I couldn't agree with you more !
It all comes down to "common sense" but sadly it's no longer common. It has to be defined with hard and fast guide lines now a days.
When I refer to some one getting killed I was referring to an incident that happened here in Adelaide about 12 months ago where a Sewage truck fully laden came down the South Eastern Freeway and ran out of brakes and ploughed through 5 cars and killed someone at the intersection of Glen Osmond Rd, Portrush Rd and Cross Roads. This all happened because one idiot decided he could fly down the freeway and use his brakes all the way down like a car can. Now all trucks have to stay in bottom gear all the way down and are not allowed to use their brakes until the very last stop where the accident happened.
The Police frequent this stretch of road with heat guns which they aim at the truck wheels and if the reading is higher than their prescribed level then a $1500 ticket applies. Also if they see your brake lights come on then again the same applies. This is all because one stupid idiot tried to run the gauntlet and try his luck. Now all have to pay the price along with the cost of 30 odd warning signs all down the freeway. This is how we end up with stupid idiotic laws.
Cheers,
BB.
