In the police reports column of the February 7th Albany (OR) Democrat-Herald: "I-5 Speeding- At 7:15 p.m. Monday, Oregon State Police cited a Wilsonville man for exceeding the 65 mph limit on Interstate 5, south of Tangent. According to police, the 2003 Nissan Altima was traveling at 101 mph."

Now, you may ask youself...why 101 mph? Couldn't he have been doing 99 or
100? Yet, the ticket was for 101??? Well, it's that our legislature, in an attempt to stop the young n's from piling up their "Rice" mobiles, recently passed a new law. Get tagged in Oregon for going OVER 100 mph OR 40 miles per hour over the posted limit, and the fine is an automatic
$1,000 PLUS the loss of your license for at least 30 days.

Now you know why 101 mph....

Be careful in Oregon folks...the limit on 2 lane road is usually 55. Wind a stock geared 2.4 S out to 3rd gear redline on a 2 lane road? If a cop is watching, it could cost you dearly. There is also a "straight to jail" option here...officer's discretion.