Daily Dose of Common Sense

In a move that certainly does away with little trivialities like PROOF, the Ohio Supreme Court has given officers in that state the right to give speeding tickets based on their eyes–not a radar gun. In Ohio, if a police officer sees you speeding, he can write you a ticket even if you weren’t officially clocked as going over the speed limit.

This is troubling because the perception of how fast you’re going is subjective. It’s not like running a red light or making an illegal turn. What looks 45 miles an hour to one person could look 55 miles an hour to someone else. “Speeding, officer? Exactly how far over the speed limit was I?” In Ohio, they won’t need to answer this question before socking you with a hefty fine.

[Via The Consumerist]
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