Your son speed THROUGH a SCHOOL ZONE, gets a speeding ticket and this is crap? As the father of 5 kids in those school zones, I can assure you that I do NOT share your opinion.
My parents made it very clear to me that if I ever sped through a school zone I would never drive one of their cars again. Though I own my own cars now, I suspect they would STILL be so upset my 70 year old dad would try to kill me.
I don't think I ever disagreed with so many Freepers.
It depends on what kind of "school zone" it was. Many school zones are just actually speed traps. There is a stretch of road in front of an elementary school a few miles away that is a 25 mph school zone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The speed limit on that road is 45 before and after the school.
There is also a "school zone" near my house that is really just the entrance to a private preschool. The preschool and its grounds are FAR from that intersection - its just an intersection.
Many "school zones" I know of are just a stretch of road in front of high school. There are no sidewalks and students NEVER cross the street - they couldn't even if they wanted to as there is nothing on the other side to go to. What sense does it make to consider this a "school zone" for traffic?
Many people think "school zone" and automatically think of crossing guards escorting elementary school kids across the street. In reality, those are pretty rare.
Oh, grow up. My son didn't even know he was in a school zone. He was going the regular residential speed of 30. No children were harmed in the making of this civil injustice.
And beyond that, you don't find a random request to search a vehicle CRAP? I think I disagree with your inability to agree.
I've gotten a ticket for going 35 in a 15 in a school zone. The regular speed limit on that road was 35. The 15mph school zone said 15mph "when children are present". I got the ticket at 7am on a sunday morning. There were no children present. The cops would sit there and write tickets at all hours, regardless of whether it was during school hours or not. I fought that one. I won. Yes, it was crap! The cop should have never written the ticket, and never should have stopped me from going about my business in the first place.