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Interesting excuse: "I was speeding cuz there are no goats"
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Sep 6, 2006, 01:03 PM
 
Damn Swiss tourists

A motorist from Switzerland, used to driving around hills and mountains, takes advantage of the ability to go faster without risking hitting a goat," read the traffic officer's notes of the incident.

Local police said it was the first time they had ever heard of such an excuse.


P.S. It was quite the ticket: CAD$360.
     
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Sep 6, 2006, 01:05 PM
 


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Sep 6, 2006, 01:08 PM
 
Weird.

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Sep 6, 2006, 01:12 PM
 
P.S. It was quite the ticket: CAD$360.
That’s sarcasm, right?

The guy was going 161 km/h in a 100 km/h zone—that should (and would, here) be an immediate loss of his driving licence. CAD 360 is what he’d get for going 115 km/h here.

Edit: Sorry, wouldn’t be immediate loss—it would be a temporary loss of driving licence with three months probation and having to take a new driving test to get it back, plus a fine of about CAD 2,000.
     
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Sep 6, 2006, 01:12 PM
 
Around here, going 115 km gets you about a $100 ticket I think.

Actually, it probably would get you no ticket, if it's a 100 km zone. They usually don't get worried until you're over that, say 120+.
     
   
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