I'm 22, no P's, live in vic. From 18 -> 20 most of my cashflow came from working 3pm to 4am. I farking drove to work, it took nearly 45 mins by car 5ks under the speedlimit (driving thru knox area, hoon's love it and so do the cops). NO FARKING WAY WOULD I WALK and public transport would take nearly 2.5 hrs.
I got my licence just before i turned 19, I got my L's when I was 16. Since getting my L's I drove for a grand total of 4 hours, I did NOT re-read the rule book and I passed my licence tests very easily. [NOT HARD TO GET A LICENCE IN VIC IS IT?]
A friend of mine, on P's, got done for DWI at 0.13%. He had to go to 'Drunk School' the day after, blew .03 in the morning, the sh!t he saw at drunk school has completely turned him around. [THE GOV'T SAYS IRAQ WAS A POTENTIAL RISK TO ALL AUSTRALIANS, blah blah... 6 HOURS OF ALCOHOL EDUCATION (LESS THAN $400 WORTH) POSSIBLE SAVED MORE AUSTRALIANS THAN A ONE-HUNDRED-PLUS-BILLION-DOLLAR-WAR-FOR-OIL (SEE FARENHEIT 9/11)]
NB: as a percentage of driver population, fines have increased nearly 400% and the toll has remained the same (as a percentage) since 1992.
Note also, politics is not about solving problems - it's about fine wine and quizine, travel and perception (diseption). I can't see the current government solving any problems any time soon, and it doesn't care - as long as people believe they are not doing less than the opposition.
SUMMARY: To solve a problem you have to understand the cause of the problem, and how to remove the cause. "Young people do not know how to drive responsibly, and don't understand the consequences of their actions..." - THEN f**kING TEACH THEM.
QUESTION: If windows crashed would you fine it, then remove it from your computer?
ANSWER:...Yes, if you're a farking moron, or a politician...
I hope this doesn't get me banned, but I'm well and truly sick of being decieved and ignored by the people who are supposed to have my best interests at heart.
John howard if your reading this, you've obviously taken you head out of bush's arse for air