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With his mind apparently grasping onto distant memories of cruising down the autobahn in his black Audi A4, a German man was stopped yesterday by police, after they caught him doing 40 mph down a high street in Geseke, Germany -- in his electric wheelchair.
The 54 year-old Guenther Eichmann was apparently a former engineer, and had modded his wheelchair's engine to burn rubber. Doing 40 in a 20 zone, he was actually going twice the speed limit, which we'd translate into kilometers-per-hour for you, were it not for the fact that our collective head would explode.
Eichmann's "vehicle" was confiscated by the cops (kinda harsh, right?), and he was slapped with a £300 fine, or roughly nine billion US dollars.
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Subscribe to commentslosmayasMar 14th 2008 10:18PM
http://www.gotspeedingticket.com
richDec 7th 2007 11:27AM
Evan, you need to fire your editor. The gentleman hadn't "modded" his wheelchair, he "had modified...." This attempt at cool slang is lame. Learn to write.
Mark JohnstonDec 7th 2007 12:22PM
Not only did editor use the wrong word "modded" which is modified, the editor equates 300 Euros to 9 billion US dollars...Now if this is how strong the EURO is NOW I am all in for 300 Euros to get 9 billion!!!!!!!!!!!!This is to funny is the editor in the 2nd grade???????
The GadflyDec 7th 2007 12:38PM
Dear Editor,
1) 20 miles per hour is about 32.2 kilometers per hour.
2) 40 miles per hour is 2 times 20 miles per hour, and therefore in kilometers per hour, 2 times 32.2.
3) Can you do that without a calculator, spatterbrain?
DaleJan 1st 2008 11:47AM
I don't need a wheel chair yet but I want one like that when the time comes. You need to be able to outrun jealous husbands.
Dale Gardner
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