There is a Missouri Town called Macks Creek that used to be a terrible speed trap. They allegedly did all kinds of dirty stuff. The state of Missouri passed the law that regulated the amount of Revenue a city or Township can have from speeding tickets. From what I remember, reports said they did a lot of shady stuff to conceal revenues by listing speeding tickets under non-moving violations and such. They had a lot of police cars and extra equipment for an incredibly small town. It was all about the dollars and nothing to do with safety.
Yep. Alot of those Lake of the Ozark towns did that.