Texas Woman's speed trap warning lands her in jail

[Special K]

Another thing they do is photo enforce lights.  They program the light for 28 MPH when the limit is 30.  It causes more accidents and unlike a traffic stop where they might let you off, this is automatic guilt.  It's never about safety its all about money.

Hmm.  Source?

[kphoger]

Another thing they do is photo enforce lights.  They program the light for 28 MPH when the limit is 30.  It causes more accidents and unlike a traffic stop where they might let you off, this is automatic guilt.  It's never about safety its all about money.

Hmm.  Source?

[vdeane]

Well, when they say its all about safety, this is proof it's not, it's just about writing tickets.  If they really cared they'd put their own signs up before every speed trap.  This would A) make the people who still got tickets look like real idiots and B) they could put fake signs up wherever they wanted to get people to slow down. 

Wouldn't this be the same as how they put up warning signs before DUI Checkpoints? In fact, don't they post warnings for those in newspapers? Seems like it would make sense.

I'm reminded how I read years and years ago about some teenagers who set up on a highway in Northern California...a couple had a "SPEED TRAP AHEAD" sign, then at some distance past the cop, another couple had a sign saying "TIPS". They were doing pretty well for themselves.

The reason DUI checkpoints have warnings is because they're a 4th amendment violation but exploit the idea that driving near one despite the warning constitutes consent to be subjected to the checkpoint (this is the same loophole the TSA uses at airports).

Another thing they do is photo enforce lights.  They program the light for 28 MPH when the limit is 30.  It causes more accidents and unlike a traffic stop where they might let you off, this is automatic guilt.  It's never about safety its all about money.

Hmm.  Source?

Another thing they do is photo enforce lights.  They program the light for 28 MPH when the limit is 30.  It causes more accidents and unlike a traffic stop where they might let you off, this is automatic guilt.  It's never about safety its all about money.

Hmm.  Source?

http://www.motorists.org/red-light-cameras/

[texaskdog]

Another thing they do is photo enforce lights.  They program the light for 28 MPH when the limit is 30.  It causes more accidents and unlike a traffic stop where they might let you off, this is automatic guilt.  It's never about safety its all about money.

Hmm.  Source?

Cant find the one I read but this mentions it  http://www.politicsol.com/guest-commentaries/2001-07-26.html