You want drunk drivers, move to New Mexico. The people out there were
serious about their drunk driving. At least once a week, someone would die
on Interstate 25 between Albuquerque and Santa Fe from an accident caused
by a drunk driver. The local specialty was the "Wrong Way" drunk driver,
the guy who is so drunk he somehow finds himself going the WRONG WAY on an
interstate highway. The blood alcohol levels these guys had were
staggering. A couple had actually died of alcohol poisoning while driving,
and their cars hit others after they passed out.
All the politicians and news commentators were always wringing their hands
over how to fix the problem, meanwhile they had drive-through liquor
stores and all the gas stations sold whiskey. The gas stations even had
single-shot bottles of whiskey for $1, displayed on the counter next to
the cash register! I can't imagine why New Mexico had a drunk driving
problem!
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On 1/16/13 6:44 PM, "Nathan Wajsman" <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>The other problem about US 301 in that area and similar roads like this
>is that they are full of drunk rednecks in their trucks on Friday and
>Saturday nights. When we lived in Gainesville, we avoided those roads at
>those times because of that.
>
>Cheers,
>Nathan
>
>On 16 Jan 2013, at 22:53, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
>> A couple of short sections of US 301 in northern Florida can still be
>> hazardous to your wallet. Two little towns on US 301 (Waldo and Lawty)
>> are happy to supplement the town's coffers with anyone caught going
>>even
>> slightly over the posted limits which rapidly fluctuate up and down for
>> no apparent reason... or speed up as you go up the overpass hill and
>> suddenly drop on the other side. See:
>> <http://autoclubsouth.aaa.com/pgr/traffic_traps.aspx>
>>
>> This is on our preferred travel route and it's just a minor nuisance.
>> The towns are so small it doesn't take more than a few minutes to get
>> through them. Some generous folks (motorists no doubt) have posted
>> "speed trap" billboards to warn the unwary.
>>
>> The AAA link above shows the billboards and also mentions several other
>> "strict enforcement" areas in Florida and other states.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 1/14/2013 6:06 PM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
>>> As I recall, it was from my high school days. Came up during a
>>>discussion of East Coat speedways where a Jaguar XK-E could properly be
>>>put through its paces. Away back then no one would have thought it odd
>>>that the authorities were doing such. In order to get to the Florida
>>>Turnpike, you had to first pass through Georgia. And _that_ was
>>>hazardous to your wallet.
>>>
>>> --Bob
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jan 13, 2013, at 2:51 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>>
>>>> Must have been sometime other than between 1985-1995 or else excessive
>>>> speed is way more faster than my normal travel velocity. Still in
>>>> Florida part of the year but not on the turnpike.
>>>>
>>>> I suspect this is urban legend. Who would travel the turnpike if your
>>>> speed could be so directly monitored?
>>>
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