Man Ticketed for Speeding in Wheelchair

(Geseke, Germany) A 54-year-old engineer, Guenther Eichmann, tweaked an electric wheelchair so that it would go 40 MPH. Unfortunately, he tested it on a street with a 20 MPH limit and was ticketed for speeding.

Eichmann had to eat a $600 fine and the cops confiscated his wheelchair. Why? I don't know. He ought to be able to keep the chair.

Holy moly, $600 is outrageous for a speeding ticket. By the way, that's for a speeding ticket in a country that's known for having a cavalier attitude regarding speed limits.