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Commuting- Do police set up speed traps during rush hour in your town ? - cbelt3 - 08-29-2013
Driving my son to school the last couple of days (Missed da bus... :banghead: ) I've noted a little town along the interstate that has speed traps set up during peak rush hour.
I've always found that to be a really BAD idea... heavy flowing traffic and people suddenly slam on their brakes because they see a cop. Gotta be creating more accidents than it 'calms' traffic. In fact I saw one accident just before a speed trap location, possibly caused by that factor.
Experience and Opinions ?
Re: Commuting- Do police set up speed traps during rush hour in your town ? - DRR - 08-29-2013
There's little opportunity to speed at rush hour due to heavy volume.
Re: Commuting- Do police set up speed traps during rush hour in your town ? - Will Collier - 08-29-2013
Yep. Lots of them this week (end of the month, have to make quota) around the Chattahoochie River bridge on I-75 (Atlanta).
Re: Commuting- Do police set up speed traps during rush hour in your town ? - mattkime - 08-29-2013
not a problem if you follow the law.
Re: Commuting- Do police set up speed traps during rush hour in your town ? - JoeH - 08-29-2013
Local police on your Interstate? here that would get them escorted away as being outside their jurisdiction. Only the MA State Police can operate on the Interstate roads doing traffic enforcement.
Of course on local roads more than a few speed traps get set up by town cops at various times. Even get to see our university cops setting up a few speed traps when I drive in to work each day.
Re: Commuting- Do police set up speed traps during rush hour in your town ? - DP - 08-29-2013
JoeH wrote:
Local police on your Interstate? here that would get them escorted away as being outside their jurisdiction. Only the MA State Police can operate on the Interstate roads doing traffic enforcement.
Of course on local roads more than a few speed traps get set up by town cops at various times. Even get to see our university cops setting up a few speed traps when I drive in to work each day.
Not here in Michigan. Livonia cops are all over I-275 along with Michigan State Police. In fairness, I have reported here before about how terrible drivers are in the metro Detroit area-second only to Miami. Cops are needed on the freeways here...
Re: Commuting- Do police set up speed traps during rush hour in your town ? - mrbigstuff - 08-29-2013
JoeH wrote:
Local police on your Interstate? here that would get them escorted away as being outside their jurisdiction. Only the MA State Police can operate on the Interstate roads doing traffic enforcement.
Of course on local roads more than a few speed traps get set up by town cops at various times. Even get to see our university cops setting up a few speed traps when I drive in to work each day.
say what? UMass? which college cops have enough staff to do that?
Re: Commuting- Do police set up speed traps during rush hour in your town ? - mrbigstuff - 08-29-2013
mattkime wrote:
not a problem if you follow the law.
yes, that is correct, but his point is that it makes a bad situation (heavy traffic) all that much worse because everyone slows way down when they see flashing lights (and they're supposed to, it's just another thing to add to the delay in rush hour).
Re: Commuting- Do police set up speed traps during rush hour in your town ? - raz - 08-29-2013
End of the month? Yes, it's time for those revenue enhancing safety checkpoints.
Re: Commuting- Do police set up speed traps during rush hour in your town ? - Robert M - 08-29-2013
Matt,
You nailed it. Not an issue if (a) you're not speeding, (b) you're not following too closely © if you're paying proper attention to the road, etc.
Robert