The Louisville Ky. police are using UNMARKED cars to selectivly issue speeding tickets on I-65. They are pouncing on out of state tags with in a mile to two miles of the drop in the speed limit on the intrestate. The officer did not want to see any proof of insurance only a licence. Along with the ticket he also handed out a price list for offences. The fine for doing 76mph in a 55 zone was $60. However the court costs are $121.00. The court costs are due even if you do not appear and just pay up. BTW As the officer was following my wife she was being passed by locals. As the flow of traffic was averaging 70+ and the wife was trying to get out of the way of the Camaro that was riding her bumper I can only say W.T.H.

 

A lot of towns and smaller cities are starting to do that becuase if the person lives out of state, they are almost always just gonna pay the fine and not challenge it in court which costs the city money.

 

In Gilbert, Arizona they are employing a very nasty trick. They now have a cherry picker and act as if they are trimming trees or repairing lights, but what they are doing is gunning the traffic with a laser, so they can choose whom to pick on. Then a ¼ mile down the road there will be 10 motor cops waiting to pull you over and there is NO way of getting out of those tickets. They will often put them in locations where the speed changes lower or there is construction.

 

While I disagree with speed traps when placed 5 feet past an obstructed speed change sign, I have to say that construction is a valid thing. People should slow down around contruction areas, safer for all involved. Just my .02 worth. But I am glad I live in GA, we have some of the most stringent anti-speed trap laws in the country. You just have to watch out for the State Patrol cause those rules don't apply to them.

 

I got no problem with cops using undercover cars. You broke the law, and you need to pay the fine. If I get caught speeding, I am not gonna complain. I know when I am wrong, and we all willingly speed. If you want to go fast, you need to pay for that privelage.

 

Worst one I saw was upstate NY you had a long downhill 40-45 mph stretch towards the bottom of the hill (at the judges house) a patrol car was backed into the garage, and the mail box housed the radar gun....

 

I've been told that's illegal, that they can't be hiding on private property with radar. I'm surprised you don't see more creative ways of catching speeders; my favorite was the old car by the side of the road with the hood up. Inside was a plain-clothes trooper, with the radar gun reflecting off the outside rearview mirror.

 

Moved to appropriate forum.

 

Ky. has had PLS's {plain looking sedan's} for a long time, this is nothing new, and i run through there quite often,{ohio tags} they will generally tail you for a while and not brother you, any thing over ten mph over the speed limit, they will tag you....as i said this is nothin "new"...when you travel through states that you are not familar with and speed, your just askin to get nailed...

 

i read a funny story in readers digest awhile ago. it seems a local cop was settled into his usual speed trap spot. he sat there for a long time and watched as all the cars that passed him were doing exactly the posted speed limit. after awhile, he went down the road and noticed a boy holding up a sing that read "Cop ahead"; AND, a few hundred yards after the cop's 'spot', another boy was holding up a sign that said "TIPS". people were actually stopping and tipping the boys. i can't remember if the story mentioned how much the kids got, but the cop was amused.

 

I would stop and tip those guys

 

holy crap urs was 60 just for the ticket
mine was for the ticket 101.00 and the overall cost was 250.00
u sir got lucky

 

Oddly enough, having driven close to a million miles in a tractor-trailer, the only speeding tickets I got were in Mustangs. One for 70/55 and one for 65/55. In the rig I would set the cruise 4-5 over the speed limit and just leave it there. The Mustangs.... different story.

 

Do the crime, pay the price I guess. I know where the cops are well enough to get away with speeding. The only time I get ticked at cops are when they abuse their privlages.

 

Since we are discussing speed traps, I thought I'd include an article I wrote for the local paper.

Speedy Civil Servants


With all the hubbub about speeding and fast moving politicians on our roadways in our cities and towns, I felt compelled to offer my thoughts about the whole issue. It seems that many politicians feel that the laws of traffic are of a lower importance than many other laws on the books. It also seems to be that the law enforcement agencies see the traffic code as a lower priority as well, given their overall reluctance to enforce these laws on these very same politicians. This seems to be not merely a Pennsylvania problem, but one prevalent throughout the United States, as any politician with a lead foot can whisk down any road at very illegal speeds with impunity. These very politicians freely and lightheartedly joke about this amongst themselves. That, along with their cavalier attitude about the words “Speed Limit”, seem to be an indictment that the traffic laws of this country are not really to the benefit of the public, nor are they in place to safeguard our welfare, but as a revenue generating scam. If Governor Rendell pulled out a gun and waved it about in a threatening way, he’d be arrested. If he cheated on his taxes, he’d be locked up. If he filed a fraudulent insurance claim, he’d be prosecuted. But when he’s got a meeting with Mayor Street, and cruises down the highway at 100 mph, the police take no action. The use of traffic laws as a revenue generating scam is as American as Apple Pie and the 4th of July. How many one horse towns have a State or Federal highway running through them, where the speed limit suddenly drops from 55 mph to 25 mph, with no warning? Or, if there is warning, it is an agonizing and ridiculously slow speed on a four lane highway? And where can the local constabulary always be found? At either end of the quarter, or half mile stretch of this highway that runs through their town, victimizing some innocent driver, minding his or her own business, on the way to mom’s house, or to pick up groceries, or to pick up the kids, or on the way to work, to be a productive member of society. The insurance companies of this country sanction this, by making “donations” of high dollar radar and other speed tracking and picture taking traffic enforcement equipment to any agency with the authority to write traffic citations. They do this not out of concern for your safety, but because it generates revenue for them. They get to raise your rates when you get points on your driver’s license. If the traffic laws in this country were really to the benefit of the civilian population, the speed limits would be much higher, one horse towns would be forbidden to put up their own speed limits on State and Federal highways, laws like “Keep Right, Pass Left” would be rigidly enforced, reckless drivers who cut and thrust their way through morning rush hour would be fined severely and the left lane crusaders who match speeds with a slow moving vehicle in the right lane would be cited as well. The penalties for causing an accident would be stricter, and DUI offences would be punished much more severely, and counting to three before proceeding through a stop sign would no longer be necessary. After all, stop signs are there to make you make sure the intersection is safe to traverse before you continue, not see if you can count in accurate one second intervals. But my suggestions would most likely curtail the gross revenue generation that the current system provides the state, as well as the local municipalities. So I suppose I, like millions of other Americans who drive as they see fit, and have never caused an accident in doing so, will have to keep a sharp eye for speed traps in little one horse towns and for helicopters and white lines drawn across the highway in 100 foot intervals. Oh, and it’s time I invested in a Radar Detector. They are a lot cheaper than an insurance rate hike brought on by the points levied for 70 mph in a 55 mph zone. I’ll make sure to leave room in the fast lane for the Governor, though, since he’ll likely be by at 100 or so.

David A. Borrelli