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Heard on the radio today that the goverment is set to introduce high vis seat belts in (SCOTLAND )so the police can see if the drivers are wearing a seat belt or not .What are your thoughts on this .I for one would like to know why all this sh*te is introduced into Scotland first.

blueboyno1 wrote:Heard on the radio today that the goverment is set to introduce high vis seat belts in (SCOTLAND )so the police can see if the drivers are wearing a seat belt or not .What are your thoughts on this .I for one would like to know why all this sh*te is introduced into Scotland first.

Cause we have cars?

What's the hassle? Will it ruin your image?

I think the Police are being turned into tax collectors. All this is geared towards raising more revenue by way of fines from the already long suffering motorist.

If some of the resources that are being directed towards criminalising motorists were directed towards the real menace to society i.e. drug dealers, it might make more of an impact on our life.

Of course, that's not such an easy target as the poor motorist! Buy a car, and you're immediately assumed to be a criminal!

Somehow, I don't think the police will be too enamoured with this, and the mountains of paperwork that come with it.

Jock Strap wrote:

blueboyno1 wrote:Heard on the radio today that the goverment is set to introduce high vis seat belts in (SCOTLAND )so the police can see if the drivers are wearing a seat belt or not .What are your thoughts on this .I for one would like to know why all this sh*te is introduced into Scotland first.

Cause we have cars?

What's the hassle? Will it ruin your image?

Aye they are green

If someone is stupid enough not to wear a seat belt,let them take their chance.Some moron on Radio 2 the other day stated that he did not wear one because it messed his clothes up!Jasper Carrott stated that the best way to make people belt up would be to fit a huge spike in the centre of the steering wheel.
What next after high-visibility belts?High-visibility mobile phones?

I thought it was just one of many proposals, or have they agreed it now?

LANDROVER ROGER wrote:If someone is stupid enough not to wear a seat belt,let them take their chance.Some moron on Radio 2 the other day stated that he did not wear one because it messed his clothes up!Jasper Carrott stated that the best way to make people belt up would be to fit a huge spike in the centre of the steering wheel.
What next after high-visibility belts?High-visibility mobile phones?

Heard that roger some of the callers attitudes were just plain stupid .

How can this work? Will it be retrospective - meaning existing cars will need new seatbelts fitting?

What about classic cars, many of which don't actually need seatbelts to be fitted anyway?

What about holiday-makers visiting Scotland from England or Wales? Will the Police be pulling them over?

Assuming it only applies to cars registered in Scotland, what about cars first registered south of the border but sold-on and now kept and used here?

Far too many whats? ifs? and maybes?

As for why Scotland first? Simple. There aren't that many of us here compared to down in England so they can afford to lose more of our votes without worrying about it.

Do you think that Ionnsaigh will be wearing a bright orange belt(sash)?

LANDROVER ROGER wrote:Do you think that Ionnsaigh will be wearing a bright orange belt(sash)?

They tell me he refused a free mobile phone because the future is orange.

blueboyno1 wrote:

LANDROVER ROGER wrote:Do you think that Ionnsaigh will be wearing a bright orange belt(sash)?

They tell me he refused a free mobile phone because the future is orange.

Jaffa tell that one?

Funny bunch aren't you.... or should that be bag.