Originally Posted by
Rudi
my own speeding experience some years ago in the USA was better.
in a rental car we (Gisela and I) did drive from Colorado Springs south to New Mexico (Santa Fe and then Taos for skiing there).
On that motorway (in the middle of 'nowhere) a police car behind me made me stop and told me that I did exceed the speed limit by 19 miles. After looking into my papers etc they noticed that I am a Swiss tourist in a rental car and did let me go with the advice fron now on to not exceed the speed limit more than by 9 miles and to enjoy this holiday trip without regret.
Unfortunately, speed cameras don't offer the luxury of police officer discretion. This is one reason why I don't like them. I'm glad the officer was reasonable.