Speeding.
The popular movie "Top Gun" coined a phrase that reads "I feel the need, the need
for speed." Many drivers today would agree with that phrase. Speeding is one of the
most common ways that people break the law. When people break the law there are
unpleasant consequences. A speeding ticket is an effective form of discipline: paying
for a ticket, traffic school, and higher insurance rates.
Paying for a speeding ticket is an unpleasant experience. A ticket can be
outrageously expensive depending on how fast you were speeding. Some states
charge ten to twenty dollars per mile an hour over the speed limit. The officer assigns
you a day to appear in court, if you choose to fight the ticket rather than pay the
fine.
Waiting in the courtroom to see the judge can be very close to a death sentence. The
wait is long, and the company can be frightening. Once you plead your case, you
generally end up paying the fine. This only leads to another line, and another wait.
This
has to be the most unpleasant part of a speeding ticket.
In addition, paying for traffic school is also a disagreeable experience. If you waited
to
see the judge, you may be on your way after paying the fine. If the judge is kind, and
offers a traffic school option, the unpleasantness continues. Usually the traffic school
is no whe
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