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REPORT: David Coulthard gets a speeding ticket. In an F1 car.

You can't blame an F1 driver from driving fast. That's what they're supposed to do. Evidently authorities in India feel differently, however, as they've slapped David Coulthard with an enormous £20,000 (approx $33k) ticket for breaking the speed limit. The kicker? It was for a Formula 1 demonstration on a closed-off section of roadway. The winner of thirteen grands prix (and one of the top points scorers of all time) retired from active racing at the end of last season, but remains a consultant and test driver for the Red Bull ... Read more →

PSA: Don't mess with Arizona...license plates Noah Joseph

If you live in Arizona, you might want to take a run down to the garage and check your license plate, because as of January 1, a new law has been implemented that makes it illegal to cover the word ...

Trapster exposes speed traps on your mobile device Michael Harley

"Your mobile phone alerts you as you approach speed traps." That's the idea behind Trapster, an innovative service that uses technology, not the age-old flashing headlamps approach, to notify other ...

Irony: Red light cameras a safety impediment Dan Roth

Red light cameras are nothing more than a surreptitious tax. Oh sure, they're sold to municipalities as a safety benefit, but what else would you say if you wanted to be paid to install, ...

How To: Talk your way out of a ticket... respectfully John Neff

An old friend of mine used to have a trick for getting out of tickets. She would flick her long blonde hair back over her shoulder, blink a lot and emphasize the ending of any word that concluded ...

British man gets a Slow Ticket for Fast Driving 2 years ago on Autoblog

The police make mistakes with traffic violations all the time, and we've all heard plenty of stories on top of the ones that have happened to ourselves personally, but this one takes the proverbial cake. Derrick Thomas, 71, of Ipswich, Englad, received a ticket a few days ago from police claiming ...

Good bye baby: Speeder pays ultimate price, loses Viper 2 years ago on Autoblog

If you're going to wrecklessly disregard traffic laws in the state of Illinois, make sure to do it in a Dodge Stratus. The driver of a black 2000 Dodge Viper learned this lesson the hard way when he was clocked doing 127 MPH in a 35 zone. The clueless motorist was caught red-handed, but he decided ...

Welcome to Indiana, home of the $1,000 speeding ticket. And that's just the beginning... 2 years ago on Autoblog

States have come up with some neat little quips to get people to slow down for work zones on freeways. "Slow for the cone zone" comes to mind. The Hoosier State has shunned the soft sell and gone straight for the I-double-dog-dare-you-to-speed-here school of prevention by serving up a $1,000 ...

They do it different in Texas: Speed cameras banned statewide 2 years ago on Autoblog

Finally, someone's fighting back against the fleecing of the general populace. Famous for liking things big, Texas lawmakers have laid the smackdown on red light and speed cameras in a large manner. HB.922 states "A municipality may not implement or operate an automated traffic control system with ...

Police Chief tickets himself and docks 4 points off license 2 years ago on Autoblog

If you've ever blown past a school bus with its lights flashing, here's proof that there is absolutely no excuse. Even Kewaskum Wisconson Police Chief Richard Knoebe isn't above the law as the officer gave himself a $235 ticket and 4 points on his driving record for passing a flashing school bus ...

Townsfolk react to red light rigger on video 3 years ago on Autoblog

The story of the Colorado man who got fined $50 for using a device to change traffic lights on his way to work from red to green has made its way around the internet already. As much fun as it is to read about the man’s eventual capture after two years of playing god in traffic, it’s ...






Autoblog Podcast #156: Paukert comes back for more! 

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert chat and give each other grief. Merriment ensues.

 
 

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