Re: Speedtrap.org-has anyone here used it?

"US 302" <ericdbryant@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Whining about getting caught speeding when you're going 10 or more above the limit's one
thing, but pointing out where the cops are enforcing traffic laws not for safety, but to raise
money for their city or town is another matter altogether. Especially when the cops a) pick
on out-of-town or out-of-state motorists; b) the force is too large-towns of 300-500 having
several full-time officers-and their squad cars get replaced each year; c) not being trained to
use radar; and d) when the town or city gets more than say, 40% of its revenue from traffic
tickets, ought to raise a red flag for the relevant state authorities to step in and take a look at
the matter. Traffic enforcement should be only for safety, not as a fund-raiser for the town's
coffers. And if word gets around that the local cops are running a speed trap, and motorists
don't stop in the town for gas, meals, shopping, etc., the local businesses suffer. Another
reason to stop using the highways as a source of "involuntary revenue" to fund local
expenses. Annexing land along a highway's right of way so that your cops can write tickets
on that road is another red flag. (Coburg, OR has been mentioned in national media as a
flagrant example of this, but there are others.)
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