Physicist claims victory over traffic ticket with physics paper

[Insanity]

http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motora...r-traffic-ticket-physics-paper-151808710.html

A physicist at the University of California San Diego used his knowledge of measuring bodies in motion to show in court why he couldn't be guilty of a ticket for failing to halt at a stop sign. The argument, now a four-page paper delving into the differences between angular and linear motion, supposedly got the physicist out of a $400 ticket. If you want to use this excuse, you'll have to learn a little math -- and some powers of persuasion.

 

[Pythagorean]

http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motora...r-traffic-ticket-physics-paper-151808710.html

If you want to use this excuse, you'll have to learn a little math -- and some powers of persuasion.

Now that it's been ruled on, can't you just reference the case?

 

[lmoh]

Ha! I imagine the judges were just confused by his explanation and just let him go on that point. But I don't know whether or not he was just bullgarbageting or not. Anybody on this forum want to comment on its validity?

 

[Pengwuino]

Now that it's been ruled on, can't you just reference the case?

This lays the foundation for the end to all moving violations.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

He couldn't be seen stopping because a car was in the way? Hmmm. Saying he defeated this with physics is at least an overstatement.

 

[Pythagorean]

That's a psychologists area, not a physicists!

 

[jhae2.718]

That is awesome.

 

[Curious3141]

Judge to physicist: "If I dismiss the ticket, will you shut up?"

Best comment on that site. And it's probably what happened.