Ravenwood - 01/21/04 08:00 AM
A British cash cow speed camera safety camera nabbed a speedy motorist doing an astonishing 406 miles per hour in a 60 mile an hour zone. The Sun reports that Peter O'Flynn received a citation for speeding in the mail. Mr. O'Flynn claims the camera is slightly inaccurate, considering the nancy little french made Peugeot that he was driving has a top speed of 129 mph.
What really makes the whole event an oddity, is that rather than admit the camera is fallable the government still plans to press charges against Mr. O'Flynn. The Sun reports:
But the Cheshire Safety Camera Partnership, which issued the fine, said they would still take action despite the blunder.What will the prosecution say? Apparently he was going so fast, he broke the camera. Or perhaps they'll just bump the ticket down to 129.A spokesman said they would be applying to magistrates for a summons.
Category: Oddities
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maybe he had a spoiler, some flashy rims, and some really cool stripes...
Posted by: MMW at January 21, 2004 12:22 PMThat's 129 on the level. Who knows how fast it is downhill.
Posted by: Ron Hardin at January 21, 2004 2:45 PMUnfortunately, the truth of the matter is more prosaic - the car is a Peugot 406 (model), and the clerk at the fines office is a clueless dork.
Posted by: robert at January 21, 2004 2:52 PMI guess Americans are just used to erring on the side of caution. Sitting in traffic court as a teen, I noticed numerous people let off because officers had not filled out their paperwork correctly. The feeling was that if they were sloppy with the paperwork, they may also have been sloppy with how fast you were going. The government doesn't get any do-overs.
The UK, which doesn't even require unanimous jury decisions, is altogether different.
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