Speed trap rant

[lefoy84]

Originally Posted by Rich Z

Does Lawtey have a chamber of commerce? You might want to drop them a line (or even to whatever tourist concerns are there) to let them know that their speed trap practices are being noted and is costing the town revenue that those speeding tickets may not be able to make up for.........

The President of the Chamber is probably the Chief of Police's brother-in-law.

[lefoy84]

Originally Posted by Daffy

Lawtey, on 301..My first clue should have been the billboards I've seen there for years that say"Speed trap ahead"...Well before the 45 sign they gun you down(wrote me for 60)..The cop has a bad additude, very cocky(Probably because his little craphole of a town has nothing going for it except that folks have to drive thru it to get somewhere worthwhile). Then the ticket says you can elect to go to court but if they find you guilty they can practically triple the fine(from 185 to 500). I guess that's how they make sure you don't try to stand up for justice. Now I drive the extra 35 miles not to go there. That place is a disgrace to the state of Florida.

You saw the sign, you new it was a speed trap, and you got busted.

[Rich Z]

Originally Posted by lefoy84

Had a cop stop me in Utah years ago. A State Trooper. He claimed that I was giving away his speed trap on CB. When I pointed out to him the fact that I didn't have a CB, his mouth dropped. He turned on his heel and left. No sorry, no nothing.

You were lucky. It STILL would have been your word against his.....

[lefoy84]

Originally Posted by Rich Z

You were lucky. It STILL would have been your word against his.....

What he saw was a headphone cord hanging from the roof of my Dodge van. What he failed to notice was the lack of an antenna. There was no CB. What really burned my butt was that he didn't even acknowledge the fact that he made a mistake. And I wasn't speeding. I did have a bird dog.

[JIM KILL]

I NEVER LEAVE HOME WITHOUT MY VALENTINE ONE and CONDOM's

Another Great speed trap is between Tallahassee on I-10 and I-75 turn-off.


http://www.007radardetectors.com/valentine_radar.htm

JIM

[williemill]

There are hell lot of speed traps these days they bother you almost every corner of the street . I just hate them they suck basically

[Shadow]

Originally Posted by williemill

There are hell lot of speed traps these days they bother you almost every corner of the street . I just hate them they suck basically

Sorry to say this my friends, but it's going to get worse before it get's better.

With the cuts in funding, rather than man up and figure out how to cut the fat and make the progam work, local law enforcement, city, county and to some extent state officials, have decided to whine about it and "enhance" enforcement efforts. Of course, we're only trying to save lives and improve the quality of life

Just because ticket prices and fines have increased dramatically over the years means absolutely nothing

CYA folks.

[88vert]

I-10 from I-95 to I-75 and 301 have always been speed traps. When traveling in this area expect the unexpected !! Waldo is the worst, I got stopped by the chief at 3 a.m. one time! That was 30 years ago and from what I hear nothing has changed up in that area!

[Rich Z]

Well, I'm certainly glad I bought my Valentine. Need to buy some extra cables so I can easily swap it between the vehicles we drive.....

[THOR]

Invisicord works great for hooking up to radar detector and avoiding cable from power junction or cig' lighter. Check out www.Invisicord.com.