[Wallace T.]

No, but I have driven in New Mexico, where if you have Texas plates, it is best to strictly obey all traffic laws, especially when you leave the southeast corner of the state, known as Little Texas. It is also wise to avoid the reservations and Hispanic dominated towns like Mora, if possible if you have Texas plates and are white.

On another note, during the 1990s, both California and New York made their license plates less conspicuous than had been the case in the past, both going to a standard white plate with blue lettering. I suspect the DOTs in those states heard enough complaints about highway patrol that picked on drivers from those states. Back in the 1980s, I knew a Texas state trooper in Amarillo who made a point of nailing Californians and New Yorkers who used Interstate 40.

[af_vet_rr]

No, but I have driven in New Mexico, where if you have Texas plates, it is best to strictly obey all traffic laws, especially when you leave the southeast corner of the state, known as Little Texas.

Reminds me of this place in Northeastern Oklahoma - Big Cabin, sits at the intersection of a highway and turnpike. I didn't go exploring, but looked like a few gas stations/truckstops, an auto mechanic shop or two, a shipping company and an Indian smoke shop.

Before you get to Big Cabin, somebody, I believe the truckstop owner, has placed 18 wheeler trailers up and down the highway with huge banners saying "speed trap ahead" and these things are lit up at night.

The reason why - the "town" of Big Cabin drops the speed limit very rapidly towards the bottom of a hill (which is dangerous as hell since you're having to hit your brakes and praying nobody rear-ends you). They could easily drop the limit well before the hill, but they choose not to.

A local at the truckstop told me that the state is suing Big Cabin because apparently they'e brought in millions of dollars from speeding tickets, and that numerous people and companies have filed complaints with the state over this. Sounded like this itty-bitty town's majority of income comes from the speed trap and it did - apparently over 70% of their revenue is from speeding tickets.

Anytime law enforcement goes hand-in-hand with revenue generation for a government like this, there is going to be abuse.