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Sorry, officer, I’ve got a lead foot

Published 9:00 pm Monday, June 11, 2007

Speed-prone drivers in Southern California might want to consider combing their hair and brushing their teeth before getting behind the wheel. A new show on Court TV will follow police as they pull over people who run stop lights and exceed the speed limit (http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/07/06/13/100wir_a2speeders001.cfm), sort of like “Cops,” only without any of the action.

The network is aiming more for comedy than drama, hoping viewers will find humor in people’s weird excuses for doing 70 in a 25 zone. Here are a few we bet the cops haven’t heard yet:

  • “I thought you were looking the other way.”

  • “My greyhound escaped and I’m trying to chase him down.”

  • “They’re letting Paris Hilton out of jail again, and I have to be there to support her.”

  • “We’re trying to have a baby and the fertility monitor says we’ve only got 20 minutes left.”

  • “There’s a speed limit here?”

    Good news for angry travelers: The government has decided to provide refunds for people whose passports didn’t come on time even though they’d paid an extra $60 for speedy delivery (http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/07/06/13/100wir_a4passport001).

    The State Department is asking people who want their money back to submit a written application with their name, address and the date they sought a passport, then wait five years for the check to arrive.

    — Katie Mayer, Herald staff

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