Take a walk on the ...

... slow side. Septuagenarian Mayvis Cole has just been fined $US114 for taking too long to cross a busy LA street. Seems her shuffling with cane led a motorcyle policeman to decide she was obstructing traffic. Hmmm, seems like once upon a time you would hear stories from America of young men helping older ladies across the street - not writing them a ticket. And why do they call them fines?