Read and Heed

Okay .. here's one for you ....

You take a certain road to work every day.  It has a posted 65 MPH limit. But up ahead is a 55 mph yellow sign, before a winding corner in the road.  Everyone knows that it's technically still 65, but 55 mph is probably the safest. In fact, if you are pulling a trailer or driving a big truck .. .well, maybe 55 is the best speed.  Hell, that sign may also say "All Trucks 55mph"   But, you drive a Jeep Wrangler with big tires and have always been fine.  

Well, on Monday they change the law on the books to say if anyone else is doing 55mph, then you must be doing 55mph. And, if you have larger than 33" tires, you must do 55mph.  However, that law that has changed, is on the books and available at the courthouse to review, but you nor anyone you know locally has heard of the new law.  The signs up don't mention it of course.

Well, by Friday the PoPo have given you a ticket for this.  You pointed out all the obvious, but ... its the law.  You even had a couple of friends recommend to you to drive 55, but even they don't know of the law change. So now, it's at the courthouse.... do you plead guilty, not-guilty ?

And that .. is my analogy for the week. My quandary




Comments

RickkciR said…
So .. sticking with this analogy angle. ....

No PoPo were there and witnessed. No other vehicles were near the corner when I sped through it. No Accidents. No cameras. But, they local judge magistrate was doing a google search and saw where I mentioned somewhere I'd blown through his county and now I'm paying a fine. My Lawyer tried to no avail to clear things up.

Multiple lessons learned on this one