• WarmSoda@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Speed traps are called speed traps because the limit suddenly drops like 20-30 mph in a very short distance. Saying “just don’t speed” completely ignores how speed traps work and why they exist .

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      1 year ago

      Just realised this is a US politics forum, my insights my not be useful.

      Speed cameras in my region require at least one warming sign and a sign on the camera itself, yet they still catch people (myself included…)

      The short distance limit dropping sounds like a failure in road design if cars aren’t naturally lowering speeds due to the changing streetscape.

      Regardless, the point of enforcement (and the rules they informed) should be based on keeping roads safe, not “trapping” people. I’m sorry you have to go through that.