Sorry to disagree but my wife just got nabbed doing 68 in a 45 by a municipal cop. (they had just changed the speed limit in that area) She requested a hearing. I thought the magistrate was GOING to send her to Gitmo. She explained that it was her first ever infraction and she was willing to pay the fine if he would reduce the points, attend school, what ever not to get the points. The cops and the magistrate treated her like a school girl, reading her the riot act. It appears this a major source of income for the little town. I finally had had enough of the indignation and piped up that that was enough, that it was very evident what was happening and that even a smart man knows that it is worthless to argue with fools and walked out. I was grabbed at the door returned to the courtroom and threaten with contempt of court. A little fast talking about attorneys and rights,etc.etc. I was allowed to leave. Needless to say Rt 51 N in Rostraver Twp in SW Pa does't exist to me or my wife. I will drive 100 miles out of my way to miss that stretch of road
In SW PA? I will have to tell my father in law. He's heavy on the pedal but has a radar on his vehicle. He hasn't had a ticket in a few years. He drives fast, like 90 on I-80.
Don't be sorry.
I was speaking in generalities and recalling my last couple of local traffic court experiences. (republican run towns and judges so they're civilized)
But you're 100% correct. There's some localities that run their courts like Gestapo interrogations and the cops are like the SS. In the 'old days' ('60's) there were two Chicago burbs that were infamous for speed traps; Lyons and Willow Springs.
Both had main roads with a 45mph limit - that is until you hit their city limit and it dropped to 25 & 20 mph. One was right around a curve, the other over a bridge. No way to slow down in time. It turns out that both villages were controlled by the Chicago Mob, even the Police Dept's. That info finally bacame public in the 1990's.
So I have feeling a lot of that traffic fine money wound up in Tony Accardo's basement vault.
Uh... Not that there's anything wrong with that.
chicago thing :-)
You have my complete and total sympathy, because /Speed Traps can happen to any of us.