The British RAF(英国皇家空军)base where I was stationed as part of a contingent of USAF(美国空军分遣队)personnel had one narrow road winding though the crowed residential area. After a rash of minor vehicle pedestrian accidents, the USAF commander decided to reduce the speed limit to three mph.
Shortly after the new limit was posted, an MP sergeant(骑警中士)issued a speeding citation(超速传票)to a jeep driver for going five mph. I was curious to know how the MP had determined the jeep’s speed so exactly. “I was jogging to get to the PX(陆军消费合作社)before it closed,” he explained, “and as I passed the jeep, I noticed that the speedometer read five mph.”