TICKET : 45mph in a 30 $103,000 fine

[Jetranger]

Whewwww,,, blow my socks off !!!

Get a load of this : In 2002, a Nokia executive was fined the equivalent of $103,000 for going 45 in a 30 zone on his motorcycle !

God fer bid if he'd tried to outrun the law and hit speeds of up to 180mph, imagine what that fine would be huh

WOW, $103,000 dollar Speeding Ticket, well that should fix a few Pot Holes I'd think !


http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/offbeat/finland-home-of-the-dollar103000-speeding-ticket/ar-AA9GA9i?ocid=ansAtlantic11

[Apex]

I saw another article about this awhile back. That's totally crazy and most illogical. Let's not give anyone else any ideas, please, Finland.

In my opinion:
It's inequitable and unfair. We're all statistically equal when driving, whether you make big bucks or small bucks, statistically you're just as liable to get in an accident. And that calculation formula, well, that's rocket science to me. And could this insane system encourage low wage earners to drive less carefully because they know they might not be fined heavily?

I'm a driving-carefully guy. No cell phone talking, and I wear driving gloves (actually Ziljian drummer gloves) because my steering wheel is slick, my hands get dry, so they help me drive better. I've gotten a few speeding tickets, driving safely, but a bit over the limit. Once it was for doing 45 in a 40 zone. We safe drivers cannot drive in fear of heavy fines, it could affect our safe driving. What if I have to speed up to avoid an accident? I'm gonna tell a cop that? Matter of fact, that happened once on a practically empty highway road, and yep, the cop that stopped me didn't buy it.

Keep it flat rate based on miles-over-the-limit. Equal justice under the law is for everyone.

[Jetranger]

Heres another good one !

back in the 1980's, I get pulled in and givin a ticket over the "Frost Law" !!

Ticket :$100.00 in the state of IOWA

Frost Law : when the Temperature drops below Freezing (like drivers have control of the Temp ?? ), and the amount of Weight you have over your axles goes over what they deem is necessary, when the Temp drops, your in violation.

Thing is, each northern states laws are different and each one has different weights they'll write tickets for, its just an excuse for revenue and to screw drivers.

[Fozzer]

How about this then...

Driving across the USA from State to State, each has its own speed restrictions, and beware as you cross over the "invisible" Border and you fail to observe the change!...>>>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limi ... ted_States

I bet lots of folk get caught out with that, even on short journeys across the Border to do their shopping!

Speed-spotting is a favourite past-time of some "Law-Enforcement-Officers"!...
...they can sit for hours waiting for something to happen... ....!

Paul....mostly on 60 MPH max routes..... ...!

http://www.cbsreality.tv/eu_2/shows.php?title=Speeders

[Hawkeye07]

OK, true story time. About nine years ago, when my daughter was 6 years old, we were driving home from an doctor's appointment in another town about 90 miles away.
On the way back home I let my speed slide up a bit. The speed limit was 55 MPH and a Minnesota State Trooper clocked me at 61 MPH and he pulled me over. While he was looking at my license and registration he casually asked "Sir, do you any "priors" (meaning prior traffic violations) I truthfully replied "No sir, I don't have any." My sweet little 6 year old who was sitting in her car seat right behind me piped up and said "Yes you do Papa! You have a whole tool box full of them." The trooper and I both looked at each other in varying degrees of shock until I realized what she was talking about. I said "No Luci, the officer said PRIORS not PLIERS.". With that we all had a good laugh and he let me off with a warning. Then he said "Hang on a minute." and went back to his patrol car to get something. He returned and gave my 6 year old a Junior Trooper Badge. She still has that badge in her keepsake box. (By the way she's fifteen now and glaring at me while I'm writing this.) From little precious to teenager in 9 short years. UGH!!!

[Fozzer]

Wonderful story, Hawk!.... ... ...!

A Cop with a sense of humour!.... ....

....a very rare occurrence over here.... ...!

Paul.... ...!

[Hawkeye07]

Wonderful story, Hawk!.... ... ...!

A Cop with a sense of humour!.... ....

....a very rare occurrence over here.... ...!

Paul.... ...!

Well Paul, this is what he was up against. Cute trumps Cop.

[Fozzer]

... a real Cutie...with soft brown eyes!... ...!

Lovely Photo, Hawk!

Paul.... ...!

[Hawkeye07]

... a real Cutie...with soft brown eyes!... ...!

Lovely Photo, Hawk!

Paul.... ...!

Thanks Paul, She's been our pride and joy. Since then she's grown into a young lady of 15.

[Jetranger]

ever wonder why Trucks up in the Northern states and Canada have so many axles under their trucks.

compared to Trucks in other states, its because of the Frost Laws up North.

A Truck in Nebraska may weigh 78,000lbs and only have 5 axles

A Truck in Michigan may weigh 78,000lbs but have to have 10 axles

same truck same load.

but because of states with the northern frost laws when the temperature drops below freezing during certain times of the year they enact the law , sometimes depending on the DOT officer at the time.

http://www.bordercenter.org/wastewatcher/wt_xl5.html

[Jetranger]

Hawkeye - anymore photos of that plane ?

wanna see the plane as a whole if ya have any ??

[Hawkeye07]

Sorry Jet but that was the only one I can find right now. I think I have some around here some place that I took as detail info for building a model of it. If I find them I'll surely post them for you.
The story behind that Stearman is sort of interesting. It was given to the owner of the repair shop I worked at for a few years as partial payment for rebuilding a Nordyne Norseman that was literally a basket case. I mean it was shipped here to KAXN in cardboard boxes and on pallets. The gent who owned it had originally flown it from Montana to a shop in California for rebuilding but after the tear-down was done the mechanics working on it were killed in a GA plane crash. The planes owner barely got his plane back but he did lose many thousand dollars he had given to the shop for the restoration. So undaunted he sent his plane over here and did some horse trading for the labor. In the summer of '08 I got to fly the Stearman for a bit. It was my first open cockpit experience and what a blast! Open cockpit biplanes are THE ultimate flight experience in my opinion. I got to fly copilot in the Norseman once too and that was another tale. The owner is an old crop duster and he never flies more than 1000'AGL anywhere. No one else I worked with would fly with him. I had a ball!

[Jetranger]

Chase thru a WAL MART on a Motorcycle

Evil Knivel back ??

http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/news/police-chase-motorcycle-suspect-through-mall/vi-AA9LJOH?ocid=mailsignout

[PhantomTweak]

Worst speeding tickets I ever got, and yes, I got two, both on motorcycles, were what Arizona call "Wasting a finite resource" tickets. $26.00, mail it in, no points, no record, no nothing. They figure that if you're speeding, you're wasting gas. Not much speeding, just a little bit. Too little for a real ticket, but income for the state. I drove an hour each way to work when I was in Az, and I just didn't have the heart to tell the cops that gave me the tickets that they used more gas turning around and chasing me down than I did going both ways to/from work!
Silly ticket, but better than the alternatives!
Pat☺

[davido53]

'wasting a finite resource'? what a BS ticket

I've been a cop since 1983 and believe me, cops have a great sense of humor...they just don't show it much outside of the station...

I stopped a guy for a suspected DUI and asked him 'can you pass a psychomotor test?' His reply: 'Yes, I have a motorcycle!'

I played around with a radar gun for a few days, then put it away. I mostly just stopped people who looked like criminals, and viola, they generally were. I was pretty good at arresting wanted people.

Now retired but working the reserve officer deal.