Tuesday, September 19, 2017

We're the Only Ones Variable Enough

 Blink. Just like that, your moment-ago legal rate of travel has become illegal “speeding” — and not only are you subject to a ticket you are more likely to get a ticket because — as far as you know — you aren’t “speeding” and so why worry about that cop up ahead pointing his radar gun at you? [More]
Hey, it's not like they don't already own us or anything...

[Via Neil W]

2 comments:

Crotalus said...

If anyone is aware of that scam, a dashcam should put a stop to it.

Anonymous said...

There's a LEGAL reason it's called the "posted" legal speed limit. But even that is arguable in court, if you pull the DoT's road surveys and find out that more than 65% of the passers-by are going more than what's posted. THAT is supposed to be what the "real" speed limit is. Per the late Lynn Poulsen, who worked as a trial strategist for four law firms in SLC.
-MM