Traffic Enfarcement: What's wrong with this picture?
The script for selling one of these "automated revenue enhancement devices" to a municipality might go something like "and the best feature of the Robthepopulace 3000 is that it never makes a mistake - machines don't lie!" Tell that to Thomas, who received a citation in the mail after a South African traffic camera nabbed his VW Polo "clearly traveling in excess of the 60 km/h limit." Right. Technically, the camera is not lying, but machines are incapable of interpreting on their own, otherwise the fleece-bot would have noted that while the car was indeed traveling in excess of the limit, it was on a hook! Thomas got the ticket because his car obscured the plate of the tow truck dragging his little Polo somewhere. While the picture doesn't lie, the government agency drew a false conclusion and stuck to it. We wonder if the amount of the ticket could be deducted from Thomas's income tax to ensure fairness. Now that's just crazy talk. Thanks for the tip, Erwin!
[Source: Daily WTF]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Benfolio 6:03PM (8/05/2008)
I hope that Ranger (?) has the ZR-2 package, otherwise I wouldn't be towing with it!
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dwightB 6:20PM (8/05/2008)
First off, the ZR2 package came on the CHEVROLET S-10... not the FORD Ranger. Also, the ZR2 package is just an off road package, not a heavy duty towing package.
Second, I think that's a Toyota. :-/
Dondonel 6:22PM (8/05/2008)
Nonsense, it was the Polo pushing it :)
You can't fool the machine.
Benfolio 6:30PM (8/05/2008)
First off, you should read AutoBlog more often, second.... I dunno, just look back a few days, we were posting pics of Rangers with Chevy bowties and ZR-2 stickers on them.
Aki 6:08PM (8/05/2008)
The bigger tragedy is that VW refuses to bring the Polo here.
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thomas 6:14PM (8/05/2008)
idiots.
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MemphisNET 6:19PM (8/05/2008)
FAIL
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Carlos 6:37PM (8/05/2008)
LOL those crazy africans
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glenn 7:20PM (8/05/2008)
EPIC FAIL
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Zerk 7:53PM (8/05/2008)
Benfolio is a threat to all intelligent thought.
Warning: Studies have shown reading Benfolios posts results in death of brain cells.
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Benfolio 8:57PM (8/05/2008)
Careful.
Torrent 11:21PM (8/05/2008)
"Studies have shown reading Benfolios posts results in death of brain cells."
Then you must have read every single one of his posts in order to be that retarded.
Benfolio 9:35AM (8/06/2008)
Come on, there aren't THAT many. :'(
Torrent 2:35AM (8/07/2008)
lol you have 499 posts. There aren't that many. Really.... It's nothing compared to mine, though.
Dan 11:03PM (8/05/2008)
I wonder what internet community pressure will do to a government? Well, if it works on BMW it's certainly worth a try on South Africa... at least they have a history of successfull negotiating.
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jordan 11:11PM (8/05/2008)
I apologize if I missed the tags, as my brain rendering engine may be malfunctioning, but are you serious? You're talking about South Africa....have you not SEEN Sahara? Crooks! :D
/sarcasm :D
catgirlshyla 7:51AM (8/06/2008)
Anonymous does not care.
CarlosMC 11:58AM (8/06/2008)
Normally, the towed vehicle should carry the towing vehicle's license plate (for reasons clearly demonstrated by this exemple).
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CarlosMC 12:07PM (8/06/2008)
Erm... *example*
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Bullfrog 6:38PM (8/06/2008)
Same thing happened to me while I was being towed on the E-470 toll road in Colorado. And the tow truck had a quick-pass!
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