crazy speed trap

[-uBer-]

got pulled over this morning along with two other cars....asked if I was out drinking last night, I said no sir! He asked If I would submit to a breathalizer and I said sure as long as it doesnt pick up morning breath. He didnt see the humor! I was just trying to make light of the fact he was going to make me late for work on account of the police doing a random sting. The best part about it is the girl in a red HHR infront of me had to do a roadside sobriety test while crying her eyes out...I assume she failed the breathalizer

I was out on the bike till 1230am...and no room for drinkin when ur going to be on your bike! So I was happy I didnt have to worry!

Where was this trap set this time?

 

[JonKerr]

You guys don't have speed cameras over there do you?

The police have gotten worse recently with regards to these. They have gone from a marked SUV with appropriate signage ("Speed camera in use" on the far side as you have gone past it though). Recently they have introduced unmarked vehicles that could be of any design or age.

Some highways have fixed speed cameras. Usually on the back side of an over-pass.

And some states have introduced point-to-point cameras that log you number plate and time at 2 different points and if your average speed between them exceeds the limit you get a nice fine in the mail.

Initially the police defended the introduction of speed cameras by saying they were a visual deterrent to speeding, not revenue raising. But with these latest ploys, those arguments can be thrown out the door. They now just use the declining road toll as evidence they are working. Apparently the higher-quality and safer vehicle standards, better trained drivers and (generally) better roads have had no impact on these figures? Nope, can all be attributed to the speed cameras.

They also have other tricks up their sleeve too. I was approaching a well know speed trap location and could see them in the distance. I hadn't realised I had just passed a mobile camera that flagged my rego as being expired. So they kindly pulled me over and made me aware of this. :spank:

There are some states over here that do have the speed cameras and California, if I'm informed correctly, is next on the list. In fact they already put them in place but not operational on the new stretch of highway 52 that was just finished.

 

[MiltonDorkenhoff]

There are some states over here that do have the speed cameras and California, if I'm informed correctly, is next on the list. In fact they already put them in place but not operational on the new stretch of highway 52 that was just finished.

The internet says that it was assembly bill 1311 and is dead (again) for the time being (scroll down in the link and look for "AB 1311").