Driver: I was stopped for speeding along this stretch last year.
Passenger: How fast were you going?
Driver: The officer said 60 kilometers per hour, but I was only going 56 kilometers per hour. There's too many traffic regulations in Japan.
— Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama. Overheard by Japan Times On Sunday reader Barry Duell
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