Motorist’s Hilarious Courtroom Defense: ‘I Was Too Fast to See the Sign!’

One sunny afternoon, a motorist found himself in hot water when he was pulled over for speeding. The officer clocked him at a blistering 60 km/h in a zone that clearly had a sign marked for 30 km/h. With sirens wailing like an opera singer, the motorist was soon escorted to the courthouse for his day in court.

Standing before the judge, who looked like he’d just finished a marathon of watching courtroom dramas, the motorist tried to muster all his dignity. The judge, looking over his glasses like an annoyed owl, asked, “Do you have anything to say for yourself?”

The motorist straightened up and replied with all the sincerity of a person caught with their hand in the cookie jar, “Your Honor, I am innocent!”

The judge raised an eyebrow and pointed to the giant traffic sign hanging in the courtroom that screamed, “30 km/h.” “Did you not see the sign?” the judge asked, clearly trying not to chuckle.

The motorist, flashing a sheepish grin that could only be described as “Oops!”, replied, “Your Honor, how could I read that sign when I was driving at 60 km/h?!”

The courtroom burst into laughter as the judge slapped his gavel and said, “Well, that’s one way to make a case for speed-reading!”