--0__=80256A7E0054AD0B8f9e8a93df938690918c80256A7E0054AD0B Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi, It appears that the Japanese have a different (or did do last time I heard about it) philosophy to Westerners. In Japan, it seems people are employed to do things that would not be considered here. For example, if someone puts up some scaffolding around a building, they don't just put signs up to warn people....they have guys employed to physically ward you away from the danger etc. Yes, it does seem that the police are interested in catching offenders for offences that have a monetary value attached to them. Still, speeding is an offence that kills/maims/causes distress for a *significant* number of innocent people each year... Maybe they should start confiscating vehicle for each offence.....and you get it confiscated longer the more times you get caught....that might hurt more. (I have a vested interest in this with being a cyclist!) Dan (Embedded Roman Black @MITVMA.MIT.EDU> image moved 03/07/2001 15:56 to file: pic02600.pcx) Please respond to pic microcontroller discussion list Sent by: pic microcontroller discussion list To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU cc: Subject: Re: [OT]: Priority Green was Modulating a headlight Security Level:? Internal Douglas Butler wrote: > > In Tokyo I saw the ultimate speed trap. On a city street (aprox 25 MPH > limit) at the side of the curb was a camera tripod with a combo speed > gun/video camera. There was a shopping bag set in front of the camera > so it could not be seen by oncoming traffic. A small cable lead around > the corner of the building where there was a folding desk, two seated > cops with a video monitor and recording equipment. There was a third > cop in an orange suit with a huge orange flag, and TWO motorcycle cops. > It was invisible to the oncoming traffic, with a total of five cops and > nary a donut in sight! > > If only we took speed limits as seriously in the USA... Now just imagine the benefits to society if all those cops and dollars were utilised to prevent crime! Such a shame dollar raising comes first and crime fighting comes a very poor second. :o( -Roman -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. --0__=80256A7E0054AD0B8f9e8a93df938690918c80256A7E0054AD0B Content-type: application/octet-stream; name="pic02600.pcx" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="pic02600.pcx" Content-transfer-encoding: base64 CgUBCAAAAABBADEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAABQgABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA= --0__=80256A7E0054AD0B8f9e8a93df938690918c80256A7E0054AD0B-- -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.