Speed traps listed by City or Province

[Andy Orr]

Originally Posted by Carol H

Radar and cameras used here as well. The only plit or us of being caught on camera here is that they don't know who was drivng so the car owner gets the fine but they avoid the points against their drivers licence which you would get if you where caught in person.

We get to pay a big fine for speeding but we also get points put against our drivers licence - the number of points you get depends on the infraction. With points you end up paying a second time - every year on your birthday you get a bill! :-) 4 points will cost you $175, 6 is $300, 13 is $1680 and on and on it goes until you hit the max of 50 points at $24,000. These bills have to be paid in order to keep your drivers licence and have nothing to do with your insurance - thats over and above. Not sure what the system is currently but it use to take 3 years to get rid of 3 points - which is the norm for speeding. So not only can speed kill people it can quickly kill your bank balance as well.

Here, the owner gets the question 'who was driving'? If they admit or deny knowledge, they are responsible and get the points.

[Donna D.]

A man was driving when he saw the flash of a traffic camera. He figured that his picture had been taken for exceeding the limit, even though he knew that he was not speeding... Just to be sure, he went around the block and passed the same spot, driving even more slowly, but again the camera flashed.

Now he began to think that this was quite funny, so he drove even slower as he passed the area again, but the traffic camera again flashed. He tried a fourth time with the same result. He did this a fifth time and was now laughing when the camera flashed as he rolled past, this time at a snail's pace...

Two weeks later, he got five tickets in the mail for driving without a seat belt.

You can't fix stupid.

[Chester Taje]

Originally Posted by Donna D.

A man was driving when he saw the flash of a traffic camera. He figured that his picture had been taken for exceeding the limit, even though he knew that he was not speeding... Just to be sure, he went around the block and passed the same spot, driving even more slowly, but again the camera flashed.

Now he began to think that this was quite funny, so he drove even slower as he passed the area again, but the traffic camera again flashed. He tried a fourth time with the same result. He did this a fifth time and was now laughing when the camera flashed as he rolled past, this time at a snail's pace...

Two weeks later, he got five tickets in the mail for driving without a seat belt.

You can't fix stupid.

That is a good one.

[Roger C H]

Where was the red light camera for this turkey?

YouTube - Extreme red light running santa Ana CA

My last speeding ticket was in 1965. I was late to work and it cost me $15. I earned $2.50 per hour at that time. As you can see, excluding taxes, I worked a whole day for that ticket. I decided then and there not to speed any more. (Thank God I never killed anyone nor got caught when I was really speeding.)

Black Diamond Washington is known as a 'speed trap', and they will ticket you for 1 or 2 over. It is their town and they can do what they want. If you don't like it, don't go there. I have been driving through Black Diamond since 1977 and never received a ticket. Like Donna says, "If you can't do the time, don't do the crime."

Andy. That is interesting. What is the freight for driving without a license?

[Andy Orr]

Originally Posted by Roger C H

Where was the red light camera for this turkey?


Andy. That is interesting. What is the freight for driving without a license?

Roger, here, driving without a licence usually carries a fine of around £200 (@ $300) and a driving ban from 1 year upwards. Of course you cannot have insurance if you don't have a licence so you would also be charged with driving without insurance, which carries a similar penalty. Repeat offenders or those caught driving while banned receive heavier fnes and even time in jail.
Andy

[HikeSticks]

Originally Posted by Donna D.

I'm not disputing there are conditions that exist such as you describe Adrian. The recourse is to take a picture from the drivers point of view and take it to court.

I literally wrote thousands of dollars worth of fines/bails "back in the day." Probably less than 2% of people admitted they were speeding. There was always a valid "reason" everything from getting to a hospital for a birth (right!) to some hidden sign. And yes, small towns are the worst.... at least on the Oregon coast. But, it's funny in 45+ years of driving I've never gotten a speeding ticket anywhere. And NO, I never asked for a professional courtesy. I believe it's because I'm an attentive driver.

I also make it a policy to not believe 100% of everything I read on the net ;-) It's human nature to not admit guilt and to blame something/someone else for a condition.

YMMV

I found Donna's reply interesting, especially the observation about only 2% of drivers admitting to their speeding. It has been decades since I earned a speeding ticket. My brother in law, now retired from the RCMP, gave me valuable advice 35 years ago. If you're speeding and you are lit up, pull over immediately, even if the officer is making a u turn from the opposite direction. At night, turn on your interior light and put both hands on the wheel so the approaching officer can see the interior of your vehicle and, in particular, your hands. If you're asked " Do you know why I stopped you." admit you noticed you were over the posted speed when you saw the lights. Don't argue. I was stopped 3 times during lengthy drives home during a commute related to a job transfer ( yes, 30 years ago...). Each time, the officer wrote a ticket and checked off the "warning" box.
This advice may not be relevant today or perhaps not everywhere. But, if the officer intends to write a ticket, you're going to get it. However, there may just be a chance you will get a warning.
My 2 cents worth...
Safe driving.
Barrie

[Roger C H]

Yeah, we know about the interior lights on and hands on the steering wheel thing too because we have an officer in the family.

I wonder what the stopping officer thinks. "Whoa! This guy knows the drill."

We were stopped one night in our black Bronco. They were looking for a brown Bronco involved in some crime.