Four youths from Canberra, Australia pulled off a trick of
breathtaking bravado in order to gain revenge on a
mobile speed camera van operating in the area.
Three of the group approached the van and distracted
the operator's attention by asking a series of questions
about how the equipment worked and how many cars the
operator could catch in a day.
Meanwhile, the fourth musketeer sneaked to the front of
the van and unscrewed its numberplate. After bidding the
van operator goodbye, the friends returned home, fixed
the number plate to their car and drove through the
camera's radar at high speed - 17 times.
As a result, the automated billing system issued 17
speeding tickets to itself.
Go Aussies!