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In <36a42a54.32298027@news.pipeline.com>, whorning@pipeline.com (Walt Horning) writes:

>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.

 At least in these parts (Md., Va,), fine revenue from
 moving violations does not find its way back to the
 agency that wrote the citation/summons.  In Virginia,
 I believe this revenue goes to help pay for school
 textbooks and public library books.  In Maryland, I
 recall reading that the money goes into the General
 Fund.