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My only experience with Arkansas was waking up to a speeding ticket at 3 in the morning. Who puts out a speed trap at 3 in the fucking morning?

But if it’s anything like Oklahoma…

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I would have guessed better results in the 1am to 2am time slot, but 3am is not totally out of line. I bet the fraction of drivers at 3am that are drunk is much higher than at, say, 3pm.

I think that is a socially damning statement about Arkansas if the drunks are still out driving at 3 am.

"Who puts out a speed trap at 3 in the fucking morning?"

Cops trying to catch drunks speeding home after the bars have closed. In the south, last call was 2:45AM where I served as a freshly-turned 21 year old.

Good god.

Towns that make a living by ticketing people passing through.

The worst place in the world for this is Italy. Every time I go there they find some esoteric rule to ticket me for. This time in Padova, apparently I drove in an area where only locals are allowed to drive. Bunch of swindlers.

Indeed in Italy there are area (mostly historical centres) where cities limit the influx of cars to keep it liveable and walkable, therefore only residents are allowed to bring their car in.

This is the kind of story that may say more about the story teller than the place it's about.

(I have driven in Italy as a foreigner several times without ever receiving a ticket.)

Possibly but having extensively driven all over the rest of Europe without a ticket, I don’t think the fault is entirely mine.

Both areas can be great.

Um, why were you waking up while driving at 3 in the morning?

Some cars have seats for up to seven people, including the driver.

Happened to me on Ambien.

Hah! No I did my turn behind the wheel from 10-1 so nobody died on my watch. I was in the back.

> waking up

you were sleeping and driving? lol

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