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A too-clever motorist in the UK is staring at some jail time after concocting a sign-switching scheme to get out of a speeding ticket.

44-year-old John Hopwood apparently placed a stolen 40 mph speed limit sign over the 30 mph sign that he violated, then took a photo and brought it to court as proof of his innocence. Suffice it to say, it didn't work.

More details of Hopwood's shenanigans at the link.

[Source: UK Mirror]

Man attempts to change speed limit to get out of ticket originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 19:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>moving violationMovingViolationposted limitPostedLimitroad signRoadSignspeed limitspeedingSpeedLimitThu, 15 Jun 2006 19:03:00 EST http://www.autoblog.com/feed/633451/article-comments.xml http://www.autoblog.com/feed/2006/06/15/man-attempts-to-change-speed-limit-to-get-out-of-ticket/633451/article-detail.xml 633451 http://www.autoblog.com/media/2006/05/speed-limit-change-sign-resized_thumbnail.jpg http://www.autoblog.com/media/2006/05/speed-limit-change-sign-resized.jpg <![CDATA[Texas considering 80 mph speed limit]]>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/16/south-texas-considering-80-mph-speed-limit/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/16/south-texas-considering-80-mph-speed-limit/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/16/south-texas-considering-80-mph-speed-limit/#commentsSomewhere, Sammy Hagar is smiling. Texas' Transportation Commision will consider raising the speed limit on Interstates 10 and 20 next week. The Texas Department of Transportation's proposal would bump the speed limit to 80 mph to better reflect the rate of speed that traffic presently travels at anyway. A survey of the West Texas roads found that 85 percent of drivers regularly travel at up to 79 mph.

Of course, the proposed change has environmentalists and road safety advocates audibly concerned, but advocates maintain that raising the legal limit will make the roadways safer by encouraging a more universal pace.

What do you think? Sound off in 'Comments.'

[Sources: Associated Press via Houston Chronicle; Motomania; Lyricsbox]

Texas considering 80 mph speed limit originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 16 May 2006 07:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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