Speeding Tickets
This activity is based on data from the following articles: http://www.twincities.com/2017/03/31/mn-legislature-unpaid-traffic-tickets-debt-trap/ https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/03/finland-home-of-the-103000-speeding-ticket/387484/ http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2017/03/license_suspensions_disproport_1.html The purpose of the activity is to start a classroom discussion, using mathematics, about things going on in the world today.
By Rachel Fruin