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Iowa Motorcyclist Convicted in 188MPH Chase

Dustin Lushing — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:29:25 CST

An Iowa man fleeing the cops on his motorcycle reached an astounding 188 mph on a public highway. James Foldenauer was convicted this week of eluding a peace officer for the breakneck chase in 2009, reports the Des Moines Register . Troopers say the speed is almost surely a state record,...

Harry Reid & Co. Want to Kill Checkpoint-Dodging Apps

Rob Quinn — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 08:06:11 CDT

Want to know if there's a checkpoint ahead targeting speeders or drunk drivers? There's an app for that—many, in fact—but Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Frank Lautenberg, and Tom Udall say there shouldn't be. The four senators have written to Apple, Google, and BlackBerry, urging the companies to stop...

Town Called Speed Gets New Name: Speedkills

Rob Quinn — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 03:44:11 CST

The tiny Australian town of Speed has a new name—temporarily. Following a successful Facebook campaign, and plenty of encouragement from road safety officials concerned about the rising death rate on country roads, the Outback town will change its name to Speedkills for the month of March, Reuters reports.

'PigSpotter' Tweeter Angers South African Police

tricksy_rabbit — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 08:42:46 CDT

Police in South Africa are searching for the person behind the user name PigSpotter, a Twitter feed that alerts drivers to speed traps and roadblocks on the streets of Johannesburg. PigSpotter, who has attracted nearly 14,000 followers since June, tweets frequent warnings using terms such as "pigs" and "pork...

City Will Scare Fast Drivers With 3-D Image of Girl

John Johnson — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:52:22 CDT

West Vancouver wants its drivers to be safer and less distracted, so it's going to start scaring the bejeezus out of them with a 3-D image of a girl on the road. "You’ll see this image start to rise off the pavement and it will look like a little child...

Speeding Swede Faces $1M Fine

Rob Quinn — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:31:38 CDT

A 37-year-old Swedish driver won't be forgetting his trip to Switzerland in a hurry. The man faces a record-breaking $1 million maximum fine after being caught driving his Mercedes SLS AMG at 180 miles per hour, over 100 miles per hour over the limit. The Swiss determine speeding fines by...

New Technology Nails Speeders From Space

Rob Quinn — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 04:01:16 CDT

Forget about trying to spot this speed trap: British authorities are testing new technology that uses satellites to catch speeders. The system combines license-plate-reading technology with a GPS system to calculate a vehicle's average speed between two points. The makers of the "SpeedSpike" system say it could reduce the need...

Joe Namath's Daughter Busted With 7 Oz. of Pot in Car

Harry Kimball — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:01:52 CST

Famed Jets quarterback Joe Namath’s daughter was pulled over yesterday for doing 58mph in a 50mph zone, but things got a little tricky when the officer started sniffing around and smelled pot. The officer searched the car and found what the Palm Beach Post calls “a bag of leafy greens....

Swiss Millionaire Hit With $290K Speeding Fine

Rob Quinn — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:25:18 CST

A Swiss millionaire caught driving his Ferrari Testarossa through a residential area at 85 mph has been hit with the highest speeding ticket in history. The court handed the 53-year-old showoff a $290,000 fine based on his $23 million personal fortune, the fact that he was a repeat offender,...