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my journey back to france after 12 years in the US

Saturday, September 8, 2007

My first speeding ticket!

If we can call that speeding: 56km/h instead of 50 and that f%^&#@!$ radar flashed me. The worst part is that i knew where it was and i still got caught, i was lost in thoughts, going pretty slow, the sun in my face on that sunday evening when bam!, i saw the flash of the camera!
Not only did I have to depart with 90 Euros (which I could have found a MUCH better use for!) but one point gets taken off my driver's license...yeah, that's the French system for you. After a certain number of points are gone then your driver license is gone too and you have to go through some training - which you pay for btw - to get it back! Just another way to get the french government some money, and they damn well know how to do that! I paid for my ticket online through the goverment's website and i couldn't help but notice how nice and smooth the process was which is much much different on other sites. Definitely, the french goverment has perfected the system when it comes to taking citizens' cash!

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