With people dropping dead left, right and centre there was always the need for composure. The revving purr of burning tyres is smelt as they crank the speed and shoot the perp's vehicle off into the distance. Left on the ground are spent bullet shells and plugged up bodies. A common sight for those in the currently heat induced suburbs of the South West of Sydney. Drive-bys playing the sport in the feuding ethnic families brought the month of October to a close as the opening of the month announced the fixing of urban street speed limits to 50 km/h.
Weening of the driving masses has meant that the imposition of 50km limit hasn't been as abrupt as a shot in the stomach while filling up at a petrol station. The timing however, has meant that there would ultimately be less criminal crossover in the day. While they may have their hands full at the moment with the constant drivebys, they also key into the factor of speeding motorists.
Now with the posted speed limit lowered for all concerned, those taking aim at the casual pedestrians had better watch out on the twitch of the speedometer as they cruise along the streets. For the budding criminal does not want to be taken "down town" on a minor traffic offense as grandiose plans for willful intent to murder are written down as illegal possession of firearms.
Written on Monday, 3 November 2003