Answer: A driver in Massachusetts was sent to traffic

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A driver in Massachusetts was sent to traffic court for speeding. The evidence against the driver was that a policewoman observed the drivers car alongside a second car at a certain moment, and the policewoman had already clocked the second car going faster than the speed limit. The driver argued, The second car was passing me. I was not speeding. The judge ruled against the driver because, in the judges words, If two cars were side by side, both of you were speeding. If you were a lawyer representing the accused driver, how would you argue this case?

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QUESTION:

A driver in Massachusetts was sent to traffic court for speeding. The evidence against the driver was that a policewoman observed the drivers car alongside a second car at a certain moment, and the policewoman had already clocked the second car going faster than the speed limit. The driver argued, The second car was passing me. I was not speeding. The judge ruled against the driver because, in the judges words, If two cars were side by side, both of you were speeding. If you were a lawyer representing the accused driver, how would you argue this case?

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Speed is the measurement of the rate in which an object covers a distance in a given amount of time. The speed increases with the increase of time if there is acceleration otherwise it remains the same.

 

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