tommi wrote:
Well.............
although this is disappointing for us...............i'm sure it's ten
times worse for Andrew............being a country boy and all.......
his car is his escape...............!
but lets not lose our heads here..........who amongst us hasn't
broken a "road" rule..........?
%$#@ ME i've signed one of those forms promising to
be a good boy for twelve months............and STILL got
busted for speeding...............!
but if i hear one more person comparing this to the Shaw-Didak
fiasco.......i'll vomit.............!
kindest regards tommi
don't get me started on......."road rules" either......................!
Hit the nail on the head there tommi.
Driving a car whilst being suspended is stupid, but I'm sure we all know someone who's done it and/or probably worse.
Let's put it in perspective: was there any accident? was anyone injured? was he driving under the influence? did he break any road rules? (apart from the obvious!) was there any additional threat to others on the road due to him having a suspended licence? I would say no to all of the above. The fact that his licence was only suspended for 28 days the first time (obviously only too many demerit points) and then still only 2 months the second time speaks volumes to me.
I know some very good drivers who are stupid people because they always sit 5 km/h over the speed limit and get nabbed by speed cameras, lose all their points, and get their licence suspended. I also know plenty of really bad drivers whom I won't get into the car with as they literally don't know the road rules, but because they don't ever speed they have an impeccable driving record and think that their shit doesn't stink when it comes to driving.
Andy is obviously still pretty young and bound to do some stupid things on the road, but it's hardly something that should be referred to as a serious driving offence. If he was charged with drink driving or dangerous driving or any other serious traffic offense then it would be different, but have a little perspective and cut the kid some slack for flower sake!!