Comments on: The Worst Speed Trap Cities In The United States http://blog.motorists.org/the-worst-speed-trap-cities-in-the-united-states/ News For Drivers Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:32:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Wil http://blog.motorists.org/the-worst-speed-trap-cities-in-the-united-states/comment-page-8/#comment-15339 Wil Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:39:42 +0000 http://www.motorists.org/blog/speed-traps/the-worst-speed-trap-cities-in-the-united-states/#comment-15339 That would be Arcade, but it is ridiculous how Social Circle's speed limit down GA-11 is 25. I live in Loganville, and while I go to Social Circle quite often, I don't see their laws that enforced. That would be Arcade, but it is ridiculous how Social Circle’s speed limit down GA-11 is 25. I live in Loganville, and while I go to Social Circle quite often, I don’t see their laws that enforced.

]]> By: Joe W (jww1) http://blog.motorists.org/the-worst-speed-trap-cities-in-the-united-states/comment-page-8/#comment-15102 Joe W (jww1) Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:39:02 +0000 http://www.motorists.org/blog/speed-traps/the-worst-speed-trap-cities-in-the-united-states/#comment-15102 Let us not forget about Boulder City, NV. I received a violation from a charming police officer last year. I don't even know where to begin to start with the bullshit that happened that day. First was I was accused of speeding in a school, 10:45am, 15 minutes beore 11:00am when it legally becomes a school zone. The officer (Gilliam) even started to write 10:45am on the ticket and then scribbled it out and changed it to 11:10am. I didn't notice this until the next day. This is a lesson please completly review your ticket before leaving, I live in Massachusetts so me going back to the town to fight the ticket was impossible. I did call a lawyer but he wasn't going to fight that oversight, The officer couldn't spell me name right, really he wrote off my lisence and then had to scribble in a W infront of my name. Maybe if I brought it to the court and made a statement before I left maybe I could have gotten the ticket dropped. And this particular was very imtimidating keeping his hand on his gun while asking for my lisence, this police department beatup a 72 year old man over a traffic stop Let us not forget about Boulder City, NV. I received a violation from a charming police officer last year. I don’t even know where to begin to start with the bullshit that happened that day. First was I was accused of speeding in a school, 10:45am, 15 minutes beore 11:00am when it legally becomes a school zone. The officer (Gilliam) even started to write 10:45am on the ticket and then scribbled it out and changed it to 11:10am. I didn’t notice this until the next day. This is a lesson please completly review your ticket before leaving, I live in Massachusetts so me going back to the town to fight the ticket was impossible. I did call a lawyer but he wasn’t going to fight that oversight, The officer couldn’t spell me name right, really he wrote off my lisence and then had to scribble in a
W infront of my name. Maybe if I brought it to the court and made a statement before I left maybe I could have gotten the ticket dropped. And this particular was very imtimidating keeping his hand on his gun while asking for my lisence, this police department beatup a 72 year old man over a traffic stop

]]> By: R M HOOTEN http://blog.motorists.org/the-worst-speed-trap-cities-in-the-united-states/comment-page-8/#comment-15089 R M HOOTEN Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:23:22 +0000 http://www.motorists.org/blog/speed-traps/the-worst-speed-trap-cities-in-the-united-states/#comment-15089 NEED TO ADD SOCIALCIRCLE GEORGIA TO SPEEDTRAP CITIES WORST GEORGIA HAS SEEN IN DECADES... NEED TO ADD SOCIALCIRCLE GEORGIA TO SPEEDTRAP CITIES WORST GEORGIA HAS SEEN IN DECADES…

]]> By: Don Cordell http://blog.motorists.org/the-worst-speed-trap-cities-in-the-united-states/comment-page-8/#comment-14955 Don Cordell Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:16:15 +0000 http://www.motorists.org/blog/speed-traps/the-worst-speed-trap-cities-in-the-united-states/#comment-14955 In 1951 January I got a ticket in Salem, Ore. at 2 AM the officer claimed I was doing 27 in a 25 zone. Taken to the police station, and had to pay a $54 fine, or I would not be able to leave town until I did. I've sworn I'd get even for that before I die. This was absolutely a trap, I was already careful to be under 25 as I'd heard about Salem before. If the cop says you were speeding, you have no recourse except for violence. Salem's day is coming. I'm only 82 at the moment, but I want them to know, I'm peeved. In 1951 January I got a ticket in Salem, Ore. at 2 AM the officer claimed I was doing 27 in a 25 zone. Taken to the police station, and had to pay a $54 fine, or I would not be able to leave town until I did. I’ve sworn I’d get even for that before I die. This was absolutely a trap, I was already careful to be under 25 as I’d heard about Salem before. If the cop says you were speeding, you have no recourse except for violence. Salem’s day is coming. I’m only 82 at the moment, but I want them to know, I’m peeved.

]]> By: Benjamin http://blog.motorists.org/the-worst-speed-trap-cities-in-the-united-states/comment-page-8/#comment-14109 Benjamin Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:50:31 +0000 http://www.motorists.org/blog/speed-traps/the-worst-speed-trap-cities-in-the-united-states/#comment-14109 Englewood Ohio has the worst speed traps in the whole country!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've seen six cops watching for speeders just going through there one time Englewood Ohio has the worst speed traps in the whole country!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’ve seen six cops watching for speeders just going through there one time

]]> By: Alan http://blog.motorists.org/the-worst-speed-trap-cities-in-the-united-states/comment-page-8/#comment-13926 Alan Tue, 19 May 2009 19:31:17 +0000 http://www.motorists.org/blog/speed-traps/the-worst-speed-trap-cities-in-the-united-states/#comment-13926 If you have ever been to Florida, then you have been told to watch it around certain areas. Some are more infamous than others. Most notable is a city north of Gainesville and south of lake city called Waldo. It is hard to miss. Yes, you can drive too fast and pass right by without noticing, but rarely will this be possible. For you see Waldo is a speed trap… …Yet, not your ordinary speed trap…WHY? Because several miles, before you reach Waldo, there is a huge billboard that clearly states, Warning: Waldo SPEEDTRAP. If this weren’t enough, just around the city limits there are white speed limit signs superimposed on larger bright yellow signs that signify the rapid reduction in speed allowed. From 65 to 55 to 45 to 35…within several hundred yards of each other. Now, you are doing 65mph still, or 49, or even 37 miles per hour while in this town, and you are pulled over and the police officer gives you a ticket. They say, “You are speeding, here’s your ticket, pay your fine”. Do you have anything that you can say in your defense? More than likely NO. O.K. let’s try something. Let’s take down all of the signs from the billboard to the 55mph, 45mph, and the 35mph. NO SIGNS!…Now you are driving the same way. So when the police officer pulls you over and says “You are speeding, here’s your ticket, pay your fine”. What!!!? Wouldn’t that make you outraged that they could give you a ticket, yet you never knew what Waldo’s legal speed limit was? What’s the point? Let me ask you, have you ever had anyone say to you, “You’re a sinner, you need to accept Jesus, or you are going to hell!”? Doesn’t that sound judgmental? I mean, who are they to say who goes to hell and who doesn’t? Exactly the point. Where are the SIGNS? Have you ever heard of the Ten Commandments? The Bible says that God wrote them with His Own Finger. That is how you can know if you broke His law…not just what a person thinks. Shall we? PLEASE No Speeding through this section. There will be a test. Have you ever told a lie? Have you ever stolen anything in your life? Have you ever lusted after someone? Premarital sex? Have you ever used God’s name as a curse word? Have you ever created a god to suit yourself? (I believe…) Have you dishonored/disobeyed your parents at anytime in your life? Have you always set aside 1 day a week to honor God? If you answered yes to all or any of these questions…you have violated God’s laws. On Judgment Day…when you stand before God. If God judges you based on the 10 Commandments would you be innocent or guilty? If you are honest with yourself, you know you’d be guilty and go to hell. So what can you say for yourself?…Nothing. Sin is transgression of the law. But God is rich in Mercy in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Repent (turn away from sin), trust in Jesus Christ alone for your salvation…read the Bible and obey what you read. God will sustain you and keep you in this life and the one to come. tractteamjax@aol.com Yes...I did this May 6th last year...but I see others don't see "the" signs yet. God Bless. If you have ever been to Florida, then you have been told to watch it around certain areas. Some are more infamous than others. Most notable is a city north of Gainesville and south of lake city called Waldo. It is hard to miss. Yes, you can drive too fast and pass right by without noticing, but rarely will this be possible.

For you see Waldo is a speed trap…
…Yet, not your ordinary speed trap…WHY?

Because several miles, before you reach Waldo, there is a huge billboard that clearly states,

Warning: Waldo SPEEDTRAP.

If this weren’t enough, just around the city limits there are white speed limit signs superimposed on larger bright yellow signs that signify the rapid reduction in speed allowed. From 65 to 55 to 45 to 35…within several hundred yards of each other.

Now, you are doing 65mph still, or 49, or even 37 miles per hour while in this town, and you are pulled over and the police officer gives you a ticket. They say, “You are speeding, here’s your ticket, pay your fine”. Do you have anything that you can say in your defense? More than likely NO.

O.K. let’s try something. Let’s take down all of the signs from the billboard to the 55mph, 45mph, and the 35mph. NO SIGNS!…Now you are driving the same way. So when the police officer pulls you over and says “You are speeding, here’s your ticket, pay your fine”. What!!!? Wouldn’t that make you outraged that they could give you a ticket, yet you never knew what Waldo’s legal speed limit was?

What’s the point?

Let me ask you, have you ever had anyone say to you, “You’re a sinner, you need to accept Jesus, or you are going to hell!”? Doesn’t that sound judgmental? I mean, who are they to say who goes to hell and who doesn’t?

Exactly the point.

Where are the SIGNS?

Have you ever heard of the Ten Commandments?
The Bible says that God wrote them with His Own Finger.
That is how you can know if you broke His law…not just what a person thinks.

Shall we?
PLEASE No Speeding through this section.
There will be a test.

Have you ever told a lie? Have you ever stolen anything in your life? Have you ever lusted after someone? Premarital sex? Have you ever used God’s name as a curse word? Have you ever created a god to suit yourself? (I believe…) Have you dishonored/disobeyed your parents at anytime in your life? Have you always set aside 1 day a week to honor God?

If you answered yes to all or any of these questions…you have violated God’s laws.

On Judgment Day…when you stand before God.
If God judges you based on the 10 Commandments would you be innocent or guilty?
If you are honest with yourself, you know you’d be guilty and go to hell.

So what can you say for yourself?…Nothing.

Sin is transgression of the law.

But God is rich in Mercy in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Repent (turn away from sin), trust in Jesus Christ alone for your salvation…read the Bible and obey what you read. God will sustain you and keep you in this life and the one to come.
tractteamjax@aol.com

Yes…I did this May 6th last year…but I see others don’t see “the” signs yet. God Bless.

]]> By: Stefanie http://blog.motorists.org/the-worst-speed-trap-cities-in-the-united-states/comment-page-8/#comment-13925 Stefanie Tue, 19 May 2009 19:15:27 +0000 http://www.motorists.org/blog/speed-traps/the-worst-speed-trap-cities-in-the-united-states/#comment-13925 If you get a chance check out http://www.trapster.com, it can be used to warn users about speedtraps, check points, red light cameras, ETC. This explains how it works--->http://trapster.com/presentation.php A quick explanation: Using your mobile phone you can quickly alert users about speed traps, red light cameras, mobile speed vehicles, etc. In turn, you are warned by others reporting these traps. There are other features too utilizing your phones GPS, to plot trips, get directions, live traffic updates and more... If you get a chance check out http://www.trapster.com, it can be used to warn users about speedtraps, check points, red light cameras, ETC.

This explains how it works—>http://trapster.com/presentation.php

A quick explanation: Using your mobile phone you can quickly alert users about speed traps, red light cameras, mobile speed vehicles, etc. In turn, you are warned by others reporting these traps.

There are other features too utilizing your phones GPS, to plot trips, get directions, live traffic updates and more…

]]> By: Dave Schroeder http://blog.motorists.org/the-worst-speed-trap-cities-in-the-united-states/comment-page-8/#comment-13918 Dave Schroeder Tue, 19 May 2009 14:59:09 +0000 http://www.motorists.org/blog/speed-traps/the-worst-speed-trap-cities-in-the-united-states/#comment-13918 I was ticketted Sunday night May 17 in Fayetteville West Virginia. It was just past one of the lights and I was clocked at 68. Now the road has a speed limit of 65, but every light they cut the speed limit down to 50 MPH. There was no signs after the light and I assumed I was okay. The officer was by the embankment with his car well off of the road. Less than half a mile further down the road the speed limit was back to 65 MPH. I knew this area was a speed trap as a friend's wife got a ticket in the same area 8-10 years ago. I just want to post this for others going through this North/South highway as in my mind it is a trap and they are using it for their profit! I was ticketted Sunday night May 17 in Fayetteville West Virginia. It was just past one of the lights and I was clocked at 68. Now the road has a speed limit of 65, but every light they cut the speed limit down to 50 MPH. There was no signs after the light and I assumed I was okay. The officer was by the embankment with his car well off of the road. Less than half a mile further down the road the speed limit was back to 65 MPH.
I knew this area was a speed trap as a friend’s wife got a ticket in the same area 8-10 years ago.
I just want to post this for others going through this North/South highway as in my mind it is a trap and they are using it for their profit!

]]> By: Mike http://blog.motorists.org/the-worst-speed-trap-cities-in-the-united-states/comment-page-8/#comment-12845 Mike Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:02:44 +0000 http://www.motorists.org/blog/speed-traps/the-worst-speed-trap-cities-in-the-united-states/#comment-12845 In 1974 I lived in CA and that was when the National 55 went into effect. Within that year, I'd racked up a half dozen speeding tickets, which I'd paid. CA didn't have a Point system at that time. In mid-1975 I moved to MI, turned in my CA license and got my MI license. Then MI transferred all my speeding offenses in CA to my MI license, attached their own Point system to them, and then decided I had too many points against my license, and suspended it for 6 months. Whatever Compact or Circle Jerk MI does or does not belong to, the one thing I'm certain is that there is nothing predictable about MI. I'm glad to have long since been away from there. In 1974 I lived in CA and that was when the National 55 went into effect. Within that year, I’d racked up a half dozen speeding tickets, which I’d paid. CA didn’t have a Point system at that time. In mid-1975 I moved to MI, turned in my CA license and got my MI license. Then MI transferred all my speeding offenses in CA to my MI license, attached their own Point system to them, and then decided I had too many points against my license, and suspended it for 6 months. Whatever Compact or Circle Jerk MI does or does not belong to, the one thing I’m certain is that there is nothing predictable about MI. I’m glad to have long since been away from there.

]]> By: SpeakerOfMind http://blog.motorists.org/the-worst-speed-trap-cities-in-the-united-states/comment-page-8/#comment-12842 SpeakerOfMind Thu, 12 Mar 2009 05:50:18 +0000 http://www.motorists.org/blog/speed-traps/the-worst-speed-trap-cities-in-the-united-states/#comment-12842 Mike, Michigan and Wisconsin are the only two states that don't participate in the Driver's License Compact or the Violator's Compact. If you get a ticket, or fail to pay for a ticket in either of those states, and you aren't licensed there, then nothing happens to you. The ticket won't be reported to your states licensing agency, and your license won't be suspended based on reciprocity. Even if you get a DUI in those states, any associated suspension, points, etc won't carry over to your home state's licensing agency. (It would still show up on your criminal history though.) The bad side to that is, that if you are stopped in those states with an out-of-state license, you could be subject to arrest and posting of a bond to assure payment of the fine, which is essentially what they tried to bully you into with taking the Texas license. On the flip side of that is that when Michigan or Wisconsin driver's go out of state and get stopped, they face arrest and posting of bond in the same way. Mike,

Michigan and Wisconsin are the only two states that don’t participate in the Driver’s License Compact or the Violator’s Compact.

If you get a ticket, or fail to pay for a ticket in either of those states, and you aren’t licensed there, then nothing happens to you. The ticket won’t be reported to your states licensing agency, and your license won’t be suspended based on reciprocity. Even if you get a DUI in those states, any associated suspension, points, etc won’t carry over to your home state’s licensing agency. (It would still show up on your criminal history though.)

The bad side to that is, that if you are stopped in those states with an out-of-state license, you could be subject to arrest and posting of a bond to assure payment of the fine, which is essentially what they tried to bully you into with taking the Texas license. On the flip side of that is that when Michigan or Wisconsin driver’s go out of state and get stopped, they face arrest and posting of bond in the same way.

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