Speed traps Fl hwy 301
Most people know that the towns of Lawtey and Waldo in Fl on US Hwy 301 are speed traps. I just read another article that adds Hampton in Bradford County, on US Hwy 301 to this list.
Forum Discussion
There are a lot of Speed traps across the Country. There are a lot of places with arbitrary and too low speed limits and too many traffic signals.
Speeds and access, to state hwys used to be controlled by the state here. CC and a bunch of Flea Market Operators and 7-11 types finally got the Legislature to give control to the towns and little bergs.
As a result it takes all day to make a fifty mile trip. On divided four and five lane hwys they will put up a 45 mph or even 20 mph sign for the length of their jurisdictions where they expanded to the hwy. the goals are traffic fine money.
Second but the biggest reason and problem 7-11 type operations want lower limits and new intersections, to bring in customer traffic. The result is our highways are one long strip development, which use to be illegal, with countless traffic lights.
To all those that say the tricks of the trade such as traffic cameras, lights, and signeage is for public safety, 90% of the time that is bull hockey. It is to raise money. A long long time ago we had the proposition before us on all this for revenue. No one would stand for it.
You have nanny groups to or just individuals who get these little bergs to drop traffic on major thoroughfares, designed to get produce tom market and commerce to play in the game ad drop the speed limit to 20 mph as one berg in Tn. The States ought to take back control of state hwys, access and speed limits. Let the strip developers locate in town centers or go somewhere else. Restrict little bergs putting in new intersections and lights and lower speed limits to help these convenience stores etc. It would save billions, in fuel use and restore transport capabilties to somewhere other than Interstates. Any Officials guilty of Speed trap schemes including cameras should be jailed for the crimes they commit on the traveling public.
Speeds and access, to state hwys used to be controlled by the state here. CC and a bunch of Flea Market Operators and 7-11 types finally got the Legislature to give control to the towns and little bergs.
As a result it takes all day to make a fifty mile trip. On divided four and five lane hwys they will put up a 45 mph or even 20 mph sign for the length of their jurisdictions where they expanded to the hwy. the goals are traffic fine money.
Second but the biggest reason and problem 7-11 type operations want lower limits and new intersections, to bring in customer traffic. The result is our highways are one long strip development, which use to be illegal, with countless traffic lights.
To all those that say the tricks of the trade such as traffic cameras, lights, and signeage is for public safety, 90% of the time that is bull hockey. It is to raise money. A long long time ago we had the proposition before us on all this for revenue. No one would stand for it.
You have nanny groups to or just individuals who get these little bergs to drop traffic on major thoroughfares, designed to get produce tom market and commerce to play in the game ad drop the speed limit to 20 mph as one berg in Tn. The States ought to take back control of state hwys, access and speed limits. Let the strip developers locate in town centers or go somewhere else. Restrict little bergs putting in new intersections and lights and lower speed limits to help these convenience stores etc. It would save billions, in fuel use and restore transport capabilties to somewhere other than Interstates. Any Officials guilty of Speed trap schemes including cameras should be jailed for the crimes they commit on the traveling public.
