Out-ofState Speeding Ticket

Back in 1968 a mechanic and I just finished getting his white 300SL Gullwing
to work after 9 months in the shop. We took it out for a spin on a state
road just outside of Oneonta, NY. Soon the State Police pulled us over. They
had lots of questions about the car. They called ahead to another trooper
with a "gun" and asked us to see how fast they could clock it. Would you
believe 142 mph, on 12 year old tires. We were young and foolish. [But it
sure was fun]. Sometimes you just need a "speeding" pass.

Richard.

 

Speaking of young and foolish: In 1959 I was on the then-new Kansas
Turnpike in a friend's Jaguar XK 140 FHC. I was the passenger. We hit
a little under 100 mph. As the car was reputed to go as high as 120, I
urged my buddy to stomp on it to see if it were true. He just looked
at me and said one word: "retreads."

No worry about police cars or tickets, though, as there was no speed
limit at all on the Turnpike then. No traffic either. I mean, at
certain times of the day you could drive for miles without seeing
another car. The big problem was guys like us who drove our cars like
idiots until they virtually disintegrated and turned into long strips
of parts cut out of the wheat fields.

 

I like such fund raising activities. The alternative would likely be to
raise the gas taxes and then everyone has to pay. Speeding fines are
elective "taxes" that I choose not to pay and others do.

It is kind of like the lottery. I prefer taxes that give me a choice as
to whether or not to pay them!


Matt

 

Unfortunately, in Michigan, the proceeds from speeding tickets don't go
to road repair or maintenance, but rather to places such as public
libraries.

Which is great, I guess, if you like books.

--Geoff

 

Public libraries are the best place to start preparing a defense for a
speeding ticket. First thing you need to do is lookup the law you are being
charged with breaking.

 

To add to the pedantry.. ... it is, actually,

Km/h or km/h.

In Britain we often write "kph".

DAS

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Lower case "k" to be technically correct, according to the International
System of Units (SI). 8^)

Bill Putney
(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
adddress with the letter 'x')

 

Quite so!

DAS

For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling

 

Well, still a pretty worthy cause.

Matt

 

PS. Even more strictly:

km h(to power of minus 1)


DAS

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You trying to out-anal me, Schmetterling!!? 8^)

Bill Putney
(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
adddress with the letter 'x')

 

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DAS

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Just wondering......where did you get the ticket. If you ingnore you
will be tired in your absence and the court will send you the fee
throught the mail.