According to a recent study, one in every three persons who die in traffic in Sweden is driving under the influence of alcohol.
One in every three persons.
One in every three.
That's a huge percentage.
What do the good folks at Vägvärket (Swedish Road & Safety) do about it? Well, basically they say it's a bad thing and that people shouldn't drink, and, oh yeah, check up on students who at present are finishing the equivalent of high school.
One in every three fucking persons, and they think it's enough to say "oh, that's bad" and inform students, who to a large extent don't even have a driver's license let alone a car, that they shouldn't drink and drive on the night of their graduation?
I'm thinking the unofficial plan is this:
1. Lower the speed limits. Everyone follows the speed limits, particularly those under the influence.
2. Blame the motorcyclists. It's obvious car drivers drink due to the nervosity stemming from the fact that motorcycles at all exist.
3. Install even more speed cameras. They are the universal answer to anything auto related, everyone knows that.
4. Repeat.
The level of incompetence in the ranks of that bureau is, to be perfectly honest, downright provocative.
/JP
Wednesday 4 June 2008
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