I think speeding tickets are a joke on the highway. Also, I think that our courts are a bit too strict. I got a speeding ticket on the way to Mammoth a couple of years ago and when the officer told me my speed I called BS because I had just got my license back (got it suspended for going 120+ at 3am on the 405, CHP got 1st, I got second and the mustang who got pulled over with me got 3rd) and I set the cruise control because my insurance was already ridiculous and I couldn't afford another ticket. None the less he gave me the ticket and on our way home a friend was following me and told me to slow down. Once again I had my cruise set and it turns out the speedo in the car was off. I borrowed the car, because it had 4wheel drive, from a friend who had just bought the car. I got all the paperwork from the mechanic proving it was not intentional and that I was driving as carefully as possible..... GUILTY. I think that is ridiculous imo. $300 dollar ticket.
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