Sometimes it does not have to be you – even if it happens to the vehicle in front of you, you experience that same uncomfortable feeling!
Yesterday I received a traffic fine in the post…I had no idea that this fine would again be in the Hanover area…the same area I have received speeding fines in the past. My fine is one of R200 and the fine stipulates that I drove 131km/h in a 120km/h zone.
The bad part is that I am well aware of traffic cops on this stretch of road and tried to keep my speed less than the speed limit PLUS 10%. Without speed control you often exceed the limit by a small percentage…and some leniency is often provided for this. It appears that at 129km/h I might have evaded the fine!!
Unfortunately it does not help to complain…I have ended up on the wrong side of the law! The fact that many non-roadworthy vehicles and unlicensed drivers might have passed the speed cameras is of no defense to me…
I would simply have to be a little bit more afraid next time..and a bit lighter on the accelerator ….