Volo Museum Challenges $50 NYC Speeding Ticket for Replica KITT Cited at 34 mph
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Updated · The Guardian · May 14
Volo Museum Challenges $50 NYC Speeding Ticket for Replica KITT Cited at 34 mph
16 articles · Updated · The Guardian · May 14
$50 is the fine Volo Museum says New York City mailed after a traffic camera allegedly caught its replica Knight Rider car speeding in Brooklyn, even though the Illinois museum says the vehicle has not moved in years.
34 mph in a 25-mph zone on April 22 triggered the citation, with camera images showing a black Pontiac Trans Am-like car and a customized California plate reading KNIGHT on Ocean Parkway.
The museum posted the ticket on May 7, saying the city system apparently matched the plate to its display car and that it is now seeking a hearing to contest the violation.
The replica was built in 1991 from original show production designs and is part of Volo's Hollywood-car collection, helping explain why the mistaken ticket quickly went viral online.
A famous car was ticketed from 800 miles away. Who is the phantom driver racking up these fines?
If a viral story is needed to fight a $50 ticket, is automated law enforcement truly serving justice?
When AI traffic cameras make mistakes, who is ultimately held accountable for the resulting errors?