Ooops! I forgot about Lawtey, another little town a few miles to the
north of Waldo. Both together represent the American Automobile
Association's official list of speed traps in the US.
<http://autoclubsouth.aaa.com/pgr/traffic_traps.aspx>
Chuck Norcutt
On 4/1/2012 4:59 PM, Chris Barker wrote:
> Thanks, Chuck, that sounds like abuse of power.
>
> We do have speed traps in awkward places in this country, but most are fairly
> located and getting caught is the driver's fault.
>
> It really does irritate me when drivers slow for cameras . . .
>
> Chris
>
> On 1 Apr 2012, at 20:11, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
>> Neither. A proper speed trap will allow at least a few miles over the
>> limit. Afterall, if you're paying too much attention to your
>> speedometer you're not paying attention to the road. The Waldo speed
>> trap is a combination of suddenly varying speed limits (say, 45mph to
>> 25mph) or, on the downhill side of an overpass, a sudden change from
>> 35mph to 25mph at the end of the hill. Combine those tricks with a zero
>> tolerance for even 1 mile/hour over the limit and you have an abusive
>> speed trap. It's all designed to provide income to a small community.
>
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