tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11791864.post8332479114833464580..comments2024-03-23T15:06:14.726+01:00Comments on .: BustedSietskehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063618922778363385noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11791864.post-71474025439464655772008-12-22T22:40:00.000+01:002008-12-22T22:40:00.000+01:00My dad also received a ticket last summer in Leban...My dad also received a ticket last summer in Lebanon. Whereas he would have argued a speeding ticket in the US, he gladly accepted it in Lebanon--cops doing their jobs and enforcing the law? Thank god!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11791864.post-14140096252718437882008-12-22T09:52:00.000+01:002008-12-22T09:52:00.000+01:00Well, mabrouk! There is Zaid Baroud to thank for s...Well, mabrouk! There is Zaid Baroud to thank for some of the improvements.<BR/><BR/>As for giving a leeway over the speed limit, that is the standard in many places. In Norway (can't get any more "civilized" than that!) the unspoken rule was 5, but recently they increased it to 20 in order to focus on more dangerous driving... such as 50 over the limit.Ms. Teehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05020318438018421063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11791864.post-60003797631942753472008-12-22T09:01:00.000+01:002008-12-22T09:01:00.000+01:00I guess you got lucky, the ticket I got cost me a ...I guess you got lucky, the ticket I got cost me a day in going from one place to another in order to get my license back. I did offer to pay it on the spot but was unable, and found out that I had to personaly go to retrieve my license.Marillionlbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13883302522701854359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11791864.post-55667461524626172832008-12-22T06:59:00.000+01:002008-12-22T06:59:00.000+01:00Yep, Ramlet el-Baida it is! These days it's all on...Yep, Ramlet el-Baida it is! These days it's all one lane, although three lanes wide. But I have to hand it to them; they were polite AND professional. <BR/>SietskeSietskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12063618922778363385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11791864.post-11399779803648471652008-12-22T06:44:00.000+01:002008-12-22T06:44:00.000+01:00LOL, you got busted on Ramlet El-Baida. In 1975, m...LOL, you got busted on Ramlet El-Baida. In 1975, my father (and I) test drove a Porsche, we were able to reach 140 on the middle lane and we were not pulled over!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com