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   :suya: (newt@stereophonic.space)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 22:35:44 JST :suya:
   I now have a paper saying I haven't commited any felonies in the EU :comfyevilplot:
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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 22:35:41 JST SuperDicq

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     @newt@stereophonic.space I have committed many felonies in the EU

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 22:41:24 JST SuperDicq

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     @newt@stereophonic.space I have 3 felonies on record for traffic violations, so I won't be able to become a bus or taxi driver until these charges expire in a few years.

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     :suya: (newt@stereophonic.space)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 22:41:25 JST :suya:

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     • SuperDicq
     @SuperDicq but do you have an official paper to prove this?
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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 22:56:22 JST SuperDicq

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     @newt@stereophonic.space Nope, they are felonies, I almost lost my driver's license.
     
     Traffic violations go from misdemeanors to felonies when they are severe enough, even though you didn't put anyone in danger.

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     :suya: (newt@stereophonic.space)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 22:56:23 JST :suya:

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     • SuperDicq
     @SuperDicq are those felonies? Did you kill someone? I think, you mean misdemeanors or whatever those are called in Dutch.
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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 23:00:17 JST SuperDicq

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     • Vinnewed Goblin

     @warmbeverageenjoyer@fsebugoutzone.org @newt@stereophonic.space In the Netherlands going 30 kilometers over the speed limit is a felony.
     
     Considering my driving habits at the time I was already glad that I didn't get charged with reckless driving.

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     Vinnewed Goblin (warmbeverageenjoyer@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 23:00:18 JST Vinnewed Goblin

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     • SuperDicq
     @SuperDicq @newt 'round these parts, going something like 15 over the limit is immediately a felony, even though most drivers do it
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     Vinnewed Goblin (warmbeverageenjoyer@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 23:04:31 JST Vinnewed Goblin

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     @SuperDicq @newt sorry, i should have specified i meant miles. looks like its similar to NL, since 30 km = ~18 mi
     
     tbh, its super unreasonable. it makes sense on roads, but our highways have limits of like 55 miles (~88 km), but nobody goes that speed unless its packed. if its clear, every car on the highway, including the cops, is going 70+
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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 23:04:31 JST SuperDicq

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     • Vinnewed Goblin

     @warmbeverageenjoyer@fsebugoutzone.org @newt@stereophonic.space Oh yeah that sounds stupid. I got caught going 110 on a 70km road, not on the highway. I also got caught doing 90 on a 50km road.

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     :suya: (newt@stereophonic.space)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 23:04:40 JST :suya:

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     • Vinnewed Goblin
     @SuperDicq @warmbeverageenjoyer man, I'm a much worse felon than you are. I just never got caught.
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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 23:05:29 JST SuperDicq

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     • Vinnewed Goblin

     @newt@stereophonic.space @warmbeverageenjoyer@fsebugoutzone.org I have done much worse things on the road that I haven't got caught for. These are just the times I wasn't paying attention for cops behind me.
     
     If I'm doing like actual street drifting or something I check if there's no cops around first.

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 23:10:05 JST SuperDicq

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     • Vinnewed Goblin

     @warmbeverageenjoyer@fsebugoutzone.org @newt@stereophonic.space the ability to go that much faster than the posted limit is an indication of shitty road design. Oh no, the roads are well designed here. If you go that fast through a corner in your mom's SUV you would definitely die. My Mazda MX5 with a ton of mods is just a lot more nimble than your average car.

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     Vinnewed Goblin (warmbeverageenjoyer@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 23:10:06 JST Vinnewed Goblin

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     @SuperDicq @newt oofta
     i regularly go ~80km on ~50km roads, right past speedtraps, and they don't care around here. I wonder what the cutoff is for when they get off their ass and pull you over
     
     tbh though, the ability to go that much faster than the posted limit is an indication of shitty road design. want people to go slower? add features to the road to encourage them to slow down. NOT necessarily speed bumps.
     
     curves in the road with trees etc blocking line of sight, narrower lanes, etc. but that's much pricier than a shiny useless little speed limit sign
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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 23:11:34 JST SuperDicq

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     • Vinnewed Goblin

     @warmbeverageenjoyer@fsebugoutzone.org @newt@stereophonic.space The speed limit is obviously designed for any car, including trucks, to be able to drive that speed safely.

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 23:14:12 JST SuperDicq

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     • Vinnewed Goblin

     @warmbeverageenjoyer@fsebugoutzone.org @newt@stereophonic.space A couple of years ago they did lower the national speedlimit on highways from 130 to 100 for emissions reasons, this really sucks and everyone is still driving 130 as that's what the roads were designed for.
     
     This might get reversed soon with our new government, one of the only good things they will do.

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 23:16:51 JST SuperDicq

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     • Vinnewed Goblin

     @warmbeverageenjoyer@fsebugoutzone.org @newt@stereophonic.space Yeah the speed limit policy was put in place to not upset our farmers. Government hoped that they could offset the emissions caused by farming using this.

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     Vinnewed Goblin (warmbeverageenjoyer@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 23:16:52 JST Vinnewed Goblin

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     • SuperDicq
     @SuperDicq @newt ew, what the fuck? ew. i hope they reverse it
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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 23:20:06 JST SuperDicq

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     • Vinnewed Goblin

     @warmbeverageenjoyer@fsebugoutzone.org @newt@stereophonic.space Considering the Netherlands is the second largest food exporter in the world, after the USA. It's such an absolutely insane feat for a small ass country that farmers get a lot of political power here.
     
     Personally I think we should just stop producing 10 times more food than we actually consume ourselves, but whatever.