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From: ian@cbosgd.ATT.COM (Neil Kirby)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Speeders avoid Ohio
Message-ID: <2658@cbosgd.ATT.COM>
Date: Fri, 3-Oct-86 08:51:05 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct  3 08:51:05 1986
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	Just a freindly warning; The State Patrol in Ohio really belives in 55.
To speed you need a radar detector, possibly a CB, and some spare cash.  Luck 
would be helpful too.  If you are lucky, they will ticket you for 74 in a 55.
This is a 2 point ticket, $58, no court appaerance, pay the police when you get
the ticket.  (This I know from experience).  If you are unlucky, they will 
ticket you for whatever speed you were going and speeds above 75 require a 
MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE (says so on the ticket, I read mine closely).  If a 
local pulls you over at elevated speeds, you might wind up in jail.  
	It's not unreasonable to do 65 the length of the state, but 75 is 
likely to get noticed.  They are actually quite friendly, if you are polite.
If you are rude or worse, you'll likely have a Steven King story experience.
	They also ticket out-of-state more often than natives.

		Enjoy, but beware.
		Neil Kirby
		...cbosgd!ian

"Well, as far as we can tell, no state has the death penalty for speeding,
but we aren't sure about Ohio" -starting instructions given to racers in 
the movie _The_Cannonball_Run_