The First Speeding Arrest in the United States happened just over one hundred and fifteen years ago.
The History of the First Speeding Arrest.
On May 20th, 1899 Jacob German received the dubious honor of being the first man pulled over and arrested for speeding. He was going 12 miles per hour. The police officer that caught him was on a bicycle.
To the police officer’s credit Jacob German’s blistering speed of 12 miles per hour was more than one hundred and fifty percent over the legal speed limit of 8 miles per hour.
For more information on the First Speeding Arrest, be sure to read this article on Gizmodo.
What has changed since First Speeding Arrest?
Despite the humor in an individual getting pulled over and arrested for going 12 miles per hour in the First Speeding Arrest, there is a lot to take away from the First Speeding Arrest.
Since the First Speeding Arrest just over one hundred and fifteen years ago a lot of things have changed. The First Speeding Arrest actually occurred at a point in time when there were more electric cars on the road than gasoline cars. Now speed limits are much higher than they used to be. People are also less likely to be arrested for speeding now than they were in 1899.
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