I doubt I like this because I'm a habitual speeder...

This story is fantastic. A Florida motorist was ticketed for warning other drivers about a speed trap. The charge? Some absurd "illegal use of highbeams" nonsense. The man decided to sue the Florida Highway Patrol, and in doing so highlights the following:

"...he adds the agency is not being honest when it says it doesn't write tickets to increase revenue or punish people, but rather to get the motorist to slow down on the highway. If that were true, Campbell says the FHP should be delighted with him, because drivers did slow down before troopers could give them a ticket."

Imagine a public agency not being honest!

Speeding tickets may have started out as a form of public safety, but now are primarily for revenue generation.