Posted by MarkB_MI on December 13, 2008 at 05:43:32 from (216.234.99.173):
Anyone who has visited our fine state knows that Michiganders drive very fast, but not necessarily very well. Visiting Californians, used to six lanes of traffic going eighty mph, are terrified by the Michigan freeways. Even the beer-swilling drivers of Texas seem cautious in comparison.
OK, so a few weeks ago I'm driving home on a nearly deserted road and get pulled over for speeding. The cop says he clocked me doing sixty in a forty-five and gives me a ticket for five over.
The next day I call the court clerk to see what the fine is. She says "The fine is 95 dollars. You can pay it and take two points, or you can get a court date and see if the prosecutor will let you pay the fine with no points." Naturally, I'm very interested in keeping points off my license. I also know that points are assessed by the state, and local courts and prosecutors supposedly have no authority to drop them.
So I ask for a court date, which was yesterday. The prosecutor says: "I'll make it a ticket for impeding traffic, it's a 145 dollar fine and doesn't go against your driving record." I take the deal and I'm out the door two minutes later.
Well there you have it. Michigan must be the only state in the country where driving 15 mph over the speed limit is considered "impeding traffic".
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