U.K. man spends three years, $47,000 fighting $165 speeding ticket

A British man is dedicated to fighting the system after receiving a 100 ($165) speeding ticket he believes was wrongly issued, throwing more than $45,000 at the cause so far.Richard Keedwell, 71, received a fine for traveling 57 km/h in a 50 km/h zone in November of 2016, while Christmas shopping with his wife.I never saw the flash of the camera and I certainly didnt feel like I was doing faster than (50 km/h), Keedwell, of Bristol, told The Telegraph. I was incredibly annoyed when I got the fine through the post.Richard is a former RAF electronics specialist, and says the only reason he got a ticket was because of the double Doppler effect, wherein a speed camera receives two different signals due to the radio waves bouncing off of a second car and then onto his own, causing it to trigger the camera. Although, allegedly, neither car travelling through the intersection exceeded 50 km/h, the camera was triggered.According to The Telegraph, Richard is also an expert witness, and claims he has used this argument in court before. In 2015, he successfully used it to show a van driver was wrongly ticketed for doing 137 km/h in a 50-km/h zone due to the double Doppler effect.Unfortunately for Keedwell, his arguments arent working so well in his pursuing his own case. Even worse, legal fees are not cheap, and in fighting for his rights and the rights of motorists, hes racked up 22,000 ($36,212) in lawyers invoices across three hearings, even dipping into a fund set aside for his childrens inheritance to cover the costs. But when you start looking into this, you realize that its more about them getting money than road safety, Keedwell reasons, believing British motorists are being steamrolled by the system.Richard has since paid the ticket, but still has 6,700 ($11,028) in additional legal fees to settle as he decides whether or not to launch yet another appeal.Ordinary working people like me are getting done over by the system, he says. I have not been listened to and there has not been any justice in this
Origin: U.K. man spends three years, $47,000 fighting $165 speeding ticket

Man spends daughter’s college fund on 1972 Ford Bronco he used to own

Gateway Broncos Fuelie edition recreation 1966-1973 A Reddit user who took money earmarked for his six-month-old daughters college fund to buy back 1972 Bronco petitioned others asking whether or not he did the right thing.User my1972pony had, as a teenager, a classic 1972 Ford Bronco his dad bought for him he would drive it to high school, and had lots of great memories tied to the truck.He and his dad would spend hours working on it, found a real true passion in the off-roader, and it even brought him and his father back together after a rough patch.When he was 19 however, he decided to sell the Bronco, and two months later his dad died of a heart attack.AITA for using money we earmarked for our 6 month olds college fund to buy back the exact 1972 Ford Bronco I owned as a teenager? https://t.co/GuSTnLs3QC pic.twitter.com/A5BL4Z7ShV relationships.txt (@redditships) July 27, 2019Fast-forward to 2019, and my1972pony gets married and has a daughter, and one day while driving through the warehouse district, spots a Bronco that closely resembled the one he used to own. Way back when, he and his dad glued a penny under the dash, and when the seller let him check for it, the penny was there, confirming this was indeed his high school ride.A deal was made for US$23,000, and he drove his high school car back home.It sounds like a heartwarming story between a man and his reconnection with the last memories of his father until you realize that $12,000 of that money was given to him by his wifes parents to set up a college fund for their daughter.Eventually, his mother bailed him out on the college fund. That should fix everything, right? Maybe, if he hadnt lied to his wife and said he sold the car to get the money back. Sorry dude, you messed up this
Origin: Man spends daughter’s college fund on 1972 Ford Bronco he used to own