Bill Gates once dragged his rival software boss to traffic court instead of a business meeting

Bill Gates once turned a business meeting with Microsoft rival Seymour Rubinstein into a trip to traffic court, where the WordStar founder coached the young co-founder on dodging jail and saving his license.

From speeding Porsches and useless radar detectors to a sluggish diesel Mercedes he bought to slow himself down, here's how Gates's obsession with fast cars kept landing him in trouble. ...