UnSubRocky wrote on Feb 19
th, 2018 at 2:03pm:
The number of times that I did 70 in a 60 zone, or 80 in a 70 zone, or 90 in the only 80 zone (in Parkhurst) during my work days. If I got fined once for speeding, I guess I have to concentrate on my driving speed more thoroughly. But it is so easy to get done over a three year period. So, even if I was not driving my car for work purposes (saying driving a taxi), I could easily lose my licence just in those rare moments of concentrating on my destination and not the journey.
I would think it unfair if I had to catch the taxi to work 5 days a week, simply because of a demerit accumulation. But I would not think it unfair if I was drink driving, texting, in a serious car accident, and/or worse to lose my licence. Getting a licence for work (and being barred from driving for none work matters is a fair practice. But if I lose my licence for work - then it is too bad.
No there needs to be consequences for breaking the law, its been over a decade since I have been fined and the last one was a pathetic 90 in an 80 zone with no one on the road at about 11pm.
Not sure why you need to catch a taxi to work ..... I assume you have buses/trains/feet ?
Back in the 90's the company I was working for moved to about 8 km's from where I live. The wife use to drop me off with a mountain bike. It was a rather amusing ride home the first 4 km's were a very steep hill followed by another steep hill, got the mountain bike up to 72.9 KPH, you stop pedalling after 55 with the standard gearing. I use to over take cars, got home in 15 minutes or so the last 4km you had to actually pedal.
Look at the e-bike thread in technically speaking a bike like that would be great for short commutes !