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Bouncing a roadtrip off the west coast
cpzilliacus:
--- Quote from: hbelkins on May 21, 2012, 12:52:46 AM ---I remember a trip to Washington DC in the early 1980s, before the freeway was finished between Cumberland and Hancock and long-predating I-68.
Maryland state cops were thick along US 48, US 40 and I-70. They had the "open the door and stick the radar gun out the rolled-down window with a fleet of cars ready to stop speeders" type of enforcement going in several places.
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Especially back in the days of the NMSL, the Maryland State Police used to enforce the 55 MPH limit on many of our freeways that were very obviously designed for much higher speeds - what you describe was once quite common, especially on weekends and holidays.
But many (not all, but many) of the freeways had the limits raised to the (new) state statutory maximum of (only) 65 MPH after the NMSL was repealed, and that type of enforcement has simply gone away - I have not seen it myself in years, even on freeways (like the Capital Beltway) where the limit remains (a totally ignored) 55 MPH.
I have been told that such speed enforcement is sometimes done on U.S. 50 between the Bay Bridge and Ocean City on summer weekends (most of 50 is rural 4-lane divided arterial with a posted 55 MPH limit, only short segments have full access control). I suspect that the intent with such enforcement is as much about identifying and arresting drunk and drugged drivers going to and from the beach as it is about speed limit enforcement - there are a few short sections where the posted limit is less than 55, and those sections are very prominently signed as such in advance and while driving through them.
Mr_Northside:
--- Quote from: cpzilliacus on May 22, 2012, 06:20:10 PM ---I have been told that such speed enforcement is sometimes done on U.S. 50 between the Bay Bridge and Ocean City on summer weekends
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I can vouch for that. On US 50 in between Salisbury & MD-90 they pulled over 4 vehicles (including my cousins & I), all from out-of-state. They (the troopers) were actually ahead of all of the cars waiting, pointing to get off to the side of the road, and at first we thought there was a problem with the highway... then we got the ticket.
I think it was more of a money grab than looking for impaired drivers.
agentsteel53:
--- Quote from: Mr_Northside on May 23, 2012, 01:26:12 PM ---I think it was more of a money grab than looking for impaired drivers.
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99.9% of speeding tickets are a money grab.
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