You may think police have heard it all in terms of excuses for speeding.
You may be right.
The following statements are actual quotes that Chatham-Kent Police Service officers have received from drivers who were stopped for speeding:
- “I have something wrong with my battery and I was trying to charge it fast.”
- “I just washed my truck and I was trying to dry it off.”
- “I was practicing my lines for a play and must have been pushing on the gas pedal.”
- “The speedometer is in miles per hour and that’s why I was going 80 mph.”
- “I am just keeping up with traffic (there was no other traffic around).”
- “I had to pass the truck because it pulled out in front of me (no truck around).”
- “I have a vibration in the car when driving at high speeds and I was trying to figure out what it was.”
- “What 60 km/h zone?”
- “This is an old car, there’s no way I could have been going that fast.”
- “I’m not in a hurry, just late for an appointment.”
