I would also like to add that I go hit by a speed trap in a small town at 4 in the morning, I received 2 tickets, 1 in a 30 mph zone and the other in the 55 mph zone. That added 16 points to my license for 1 speeding incident. I argued in court that the officer should have stopped my at the 30 mph zone because there was a mile in between mph changes, but they ruled against me. 16 pts. and I wasn't drunk, just driving fast in small town when 0 people were on the road. These violations and ticketing makes me skeptical of the whole safety factor, I was speeding and I admitted as much in court, but my hatred and distrust for traffic officers is warranted becasue of this and other instances.
I am sure that there are some that want people to slow down at the speed traps, however speed traps are intended to collect revenue for the city that they are in. Traffic tickets are one of the easy ways an officer can collect 140 dollars within 15 minutes for the city and supply his paycheck without doing any hard work.
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I agree with you 100%, keep on ranting
When I die you can laugh at my funeral is all I can say to your unintelligent tirade.
I would also like to add that I go hit by a speed trap in a small town at 4 in the morning, I received 2 tickets, 1 in a 30 mph zone and the other in the 55 mph zone. That added 16 points to my license for 1 speeding incident. I argued in court that the officer should have stopped my at the 30 mph zone because there was a mile in between mph changes, but they ruled against me. 16 pts. and I wasn't drunk, just driving fast in small town when 0 people were on the road. These violations and ticketing makes me skeptical of the whole safety factor, I was speeding and I admitted as much in court, but my hatred and distrust for traffic officers is warranted becasue of this and other instances.
I am sure that there are some that want people to slow down at the speed traps, however speed traps are intended to collect revenue for the city that they are in. Traffic tickets are one of the easy ways an officer can collect 140 dollars within 15 minutes for the city and supply his paycheck without doing any hard work.