Speed trap rant

Daffy · 02-08-2007, 11:34 PM

Lawtey, on 301..My first clue should have been the billboards I've seen there for years that say"Speed trap ahead"...Well before the 45 sign they gun you down(wrote me for 60)..The cop has a bad additude, very cocky(Probably because his little craphole

of a town has nothing going for it except that folks have to drive thru it to get somewhere worthwhile). Then the ticket says you can elect to go to court but if they find you guilty they can practically triple the fine(from 185 to 500). I guess that's how they make sure you don't try to stand up for justice. Now I drive the extra 35 miles not to go there. That place is a disgrace to the state of Florida.

98 softtail · 02-08-2007, 11:43 PM

where is Lawtey ?

Daffy · 02-08-2007, 11:48 PM

It's on US 301 just off I-10....It's the shortcut from Jax to Ocala.. But it's not worth it to me anymore...

Z06 Rocket · 02-09-2007, 08:23 AM

Just use it but be aware to closely follow the speed limit when you start to get close to the city.

ynkedad · 02-09-2007, 09:16 AM

Sorry you got Busted!

IMO....A good Radar Detector may have saved you.?

Val-1

Has saved me countless times by warning me way in advance of any speed traps. Not to mention, it lets me know if there's more than one LEO in the vicinity who's actively pinging. $400.00 is a small price to pay compared to ticket fines and points

. JMHO

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I Highly recommend them!

~Ray

Daffy · 02-09-2007, 09:39 AM

The speed limits bounce up and down like a rubber ball all the way from Baldwin to Ocala. I guess I've just dodged the bullet for several years. It's an 82 mile stretch and I figured out I can stay on the interstate for an additional 35 miles with my cruise control on and no stress and it's only about ten extra minutes and a few bux for gas. That way I never have to be victimized like that again. I have the utmost respect for law enforcement but this guy is an insult to the profession. Right down to writing the ticket for exactly 15 over so it would move me up another price/point category. Kinda like something out of a bad B movie script. Now I understand why somebody spends the money for the billboards. I just wanted to warn my fellow members about it if you ever have to go thru there to beware of billy bob and Jetrho. Yes there were two of them writing tickets as quickly as they could. Like shooting fish in a barrel with a license to steal. I think I'll stay on the Interstate, that way if I get pulled over( by a professional) it's because I voilated the law, not simply driven into an ambush by LEO terrorists.

exile · 02-09-2007, 03:44 PM

.........and it has been like that for over thirty years. I was stationed at Mayport (USN) near JAX in 1967. My trip home to Largo/Clearwater took me right through that town. It was well known then to be a speed trap. Sorry you got busted. Speed limits are usually set for good reasons, but in that little town they use trickery to fatten the coffers... SUCKS. I agree, disgrace to Florida. It's probably why that stretch of road has not flourished while the rest of the state has. People stay away from there

........Tom

CHASZ51 · 02-09-2007, 06:19 PM

I never been thru that town and don't ever plan on going thru it unless i'm doing 5mph.

SteveK · 02-09-2007, 06:49 PM

Ah heck, let's get us a convoy and bust the gate doing 98......

ynkedad · 02-09-2007, 07:01 PM

Now that would be fun

Sucks to be you ..whoever is in the slowest Vette though!