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In article <1992Jul11.194105.11887@escom.com> al@escom.COM (Al Donaldson) writes:
>In article <1992Jul9.204254.1999@access.digex.com> jamie@access.digex.com (James Treworgy) writes:
>>I was recently pulled over for speeding in Virginia.  The cop said I was
>>doing 71 in a 55.  ...  I was doing less than 65 (probably around 63)...
>>I have gotten tickets or warnings in the past...
>
>Reminds me about the old story about the man who asks the woman if she'll
>sleep with him for $500,000.  When she finally agrees he asks her if she 
>will do it for $50.  She explodes, "What do you think I am, a prostitute?"
>He replies "we've established who you are, now we're just haggling about price."
>
>Seems to me that we've established that you were speeding.  Now you want
>to haggle about how much.
>
>If you want to drive faster than the speed limit, be prepared to pay the fine.

I agree completely. But in Virginia you pay a different fine based on
how fast you were going.  The fine for 65 in a 55 (as well as points
on drivers license and potential insurance rate increase) is less than
the fine for 71 in a 55.  I am not trying to get out of a ticket. If the
cop feels he must give me a ticket for driving 65 in a 55 then I can't
argue with him.  My complaint is that my speed was not accurately represented.

-- Jamie
-- 
James A. Treworgy
jamie@digex.com