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Introduce cash rewards for citizens who stay on the      Editor’s note:
                       right side of the law. If the rewards were great enough  Pity the government
                       they could become self-financing, as the substantial     minister that
                       costs to the state incurred by criminal acts, legal casesintroduces this bill
                       and imprisonment would be reduced.                       only to get caught
                                                                                speeding on the way
                                Rupert Kaye                                     back to his/her
                                                                                constituency.
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                       Launch a website that would publish personal reports of
                       road accidents and driving incidents. Comments and       Editor’s note:
                       accusations could be sent via text message from the      Obviously in the light
                       roads or, after due consideration, by email. Anonymity   of recent legislation,
                       would be offered on the site but not if the postings werewe should emphasise
                       required as evidence in court or for insurance           that drivers should
                                                                                not text whilst driving
280settlements. For those written about, the site would act                     lest they incur the
                                                                                wrath of the law,
                                                                                cause an accident
                                                                                and end up being

as a fully interactive version of the ‘How’s my driving?’ reported to this web

                                                                                                   site themselves.

phone numbers displayed on commercial vehicles.

Al Tepper
22 August 2001
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