Speeding, Policing and Politics — A Perspective

Getting a speeding ticket is about as pleasurable as a prostate exam. There is nothing fun about getting dressed down by some highway cop about how speed kills much like how there is nothing fun about a finger in the posterior. Some of the classic lines I’ve heard from police when I’ve been pulled over include, “I don’t want to have to peel you and your buddies off the pavement someday.” Or, “I’m giving you a break here because you’re a good kid but slow down and don’t show up in court and fight this ticket!” So what is it about getting a speeding ticket that angers me and…