Marking Time

Here’s a few photographs of the wheel that Treasa is talking about. They probably prove her point that photos sometimes cannot do justice to the image. Of course, if I was a real photographer I’d try something like this.
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I wonder are there any legal issues with setting up a website to publish the registration numbers on the license plates of cars that you observe driving dangerously? I could give you a list as long as my arm.

Today was a typical morning and I observed the following: overtaking into oncoming traffic (very close call with an oncoming van overtaking a long vehicle - helpfully the van had its business phone and address plastered all over it); overtaking on a blind bend; overtaking over a hill; driving while talking on the mobile; overtaking while talking on the mobile; as well as the usual tail-gating and lack of use of indicators that are so commonplace that I barely notice them anymore.

And it seems the bigger the car the bigger the idiot behind the wheel. BMWs and SUVs always set off alarm bells and rarely disappoint when it comes to spills and thrills and near misses. I’m guessing that there is a big inferiority complex at play here. If other aspects of your life are beyond your control you can get some compensation by being boss of the road.

And of course policing is practically non existent. You can scaremonger all you like about penalty points but when the chances of getting caught are virtually nil it doesn’t have much effect. As with so many other aspects of law enforcement in this country we need more policing resources not more laws.