State Highway 37 near May Avenue

Oklahoma City, OklahomaSep 07, 20070 Comments

I was going home from work one evening when I was passed by a fellow motorist between I-44 and May Ave on Hwy 37 (SW 134th St). This other motorist was obviously going faster than I was, but yet I was the one that got pulled over for speeding. The officer stated that I was going 61 in a 50 mph zone. I mentioned the other motorist that had passed me earlier had to be going faster, and the officer matter-of-factly stated that the other motorist was clocked at 57 (which is still speeding by the way), but he said I was doing 61. If one does the math in this situation, that means I should have overtaken the other motorist, however I did not. The officer was quite annoyed that I dared to question him and proceeded to write me a ticket instead of considering the facts of the situation, that maybe I was the one doing 57 and the other motorist ahead of me was doing 61, but instead he decided to pull me over since I was easier to catch up with? Obviously I know that doing 57 in a 50 zone constitutes speeding, however shouldn’t first person they clock as speeding get the ticket? How do they decide WHO gets ticketed…by the type of car they drive? Older car versus a newer car? I’d love to know the answer to this one!

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