Among the frustrations in modern life are things so ridiculous, so patently illogical, that when you run into them you are propelled to ask, “When are we going to stop this?”
I have heard from several motorcar owners here of the local traffic police practice of pouncing on drivers who overtake on a double line. Officers will pursue these transgressors for blocks, and heavy fines are imposed. Clearly such drivers are in the wrong, but why is it then that nobody seems to get charged for tail-gating, or for overtaking on corners, or for driving through red lights? These are all offences that take place here almost hourly,
