Comments on: Today’s Headlines http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/13/todays-headlines-114/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: brent http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/13/todays-headlines-114/comment-page-1/#comment-29865 brent Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:33:28 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/13/todays-headlines-114/#comment-29865 The ACLU is on the wrong side of this battle. Civil liberties do not include the right to endanger (and often take) the lives of others. The ACLU is on the wrong side of this battle. Civil liberties do not include the right to endanger (and often take) the lives of others.

]]> By: P http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/13/todays-headlines-114/comment-page-1/#comment-29833 P Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:36:33 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/13/todays-headlines-114/#comment-29833 This is rich: <i> The downside occurs when a ticket arrives in the mail with your name on it. It happened to Giff Nickol. He says he was driving fast on wet pavement in Baltimore when the traffic light turned from green to amber. Nickol decided to go through the intersection, but the light turned red, and he got a ticket citing photographic evidence at the intersection. Nickol fought it, and won. </i> Um, Giff- you're a real hero for not endangering lives by slamming on the brakes in wet conditions. Not so much of a hero for driving faster than conditions safely permit, however. This is rich:

The downside occurs when a ticket arrives in the mail with your name on it. It happened to Giff Nickol. He says he was driving fast on wet pavement in Baltimore when the traffic light turned from green to amber.

Nickol decided to go through the intersection, but the light turned red, and he got a ticket citing photographic evidence at the intersection. Nickol fought it, and won.

Um, Giff- you’re a real hero for not endangering lives by slamming on the brakes in wet conditions. Not so much of a hero for driving faster than conditions safely permit, however.

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