From: Luiz Felipe
I guess every law starts off to something, sometimes good. But now and
then the results are well off the target.
Years ago in BR a new law made a specific felony placing firearms in
hands of minors. Target being disarm underage thieves by jailing without
bail anyone arming those. Target hit - the law made no allowance to
fathers taking their kids to target ranges, shooting contests, etc...
Took a while to change that unintended effect, made precious little
difference to crime as now the guns used by under and of age thieves
started to "grow out of bushes", "fall from some window" or "just appear
on the ground".
Since the place is so extreme you need a law to keep out the "unworthy"
vehicles, you should be able to buy at a special price (with government
help, of course) some kind of "worthy transportation". If you (like me)
dislike those tall SUVs, maybe you could buy a Subaru sedan or station
wagon or maybe a Mitsubishi Lancer (all with permanent 4wd, interesting
motors available). The moment you get that amendment working, PLEASE
tell me so I can move there and get mine, ok?
Probably more effective to start testing the drivers in harsh weather
and issuing a special all weather license. I know it's been so long
since my last driving experience I'm not fit to face any serious snow -
I'd need to get back in shape.
The law itself doesn't create the problem. It's the way the insurance
companies USE the law to screw people.
It was enacted back in the mid-70s when we had a couple of back to back
snow storms ... REAL snow storms leaving a foot or more, along with
several bad ice storms. It cost the city a lot of money to remove
stranded vehicles so they could clean the crap off the roads.
It was BTW, after one of those rare snow storms that I saw the church in
my current (equally rare) PESO in the snow and began trying to capture
what I saw.
In my case, I'd ignore the law and take my chances if I had the income
to absorb the loss IF I HAD TO. I don't. I used to have a set of tire
chains, but they don't fit my current vehicle, and I don't feel like
going out and tracking down a new set.
Nor do I really want a 4WD vehicle just on the off chance there's going
to be a storm. I like the gas mileage I get from my little Mazda sedan.
Besides which it don't matter. There's not enough snow around here for
people to learn how to drive in it, and the crazy drivers are the real
hazard. Having a 4WD vehicle wouldn't change that.
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