Wednesday, 15 October 2008

Is "busybody.com" available?

A high percentage of the irks I experience come from listening to the radio, specifically when the public are allowed to voice their laughable theories and opinions. Quite apart from the issue of why these people haven't got jobs, they are narrow-minded lunatics who think 5 minutes on a radio phone-in makes then some kind of modern-day Confucius or Martin Luther King. Trust me, it doesn't.

For a change, though, I've got an e-cob on because of a frankly ridiculous story concerning a website where members of the public can report incidents of dangerous driving from the safety of their PC. Other like-minded losers can then pore over them and tut-tut into their camomile tea.

How petty is this, really? You are able to search this database by registration number (see, I've done some research before mouthing off for a change) and list the motoring misdemeanours of some unsuspecting soul. Now, don't get me wrong; if you're a dangerous driver you deserve to be punished and/or taken off the roads before you kill someone (even more so afterwards). So why don't these busybodying snitches report it to the Feds, instead of getting off by spragging on someone anonymously? Oh yeah, didn't I mention that the grasser doesn't have to leave any details, while the grassee has their reg plate splashed all over the shop? It's a joke, man.

If this site was a Government-backed scheme like "Dob in a dealer" (God bless you, Kirklees) then I could see some value in it, but this is clearly the work of those folk who run Neighbourhood Watch schemes and have leather patches on the elbows of their cardigans. They're not bothered about road safety; I bet half of them don't even own a car. They're just using it a an excuse to get another snivelling load of their pigeon chests.

Personally, I think we should fight fire with fire. Us right-minded folk should start an opposing website called "Grass up a small-minded, petty, socially-impotent tosser" or summat, where we (anonymously, of course) detail the telephone numbers of people who report driving offences. That way, there's a right to reply, and those reported for driving dangerously can call the reporter and have a friendly chat about the error of their ways. Surely that's a much more sensible way to deal with these automotive indiscretions. There's no way that could end badly.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

So what is this website then? I want to see if my reg is up there. Not that it would be, my driving skills are immense. I can text, have a drink and peel a banana all at the same time whilst still staying in the lane.