Waldo has had the speedtrap reputation for over 40 years that I’ve driven the road from Jacksonville to Gainesville. My wife and I would drive slowly through town and note the usual hiding spots of the cops and commiserate with the poor souls who got caught. From time to time there were articles and exposes of the corruption in the town but nothing has changed in almost half a century. (We were never stopped.)
Hiding spots are a good dumping ground for roofing nails, sharp metal objects, etc....it really works.