Waldo Florida Spped Trap

Ordering the officers to write a dozen tickets a day (shift) is not really legal as it falls the definition of "selective law enforcement" which is usually frowned upon by LE professionals. But considering the climate in the country currently regarding obeying laws I'm not surprised.

happybooker1 wrote:

Sometimes you just can't win. If the cops decide they're gonna give you a ticket -- well, son, you're gonna get a ticket. Regardless of if you're doing 10 miles UNDER the speed limit or not. They WILL find a way.

If you've never had the opportunity to have a run-in with a crooked cop good on you. But ONE experience with a bad cop will sour you on EVER thinking they're looking out for your "own good" forever.

To me, they are The Enemy. That's why I have a radar detector and NO tickets for the past 7 years. The radar detector warns me of The Enemy.

I understand you don't have to be an angry person to feel the way you do. LEO wear vests to stop bullets, because it only takes one bullet to drastically alter, or end, your life and they never know whether the next traffic stop is a nut-job. It's best to stay away from bullets. I won't say ALL LEO are bad, but it only takes one. People can keep their head in the sand if they want, but somewhere, RIGHT NOW, someone's life is being ruined by a bad LEO. If I had a Bad Cop vest, I'd probably have a slightly different attitude. Not bashing, simply reality, whether you choose to accept it or not. It's no longer just inner-city youth who have a severe lack of trust, or respect, when it comes to LEO. It's a shame, really. I feel more and more like cattle and less like a protected citizen. By the way, I've had one traffic ticket in the past 25 years, and that ticket was over 5 years ago. I've never been locked up, and I'd like to keep it that way.

Thank-you for providing the warning about Waldo, I do very much appreciate that. But one thing I don't understand about so many comments on this thread: it seems that, even though it is a well know "fact" that Waldo is notorious for being a speed trap, why do so many of you push your luck? It seems if you KNOW there is a potential speed trap, and you are all familiar with the roads, and you drive through these questionable zones, then ... why do you push fate and still speed?

Great example of how I described posts from people who never experienced this strech of road. It is explained clearly why people get tickets on this section of highway. Has absolutely nothhing to do with people pushing their luck and speeding.

Does the speed limit on I-380 through Cedar Rapids Iowa change 6 times in 2 miles? I'll bet if it did, you'd be squaking about speed traps too.

happybooker1 wrote:

DutchmenSport wrote:
Thank-you for providing the warning about Waldo, I do very much appreciate that. But one thing I don't understand about so many comments on this thread: it seems that, even though it is a well know "fact" that Waldo is notorious for being a speed trap, why do so many of you push your luck? It seems if you KNOW there is a potential speed trap, and you are all familiar with the roads, and you drive through these questionable zones, then ... why do you push fate and still speed? So many of you sound angry because you have to slow down, yet you know what the consequences will be if you get caught speeding, and push the envelope anyway. That just doesn't make sense to me. If the speed limit changes 6 times in a 2 mile stretch, I would think you know exactly where those changes occur, where the signs are posted, and prepare by speeding up or slowing down before you pass the sign. Still better yet, if the fastest speed is posted 55 mph and the slowest is 30 mph in that same 2 mile stretch, AND YOU KNOW it's that way, why take risks? Why not just drive the entire 2 miles at 30 mph and be safe about it! I just don't understand why you feel you play Russian Roulette and be able to win? You know it's going to happen! Why tempt fate! I just don't get it.

But, thanks again for the warning. FYI, if anyone is driving through Cedar Rapids Iowa on I-380, there is a stretch of interstate that is photo speed enforced. Don't ask me how I know ... My wife has teased me enough about that for the last 4 years! Needless to say, when I drive that road now to visit my daughter in Iowa, I purposely now, make sure I slow down 5 mph LOWER than the speed limit. Pain the the neck.... yes ... but I simply could not take another 4 years of being teased by my wife ... why press fate?

Sometimes you just can't win. If the cops decide they're gonna give you a ticket -- well, son, you're gonna get a ticket. Regardless of if you're doing 10 miles UNDER the speed limit or not. They WILL find a way.

If you've never had the opportunity to have a run-in with a crooked cop good on you. But ONE experience with a bad cop will sour you on EVER thinking they're looking out for your "own good" forever.

To me, they are The Enemy. That's why I have a radar detector and NO tickets for the past 7 years. The radar detector warns me of The Enemy.

You must be a very unhappy and angry person… not a life I would choose to emulate…

The enemy, good grief…

There are bad people in all walks of life, all professions, all economic levels… dealing with them is a part of life, and as with all things some have poorer skills in dealing with than others…

Your post is outside the area of strict enforcement or even overly strict enforcement… I suspect it is more likely that you just don’t like any authority, or any organization, rules, or regulations and except for the ones you agree with…

If you’re getting tickets when going 10 under I will assume your attitude toward any supervision precedes you and is well known by those bad establishment cops…

I can say in my entire life I deserved to be stopped every time I was… I pushed the envelope got caught and knew the cost of doing so… still I was a slow learner, but I did learn… it wasn’t the tickets that woke me up though it was extricating people from the crumpled mess of what was once a car that experienced an extremely sudden stop while speeding…

DutchmenSport wrote:
Thank-you for providing the warning about Waldo, I do very much appreciate that. But one thing I don't understand about so many comments on this thread: it seems that, even though it is a well know "fact" that Waldo is notorious for being a speed trap, why do so many of you push your luck? It seems if you KNOW there is a potential speed trap, and you are all familiar with the roads, and you drive through these questionable zones, then ... why do you push fate and still speed? So many of you sound angry because you have to slow down, yet you know what the consequences will be if you get caught speeding, and push the envelope anyway. That just doesn't make sense to me. If the speed limit changes 6 times in a 2 mile stretch, I would think you know exactly where those changes occur, where the signs are posted, and prepare by speeding up or slowing down before you pass the sign. Still better yet, if the fastest speed is posted 55 mph and the slowest is 30 mph in that same 2 mile stretch, AND YOU KNOW it's that way, why take risks? Why not just drive the entire 2 miles at 30 mph and be safe about it! I just don't understand why you feel you play Russian Roulette and be able to win? You know it's going to happen! Why tempt fate! I just don't get it.

But, thanks again for the warning. FYI, if anyone is driving through Cedar Rapids Iowa on I-380, there is a stretch of interstate that is photo speed enforced. Don't ask me how I know ... My wife has teased me enough about that for the last 4 years! Needless to say, when I drive that road now to visit my daughter in Iowa, I purposely now, make sure I slow down 5 mph LOWER than the speed limit. Pain the the neck.... yes ... but I simply could not take another 4 years of being teased by my wife ... why press fate?

Sometimes you just can't win. If the cops decide they're gonna give you a ticket -- well, son, you're gonna get a ticket. Regardless of if you're doing 10 miles UNDER the speed limit or not. They WILL find a way.

If you've never had the opportunity to have a run-in with a crooked cop good on you. But ONE experience with a bad cop will sour you on EVER thinking they're looking out for your "own good" forever.

To me, they are The Enemy. That's why I have a radar detector and NO tickets for the past 7 years. The radar detector warns me of The Enemy.

There is a stretch of road near our old house that was a very well enforced 25 MPH speed limit. The police were constantly out there with radar. Everyone knew that the speed limit was 25 and enforced. When our girls began driving, I told them that it wasn't trickery, it was an intelligence test. If you know they are there and you know the speed limit then there is no excuse for getting a ticket. They never did get a ticket, there or anywhere else. I have smart girls!

I think it just boils down to some people are contrarians and hate being told what to do. No rhyme nor reason to it, just that figures of authority get their hackles up and they react in a contrary manner. Doesn't necessarily make a lot of sense, but then human nature rarely does. :)

Kind of like telling some people that the speed of sound simply can't be broken, or that particular mountain can't be climbed. They will kill themselves, and others, trying to do what they've been told they can't do. No rhyme nor reason to it.

Thank-you for providing the warning about Waldo, I do very much appreciate that. But one thing I don't understand about so many comments on this thread: it seems that, even though it is a well know "fact" that Waldo is notorious for being a speed trap, why do so many of you push your luck? It seems if you KNOW there is a potential speed trap, and you are all familiar with the roads, and you drive through these questionable zones, then ... why do you push fate and still speed? So many of you sound angry because you have to slow down, yet you know what the consequences will be if you get caught speeding, and push the envelope anyway. That just doesn't make sense to me. If the speed limit changes 6 times in a 2 mile stretch, I would think you know exactly where those changes occur, where the signs are posted, and prepare by speeding up or slowing down before you pass the sign. Still better yet, if the fastest speed is posted 55 mph and the slowest is 30 mph in that same 2 mile stretch, AND YOU KNOW it's that way, why take risks? Why not just drive the entire 2 miles at 30 mph and be safe about it! I just don't understand why you feel you play Russian Roulette and be able to win? You know it's going to happen! Why tempt fate! I just don't get it.

But, thanks again for the warning. FYI, if anyone is driving through Cedar Rapids Iowa on I-380, there is a stretch of interstate that is photo speed enforced. Don't ask me how I know ... My wife has teased me enough about that for the last 4 years! Needless to say, when I drive that road now to visit my daughter in Iowa, I purposely now, make sure I slow down 5 mph LOWER than the speed limit. Pain the the neck.... yes ... but I simply could not take another 4 years of being teased by my wife ... why press fate?

fj12ryder wrote:
Heck, if most of you law abiding folks had been around in 1776 we'd still be a crown colony: "Just do what the King says and there won't be any problems". "The King has a good reason for these regulations, just obey them and there isn't an issue." "What's the problem with just obeying the King's laws?" :)

Some of these folk probably WERE around in 1776. :E

I find the wisest course of action is to simply obey the law the best I can. It's all I can do.

Passed through Waldo many of times over many of years with out of state plates… never ticketed, never even stopped… seen many that did because they choose to ignore the speed sings and warning signs… some hard to miss…