Hanging Rock, Ohio.
Four lane superhighway US 52 suddenly drops from 65 to 55 mph at Hanging Tree, er Rock. 55 means 55 mph.
To contest a speeding ticket, you go to Mayor’s court. Mayor, BTW, hires the LEO’s. Court date is regularly changed from the Friday date of appearance on the ticket to Monday by a post-it note stuck on the village hall door. “Sorry for the inconvenience.” LOL.
Toledo Blade reported the entire property tax base of HR is $3200.00, yet Hanging Rock rakes in over $200k in traffic fines annually.
There was a sh!tty little burb in Cleveland named Linndale that had a 200 ft jurisdiction on I-71 that used to pull that stuff.
Don’t know if they are still at it or not, been gone 30 yrs.
Hanging Rock, Ohio From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hanging Rock is a village in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 279 at the 2000 census. It is regularly labeled a speed trap as the state auditor reported $109,186 in mayor’s court receipts in 2000 compared with $3,106 in property taxes.[3]
Hanging Rock is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA); it had a population of 288,649 at the 2000 census.
Legal troubles
In early January 2008, Hanging Rock became subject of a lawsuit challenging the legality of its mayor’s court. The suit was filed by Karen Lahr, and names Mayor Chris Davidson among the defendants.[5]