Speed traps Fl hwy 301

JoeH wrote:
AAA thinks its a speed trap and posted it as such -- look here . Per a newspaper article a couple years ago, the vast majority of the city budget revenue comes from the
'income' from issuing speeding tickets. As such, expect no changes

It is easy to overshoot the speed limit as it does change rapidly... I've never gotten a ticket , but every time I go thru there, I see cars pulled over and getting tickets.

Hey Joe, I think if you do a little research you will find that AAA removed that sign over 10 years ago and no longer list Waldo or Lawtey as a speed trap. There are NO hidden speed signs, NO hidden cops. Everything is very open and well marked, in advance, so I still say, there is NO speed trap, but just a couple of towns that are enforcing their speed laws equally.....

Well you may be right IF and that is a big IF those towns on Hwy 301 in Florida do that. But they don't. First, there are big, and I mean big signs about 1/4 mile that clearly states reduced speed ahead. Then there are signs, not that big, that tell you the new speed limit ahead. Then when you enter the new speed zone, there are gigantic signs telling you the new speed limit. These towns are not speed traps. They aggressively enforce the lower speed limit through their town. I don't blame them. Otherwise, people would be speeding 50+ MPH with pedestrians on the sidewalks and kids walking to and from school.

I drive Hwy 301 in Florida frequently, and have never had a problem. The people who get a ticket very well deserve it.

I have to laugh, there is an area on 95 in New Hampshire that the state police will put out signs on a Saturday stating they are enforcing the speed in force that day. As you drive the next 2-3 miles you will see at least a dozen people pulled over, what are they thinking? It is a short couple of miles but people just keep blowing along the highway.

AAA thinks its a speed trap and posted it as such -- look here . Per a newspaper article a couple years ago, the vast majority of the city budget revenue comes from the
'income' from issuing speeding tickets. As such, expect no changes

It is easy to overshoot the speed limit as it does change rapidly... I've never gotten a ticket , but every time I go thru there, I see cars pulled over and getting tickets.

pitch wrote:
so all you good law abiding folks say there is no such thing as a speed trap. What a bunch of Pollyannas!
What the heck do you call it when you are on a 55MPH road come around a curve and there is a sign declaring 30mph with a patrol car sitting 100 ft past the sign? No warning no slow down stretch,just 55 to 30 in 2 inches,the width of the sign post.
I suppose not a one of you holier than thou,s have ever been in an unfamiliar locale and had a curve ball thrown at you due to poor signage.
Let he who is without sin throw the first stone!

So, the two towns in question do those things?

If they do, they are speed traps.

If they don't, folks caught speeding and complain about the "speed traps" are narcissists.

so all you good law abiding folks say there is no such thing as a speed trap. What a bunch of Pollyannas!
What the heck do you call it when you are on a 55MPH road come around a curve and there is a sign declaring 30mph with a patrol car sitting 100 ft past the sign? No warning no slow down stretch,just 55 to 30 in 2 inches,the width of the sign post.
I suppose not a one of you holier than thou,s have ever been in an unfamiliar locale and had a curve ball thrown at you due to poor signage.
Let he who is without sin throw the first stone!

I consider it a speed trap anytime the speed limit is strictly enforced and is set far lower than the traffic and road conditions dictate. Having lived in this area for 30+ years I can tell you the town of Waldo had been forced to raise their speed limits by the state of Florida at least once.

We have a road near my home that was a two-lane, potholed 45 MPH road two years ago. It has since been four-laned and is nice and smooth with turn lanes for every intersection. It now has a speed limit of 40 MPH?? :h

Never been through there. But i have been through towns that like to play the "change the speed limit sign" game. They will drop the speed limit 10mph for a stretch for no reason.

Thanks for the heads up!

On relatively flat expressways, I set my speed control about 5 MPH above the minimum speed, get in the right lane and let the world pass me by. That normally minimizes the number of times the MH has to downshift to maintain the speed. When I get passed by a friendly driver that gives me a signal indicating that I'm number one, I just smile. If I happen to pass him later when he's pulled over by a highway patrolman, I return the friendly gesture.
I plan my overnights about every 300-350 miles, so with rest stops, that gets me to the next RV park in about 6-7 hours. Works for me.

koda55. Thanks for the info I will be careful next time I pass through.