluous in the strict sense means "exceeding what is necessary." But necessity can only be discussed as necessary for some thing. If survival is the objective, then unless death is certain if one does not wear a seatbelt, it is by definition superfluous. Since death is not certain for those not wearing a seatbelt, it wearing a seatbelt is superfluous.

More generally, the term might be taken as "exceeding what is reasonable." No strictly logical objective argument can use this definition since what is reasonable is purely subjective. It is also impossible to accurately assess the precise reduction in the risk of death produced by wearing a seatbelt. So in this sense, the superfluousness would merely be my opinion and subjective judgment based on a limited analysis and personal experience.

It bears noting, however, that the choice of survival as primary objective is itself subjective and would not be mine (and also is in fact one I have some measure of disdain for.)


Hmmm I'm not aware of very many who make the case for the strict adherence to "necessity". However, if one is to convey corrollary implications of "cowardice" one would imagine that the nature of the topic would be less subjective in nature. I would imagine that the very nature of a cowardice mentality implies a departure from generally accepted beliefs of what should occur.

I hope that I'm not too drunk that I'm not making sense yet ...


Posted by Sand Leaper on Jun-17-2004 07:57:

quote:
Originally posted by Arbiter
Living long is no accomplishment. Living well: now that is something to aspire to.


Well if you live long your chances of living well are much bigger, or?


Posted by Arbiter on Jun-17-2004 15:55:

quote:
Originally posted by occrider
Hmmm I'm not aware of very many who make the case for the strict adherence to "necessity". However, if one is to convey corrollary implications of "cowardice" one would imagine that the nature of the topic would be less subjective in nature. I would imagine that the very nature of a cowardice mentality implies a departure from generally accepted beliefs of what should occur.

I hope that I'm not too drunk that I'm not making sense yet ...


I just woke up and am still quite tired, but I'll try to elaborate a bit. I wrote:

quote:
It bears noting, however, that the choice of survival as primary objective is itself subjective and would not be mine (and also is in fact one I have some measure of disdain for.)


I should have wrote "mere survival," I think. Ultimately it is the whole belief system (if you're familiar with Sartre he would have called it a "way of life") possessed by much of our society ("generally accepted beliefs") suggesting that we ought to extend our lives as long as possible as an end in itself, and which seeks to maximize "safety" and "security" at almost any cost which I would call cowardly. To me, seat belts are strikingly characteristic of this belief system - so while I wouldn't say that wearing a seat belt is cowardly per se, it suggests to me a deeper sort of cowardice as the motive for one's actions.

But, it is not cowardly in so far as it departs from any generally accepted beliefs - rather, generally accepted beliefs themselves are characterized by a profound cowardice, I think.


Posted by Dervish on Jun-18-2004 01:53:

Do you brush your teeth?


Posted by smokeape on Jun-18-2004 02:23:

Re: Speeding Tickets

quote:
Originally posted by tubularbills
So this past weekend i got a speeding ticket in Indiana. was doing 75 in a 55. i came up over a hill and didn't even see the cop until it was too late. damn.

$100 ticket, but since i opted for court supervision, it's $160. fuckin'a.

anyone else have a pricey ticket out there?


Not lately in the '89 station wagon I'm driving...

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Posted by Arbiter on Jun-18-2004 03:34:

quote:
Originally posted by Dervish
Do you brush your teeth?


Yes, I brush my teeth and use mouthwash every morning to ensure good breath and keep my mouth feeling relatively clean. I'm not one for flossing or regular dentist appointments, though.


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