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Link to Locate Speed Traps
Check out this link. It's pretty slick. It lists your local speed
traps. http://www.speedtrap.org/speedtraps/stetlist.asp Patrick |
Link to Locate Speed Traps
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oups.com... > Check out this link. It's pretty slick. It lists your local speed > traps. > > http://www.speedtrap.org/speedtraps/stetlist.asp > > Patrick (>ahem<) As someone who pays attention to these things, the reports on this site seem to be one-offs. Somebody got a ticket one day, then ran home to post a report. In all of the localities I checked, none had listed the current speed traps I know of, most posted reports were outdated, and more than a few damn well deserved a ticket, considering the locations they reported. (Theoretical question: is a speed trap set up near a school crossing really a speed trap, or is it more in the nature of a public service?) dwight www.tfrog.com |
Link to Locate Speed Traps
"dwight" > wrote in message . .. > > wrote in message > oups.com... >> Check out this link. It's pretty slick. It lists your local speed >> traps. >> >> http://www.speedtrap.org/speedtraps/stetlist.asp >> >> Patrick > > (>ahem<) As someone who pays attention to these things, the reports on > this site seem to be one-offs. Somebody got a ticket one day, then ran > home to post a report. > > In all of the localities I checked, none had listed the current speed > traps I know of, most posted reports were outdated, and more than a few > damn well deserved a ticket, considering the locations they reported. > > (Theoretical question: is a speed trap set up near a school crossing > really a speed trap, or is it more in the nature of a public service?) > > dwight > www.tfrog.com > > A speed trap is a speed trap, that is any cop anywhere waiting for a speeder to come by, get caught and ticketed. You are not trying to infer some speeding is more/less deserving of a ticket than other speeding now are you? You are either obeying the speed limit, or you are speeding, and deserve a ticket. |
Link to Locate Speed Traps
"dwight" > wrote in message . .. > > wrote in message > oups.com... > > Check out this link. It's pretty slick. It lists your local speed > > traps. > > > > http://www.speedtrap.org/speedtraps/stetlist.asp > > > > Patrick > > (>ahem<) As someone who pays attention to these things, the reports on this > site seem to be one-offs. Somebody got a ticket one day, then ran home to > post a report. > > In all of the localities I checked, none had listed the current speed traps > I know of, most posted reports were outdated, and more than a few damn well > deserved a ticket, considering the locations they reported. > > (Theoretical question: is a speed trap set up near a school crossing really > a speed trap, or is it more in the nature of a public service?) > > dwight > www.tfrog.com > > I checked out a few reports in my area and found them to be inaccurate. In method of enforcement, location. A lot of unsubstantiated horse **** IMO Dave |
Link to Locate Speed Traps
"My Name Is Nobody" > wrote in message
news:a9ANi.30$h33.19@trndny02... > > "dwight" > wrote in message > . .. >> > wrote in message >> oups.com... >>> Check out this link. It's pretty slick. It lists your local speed >>> traps. >>> >>> http://www.speedtrap.org/speedtraps/stetlist.asp >>> >>> Patrick >> >> (>ahem<) As someone who pays attention to these things, the reports on >> this site seem to be one-offs. Somebody got a ticket one day, then ran >> home to post a report. >> >> In all of the localities I checked, none had listed the current speed >> traps I know of, most posted reports were outdated, and more than a few >> damn well deserved a ticket, considering the locations they reported. >> >> (Theoretical question: is a speed trap set up near a school crossing >> really a speed trap, or is it more in the nature of a public service?) >> >> dwight >> www.tfrog.com >> >> > > A speed trap is a speed trap, that is any cop anywhere waiting for a > speeder to come by, get caught and ticketed. > You are not trying to infer some speeding is more/less deserving of a > ticket than other speeding now are you? > You are either obeying the speed limit, or you are speeding, and deserve a > ticket. I'm with dwight, a speeder in a school zone should be ticketed with prejudice! -- John - ThunderSnake #59 '69 Mach 1 w/ 390 4V Wide Ratio Toploader 3.50 Traction-Lok Acapulco Blue |
Link to Locate Speed Traps
dwight wrote:
> > wrote in message > oups.com... >> Check out this link. It's pretty slick. It lists your local speed >> traps. >> >> http://www.speedtrap.org/speedtraps/stetlist.asp >> >> Patrick > > (>ahem<) As someone who pays attention to these things, the reports on this > site seem to be one-offs. Somebody got a ticket one day, then ran home to > post a report. > > In all of the localities I checked, none had listed the current speed traps > I know of, most posted reports were outdated, and more than a few damn well > deserved a ticket, considering the locations they reported. > > (Theoretical question: is a speed trap set up near a school crossing really > a speed trap, or is it more in the nature of a public service?) > > dwight > www.tfrog.com > > I agree. I'd say that site is (should be) for notorious places. Only one spot listed in Baton Rouge is a legitimate trap. The rest are like you said, someone got popped and ran home and posted it. -- "Are you da poe-lice?" "No ma'am, we're musicians." "Too bad it wasn't "personality theft"...you'd be immune." - Herb Tarlek |
Link to Locate Speed Traps
My Name Is Nobody wrote:
> "dwight" > wrote in message > . .. >> > wrote in message >> oups.com... >>> Check out this link. It's pretty slick. It lists your local speed >>> traps. >>> >>> http://www.speedtrap.org/speedtraps/stetlist.asp >>> >>> Patrick >> (>ahem<) As someone who pays attention to these things, the reports on >> this site seem to be one-offs. Somebody got a ticket one day, then ran >> home to post a report. >> >> In all of the localities I checked, none had listed the current speed >> traps I know of, most posted reports were outdated, and more than a few >> damn well deserved a ticket, considering the locations they reported. >> >> (Theoretical question: is a speed trap set up near a school crossing >> really a speed trap, or is it more in the nature of a public service?) >> >> dwight >> www.tfrog.com >> >> > > A speed trap is a speed trap, that is any cop anywhere waiting for a speeder > to come by, get caught and ticketed. > You are not trying to infer some speeding is more/less deserving of a ticket > than other speeding now are you? > You are either obeying the speed limit, or you are speeding, and deserve a > ticket. > > Some spots more regularly have a waiting cop therefire is a regular "trap" -- "Are you da poe-lice?" "No ma'am, we're musicians." "Too bad it wasn't "personality theft"...you'd be immune." - Herb Tarlek |
Link to Locate Speed Traps
"dwight" > wrote in message . .. > > wrote in message > oups.com... >> Check out this link. It's pretty slick. It lists your local speed >> traps. >> >> http://www.speedtrap.org/speedtraps/stetlist.asp >> >> Patrick > > (>ahem<) As someone who pays attention to these things, the reports on > this site seem to be one-offs. Somebody got a ticket one day, then ran > home to post a report. > > In all of the localities I checked, none had listed the current speed > traps I know of, most posted reports were outdated, and more than a few > damn well deserved a ticket, considering the locations they reported. > > (Theoretical question: is a speed trap set up near a school crossing > really a speed trap, or is it more in the nature of a public service?) > > dwight > www.tfrog.com Several listed for Ventura County were spot on. I'm sure some are probably old but I see several of those listed every week at least once. They are well known with us locals. > > |
Link to Locate Speed Traps
From a retired cop point of view....
There are legitimate locations which many call speed traps. Those are places where there is a high accident rate, high spped violation rate, etc. Enforcement is supposed to be "selective", however, if the rate of incidence is high enough, that enforcement becomes nearly permanent. A "speed trap" is defined as law enforcement doing things like hiding in the bushes where a motorist would be too late in observation to reduce speed or whatever to avoid being caught. Patrols are supposed to be in plain sight "to the observant motorist". At night, parking lights should be on. Visibility (including the use of "fake" patrol vehicles) is a psychological deterant, in the same way K-9s are psychological deterrants, as well as trackers, etc. If I recall correctly, these "rules" have come out of court cases, some of which reached the Supreme Court (when it was a bit more left leaning). Some places I worked, if you got caught breaking the rules, you paid the price (unpaid leave, garbage details, etc). I am not so dumb as to say cops don't ever violate the rules, and in some areas they are supported in violating the rules. However, my experience is that most cops do follow the rules.There are more than enough violators on the roads to keep any cop busy. Their "targets" are those who brazenly violate the traffic laws knowingly and think themselves immune to being stopped. And YES, while a violation is a violation is a violation, I consider violations on different levels. A school zone being a prime example. Residential areas get precedence over industrial, and over open road. A speeder may take a pass going with the flow, but the one who adds weaving in and out to get ahead of the pack becomes a moving target :0) (pun intended). So, when you say spped trap.... is it really a "trap", or was it a motorist who wasn't paying attention and got stopped and is now ticked off and complaining about the "speed trap"? By the way, AAA and other motor clubs I've dealt with, do trip planning for members. Based on reports from members, which are quantified, they actually stamp the maps with detours around construction zones and speed traps and mark the maps as what it is. If they get enough complaints the word goes out to all their offices. |
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