On Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:34:59 -0700, the infamous Rich Grise
scrawled the following:

On Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:30:39 -0500, David R.Birch wrote:

About 1980, I was going west with a buddy across Montana, I was in the
passenger seat. No visible traffic. I see a car approaching ahead and tell
Ray to slow down, he was doing 85-90 mph. The patrol car was slowing as we
passed and it crossed the median, turned on the lights and pulled us over.

The LEO explained about the speed limit being 55 mph and said he was going
to write us a ticket and collect an appearance bond to make sure we were
in Deer Lodge to face justice in 3 weeks. If we didn't show, the bond
would be used as fine.

$5 bond...

Seems the double nickel wasn't popular in spread out Montana, not even
with the cops.

This is the first time I've heard that Montana even _had_ speed limits.

Feds said "No speed limits, no federal highway funds.", so they put
'em in. 75 and 80 for awhile.

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