Driving is a big responsibility. When you get behind the wheel, you have to do it with a clear understanding that you are taking your life, and the lives of others on the road and along the sidewalks, in your hands.
A little intelligence -- like, enough sense to get in out of the rain -- doesn't hurt when it comes to driving safely.
That's why it's scary to think that there are people like this out there:
A 24-year-old woman who was clocked speeding by Loop 101 photo enforcement cameras 22 times in less than two months was arrested and placed in jail.Jennifer Bitton, of Las Vegas, described by authorities as a "habitual speeder," was arrested by Department of Public Safety officers at her parents' home in north Scottsdale on Friday and booked into the Scottsdale City Jail on suspicion of two counts of criminal speeding, reckless driving and one count of endangerment, DPS announced Tuesday.
Bitton told officers she "didn't know cameras were there." She was flashed 22 times in a 45-day period beginning in mid-May. The fastest speed she was clocked at in her Ford Mustang was 92 mph, according to the agency.
Unfortunately, Britton's not alone in her idiocy:
From March 2, 2006, to July 31, 2006, Francesca Cisneros of Chandler, then 32, threw away more than 70 speeding notifications she received on Loop 101 in Scottsdale in her Honda Civic. At the time of her arrest, she told police she said she didn't think anything would happen to her if she threw away the tickets.
What a couple of morons.
Sounds like the local DMVs need to develop a new component to the driving test -- like only giving them when it rains.
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