Life in the Fast Lane

I recieved a speeding ticket driving home from school on Friday. I was going "33" in a 25 mph zone. I thought this was ridiculous. While, yes technically I was breaking the law, I mean come on. Is there really that big of a difference between 33 and 25? I think not. USA TODAY analyzed 1.2 million speeding tickets issued in 2002 on interstate highways in 18 states — or about 40% of the interstate system. When compared with similar tickets from 1991 and 1996, they confirm what many suspect:
• We're speeding faster than ever
• Even though highway speed limits have been raised by as much as a third over the past decade, we speed further above these new limits than we did above the old ones.
• Despite official promises that higher limits would be more strictly enforced, we're getting more leeway from the police, who all but ignore speeders 10 to 15 mph over the limit.
Extreme speeding is on the rise probably because of the above fact. In 1991, just 2% of ticketed drivers topped 90 mph; in 2002, 10% did. In 1991, just one driver in 300 was ticketed at or above 100; in 2002, the ratio was down to one in 100. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-02-23-cover-speed_x.htm
Given these statistics, i think that my minor speeding infraction is ridiculous.