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tachitorres
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Policeman caught me doing ninety
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When singing a song with some of my students I came across this sentences "Policeman caught me doing ninety" and I don �t know what it really means. Can anyone out there help me? Thanks a lot for your help and have a great day. |
17 Jan 2013
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douglas
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It means I was driving 90 miles per hour and a policeman stopped me for exceeding the speed limit. 90mph--is WAY over the speed limit in the USA and you can lose your license for driving that fast. |
17 Jan 2013
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yanogator
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Douglas, you answered that like a man with experience! Bruce  |
17 Jan 2013
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Jayho
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Or it could be 90kmh which is nowhere near as fast as 90mph but still is probably over the speed limit in most residential areas |
17 Jan 2013
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douglas
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>Bruce-Luckily I �ve never been caught at those speeds in the USA. I �ve caught myself there, but luckily noticed on time (it happens when you �ve been driving the Autobahns for so many years and suddenly are crossing the desert somewhere in the good ole USA). |
17 Jan 2013
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libertybelle
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I bet it was kilometers!
They use both in the UK
(miles and kilometers)
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17 Jan 2013
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cunliffe
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I got caught (get this!) three consecutive mornings by the same new camera, doing 34 on a dual carriageway, with no one else around at 6.30 a.m. I was fined �60 a go and had 9 points on my licence. It is a disgrace in this country, just a way of raising extra tax. In terms of traffic controls and such like, we go by miles. |
17 Jan 2013
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douglas
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Being as how Bowling For Soup originated in Wichita Falls, Texas (my dad used to live there), I �m pretty sure they are referring to miles per hour in their song "No Hablo Ingles".
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18 Jan 2013
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Jayho
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... but, if they originally hail from just over the border, it could be kph ... No Hablo Ingles |
18 Jan 2013
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douglas
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..but being typical "white boy" Americans, they very possibly don �t even know if a kilometer is more or less than a mile  .
<<Note: I am a "white boy" American--there is no racism intended here.>> |
18 Jan 2013
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