Felony Speeding Ticket
A driver misread 'speeding fines doubled' as 'speed limits doubled' and went 130 mph through a work zone.
Content note: Reckless driving (comic).
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2018-09-03-felony-speeding-ticket/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
A (holding a "FELONY SPEEDING TICKET"): "How could you have gone 130 mph in a construction zone?!" B: "They had one of those signs! You know: 'Work Zone: Speeding Limits Doubled.'"
A: "It's speeding FINES doubled!" B: "Well, I know that NOW..."