Laws? What Laws?
Meet Jennifer. She is a typical resident of Phoenix, Arizona. Vapid, Selfish, Ignorant and fast as a bat out of hell.
Since many of you don't live here in the arid and hot desert southwest, you won't know about the concept of "Speed Cameras". Since we have more cars than we know what to do with around here and not nearly enough police officers to chase them all down, we have chosen the cheaper more effective route of putting up automated-unmanned speed radar cameras on most of our freeways around town.
If they catch you going over the speed limit, they take your picture and a speeding ticket is sent to the registered owner of the car based on the license plate number. What the state didn't realize at the time was just how many people were actually speeding. Not to mention the flaw in the logic, that if you loan your car to your neighbor and they drive like Mario Andretti and get flashed doing 110mph, YOU get the ticket. It is a wonderful system.
Espeically when Jennifer comes to town. Jennifer needs a bit of therapy in my opinion, or at least a stint in one of our lovely jails. The article from the Arizona Republic newspaper is attached below. Clicking on the title will take you to the papers webpage.
Way to Go Jennifer!
SCOTTSDALE - Photo enforcement cameras on Scottsdale's Loop 101 captured a woman speeding 22 times before officers arrested her, state officials said Tuesday.
Jennifer Bitton, 24, of Las Vegas, was arrested by Arizona Department of Public Safety officers Friday on suspicion of criminal speeding, reckless driving and endangerment.
During a 45-day period starting in May, the woman was captured by photo enforcement cameras on Loop 101 in Scottsdale 22 times, with her top speed at 92 mph, DPS officials said.
Bitton was living in the Valley temporarily when officers arrested her at her parent's north Scottsdale home, officials said.
“Photo enforcement exists to help slow people down, thereby ensuring the safety of everyone on the road,” DPS Director Roger Vanderpool said in a statement. “Sadly, some drivers have no regard for the safety of others as they continue to recklessly speed.”
During four months in 2006, a Chandler woman racked up more than 70 speeding tickets on Scottsdale's Loop 101.
Yikes. Desert drivers scare me. I think they really do think they're invincible.
ReplyDeleteAm I right in thinking that the speed limit of 55mph?
ReplyDeleteIf so, people not speeding would be surprising, especially on open desert (and deserted) roads.
The speed limit on the 101 Loop where this occured is 65mph. The cameras are set to catch anyone going over 72mph. So it is safe to say that Jennifer was doing between 75 and 85mph most of the time.
ReplyDeleteI think a cultural difference here - the British view is that speed limits are an opening negotiating bid by the authorities. Though speed cameras is probably starting to change that.
ReplyDeleteHere in Phoenix, AZ, the speed limit on the freeways is more of a 'suggestion'. No one drives 'under' them. How fast you can go over them is merky. the range is usually around 7 to 10mph faster depending on 'traffic flow'. If everyone was doing 90, the police could do nothing, we dont' enough courts. Clearly, Jennifer was pushing the envelope.
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