Speed traps are places commonly known to people where law enforcement writes more traffic tickets on average than other places. These are something all fifty states have in common.
The most common areas for these hidden speed traps would be streets where the posted speed limit is not easily seen, or areas of fluctuating speed limits. It’s very easy to catch unsuspecting drivers ‘breaking the law’ in these particular areas.
Speed traps are also found in small towns and cities, usually near a major highway where travelers are unlikely to return to challenge a speeding ticket. Another way that police manipulate the roads to catch unsuspecting drivers in speed traps are on long stretches of highway. They’ll take two distinct markers on the road and measure the distance between them.
With the use of a stop watch, an officer will calculate how long it takes for a vehicle to cross from one marker to the next. Once the officer has this time on his stop watch, he’ll then use a mathematical formula to calculate your speed. If your speed was above the speed limit, another officer will be radioed further down the road and you (the driver) will be pulled over.
The legality of so called speed traps has been hotly debated for years. Politicians and law enforcement officials alike always sing the same song, that its done in the name of saving lives. They take us for fools, because we all know its to increase the revenue. Increasing revenue is always good to a city’s bottom line.
The plain and simple truth to the whole matter is that these deceptive means of traffic enforcement are illegal and unethical. The fleecing of America through speed traps is a multi billion dollar industry!
Next time your in your vehicle protect yourself from speed traps. And if you are planning on going on a road trip, do some research beforehand on the internet to determine where likely speed traps might be.
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