Waldo Fl. speed trap update

wnjj wrote:

jnharley wrote:
I wish there was more traffic enforcement. Drivers are so unsafe. They pass on double yellow lines, blind curves, blind hills, on the shoulders of narrow 2 way roads etc. and they put us all at risk. It is not that difficult to obey the rules of the road including speed limits. Not a popular opinion though.

With so many reckless drivers passing you perhaps you need to pick up the pace or pull off a little more often? :h

Don't go there. You are not judge and jury. My school bus has been passed by semis while doing 55 in a 55 zone on a state road with passengers on bus.

Double yellow lines means no passing.

I don't want to see more enforcement.

We need much better drivers training and testing.

Wet skid pad training, tours to emergency rooms and rehabs.

And junkyards.

It depends on the state, some states the double yellow line means No Passing by either lane.

However on the bike, on twisty roads I'll pass on the double yellow a lot just because there's no other way to get around, and if there's enough room it's not an issue. Bikes accelerate so quickly you can be out and back around in a heartbeat, and have room to spare.

jnharley wrote:
I wish there was more traffic enforcement. Drivers are so unsafe. They pass on double yellow lines,

What is wrong with that? As long as it is not a posted No Passing zone and you have a safe sight distance it is legal.

jnharley wrote:
I wish there was more traffic enforcement. Drivers are so unsafe. They pass on double yellow lines, blind curves, blind hills, on the shoulders of narrow 2 way roads etc. and they put us all at risk. It is not that difficult to obey the rules of the road including speed limits. Not a popular opinion though.

With so many reckless drivers passing you perhaps you need to pick up the pace or pull off a little more often? :h

spoon059 wrote:

Big Katuna wrote:
I'm glad it's gone.

You are glad what is gone? Waldo is still there. The speed limits are still the same. The only thing is that the local police department has been disbanded. I'm fairly certain there will still be some sort of law enforcement in the area...

Gone is the corrupt police department who provided no discretion in their enforcement. Police officers are effectively the first judges. There's no "guilty" if they don't write a ticket and decent officers will actually use their brains to decide if exceeding the limit is actually causing a safety issue.

I'm glad we traveled through Waldo a couple months ago. Now, I can say I ran the Gauntlet back when, and didn't get a ticket. Makes me feel like I stuck it to The Man. LOL
Corruption, abuse of power, graft and greed are nothing new and won't ever go away. They're not only in Waldo, but in your home town, too.

To me, it is a SPEED TRAP when other COPS say it's a speed trap. And they said it themselves in that news article.

spoon059 wrote:

Big Katuna wrote:
I'm glad it's gone.

You are glad what is gone? Waldo is still there. The speed limits are still the same. The only thing is that the local police department has been disbanded. I'm fairly certain there will still be some sort of law enforcement in the area...

The speed trap and police dept is effectively gone. And I'll bet the signage changes soon.

Big Katuna wrote:
I'm glad it's gone.

You are glad what is gone? Waldo is still there. The speed limits are still the same. The only thing is that the local police department has been disbanded. I'm fairly certain there will still be some sort of law enforcement in the area...