Having recently, twice in the last two weeks actually, received awards from police officers for handling my vehicle so well at high rates of speed, (at least they called them citations), I think I have come up with a workable solution that keeps the public safe, and that will allow me -and you - to drive reasonably. I thought of it a few years ago when I was watching my then young sons "drive" in this large video game at the bowling alley.
Anyway, here's my idea: When you go to the Secretary of State's Office to renew your license, you have to get into one of those driving video games. Then you are allowed to drive as fast as you can. As soon as you crash, it's over. The computer then calculates at what speed you were still handling the vehicle well and proficiently. That speed is then generated on a sticker that is placed on the back of your license. At your own expense, you may also elect to put a numerical decal over your license plate. The idea is that you are legally allowed to travel at the rate of speed on your license sticker. Yours may be 87 miles per hour. Then when the officer pulls you over for doing 60 in a 25, you show your license, and he looks at the 87 on the back, smiles and tells you to have a nice day. Or he sees the 87 on the back of your car, and doesn't even bother to pull you over.
The technology is there, and in the last two weeks, I have spent enough money on these tickets to purchase the video device for our local Secretary of State's office.
So there you go. I'm an idea guy.
