Well, That Was Fast: Young German Speeder Earns, Loses License In 49 Minutes

A police officer in Wuppertal, Germany, measures the speed of passing cars with a laser pistol in March.

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An 18-year-old in Hemer, Germany, managed to earn and lose his drivers’ license over the course of less than an hour.

He successfully obtained his license on Tuesday and celebrated — how else? — by going for a drive. At nearly twice the legal speed limit.

Just 49 minutes after he earned his license, a police laser speed gun clocked him going 95 km/hr in a 50 km/hr zone — that is, nearly 60 mph in a 32 mph area.