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Article #13122Daily gripe: speed traps in small towns
From: Walt Horning
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 00:00
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Many of us are aware of the BS of some very small towns of say one or two city blocks that post lowered speed limits along high-speed secondary roads. Then they play the "cat-and-mouse" game of collecting revenue for their town by catching those that do not slow down enough. Of course the locals all know about the speed traps and never get caught. Its those poor, unfamiliar non-locals who are just passing through that get nailed. Basically, its a clear miscarriage of justice. But you know, come to think about it, that is how the state troopers do it on the interstates. You know, they have their favorite site to catch "speeders". But the locals always know they almost exclusively use this site only and so "speed" merrily along, and only slow down near the known "speed trap". So its almost exclusively the "out-of-towners" that get caught. This too is a miscarriage of justice, just like the small-town speed trap.
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