COLORADO Speed Traps... (Denver, Morrison: home, neighborhoods, schools)

[TOMD]

I have been staying in Colorado on and off for almost 2 yrs now. During that time I would travel the highways and back roads just site seeing. I don't know for sure why but I would suspect the State and individual towns needs money because I have seen so many speed traps in this state. Morrison Colorado being one of them. Google it...

Every town in America give tickets to drives when a violation is observed. We all know this from the get go. We don't like getting them but we understand the need. Some towns however decide that its a revenue generator that is to easy to resist and have developed a lay in waiting approach like predators do. This is not done to reduce drivers speeding because that could be accomplished more if they were out in the open. When in hiding its like hunting for violators. I am not disputing the fact that people are speeding. But to wait at location when drivers are most likely to be speeding because of the laws of nature (going down hill) or here there is an abrupt change to the posted limit seems devious at best.

I have spoken to many of my co-workers and many have had 2 or more tickets in the state when they travel home for the weekend. Most now have radar detectors on their dash.

So all you traveler just be away. COLORADO is a predatory state with regards to catching speeder.

[bluescreen73]

Originally Posted by TOMD

I have been staying in Colorado on and off for almost 2 yrs now. During that time I would travel the highways and back roads just site seeing. I don't know for sure why but I would suspect the State and individual towns needs money because I have seen so many speed traps in this state. Morrison Colorado being one of them. Google it...

Every town in America give tickets to drives when a violation is observed. We all know this from the get go. We don't like getting them but we understand the need. Some towns however decide that its a revenue generator that is to easy to resist and have developed a lay in waiting approach like predators do. This is not done to reduce drivers speeding because that could be accomplished more if they were out in the open. When in hiding its like hunting for violators. I am not disputing the fact that people are speeding. But to wait at location when drivers are most likely to be speeding because of the laws of nature (going down hill) or here there is an abrupt change to the posted limit seems devious at best.

I have spoken to many of my co-workers and many have had 2 or more tickets in the state when they travel home for the weekend. Most now have radar detectors on their dash.

So all you traveler just be away. COLORADO is a predatory state with regards to catching speeder.

Ever been to Texas? It's FAR worse than Colorado. US-287 is a very heavily traveled road from Dallas-Fort Worth to Dumas, and between Amarillo and Wichita Falls there's a town called Estelline - population 155. Estelline is notorious because they generate a majority of their municipal budget from traffic tickets.

287 in Texas has some of the worst speed limit signage I've ever seen. Most of the highway is 65mph, but it's not uncommon for the speed limit to drop quickly from 65 to 45 to 30/25 in less than a mile.

[jamesdenver]

Pena Boulevard (the 10 mile airport road) has regular patrols and I almost always see 2-3 folks pulled over or cops laying in wait.

I have no problem ticketing people for excessively speeding and unsafe driving, but I've always thought it makes a terrible impression of the city on a visitor to have their last experience visiting Denver or the state be receiving a ticket. (Which they'll complain about to friends back home).

Would rather have cops giving tickets in residential neighborhoods or schools where people are irresponsible, rather than a wide open freeway.

[Ghengis]

I don't have an issue with them writing fines for driving over the speed limit but I think it would be considerate if they gave you money back for driving under the speed limit too then.

[bluescreen73]

Originally Posted by Ghengis

I don't have an issue with them writing fines for driving over the speed limit but I think it would be considerate if they gave you money back for driving under the speed limit too then.

Good lord there are already enough Sunday drivers around here. No need to reward it.

[denverian]

Originally Posted by bluescreen73

Ever been to Texas? It's FAR worse than Colorado. US-287 is a very heavily traveled road from Dallas-Fort Worth to Dumas, and between Amarillo and Wichita Falls there's a town called Estelline - population 155. Estelline is notorious because they generate a majority of their municipal budget from traffic tickets.

287 in Texas has some of the worst speed limit signage I've ever seen. Most of the highway is 65mph, but it's not uncommon for the speed limit to drop quickly from 65 to 45 to 30/25 in less than a mile.

Texas is HORRIBLE for speed traps. I seriously think it's their main source of money! When I lived in San Antonio, there would be at least two speed traps on the freeways driving across the city every day when I went to and from work. I think I've had about 7 speeding tickets in my life, and 6 of them were in Texas.

[jamesdenver]

I don't have an issue with them writing fines for driving over the speed limit but I think it would be considerate if they gave you money back for driving under the speed limit too then.

I don't follow. Please explain how and why this could/would happen.

[Willy702]

Its the price you pay for low property taxes. Nowhere else I have lived in have regular speed traps on freeways set up by the local police. That is just asking for a bevy of tickets to be written.

[BarryK123]

I wish they would start writing tickets for failure to signal, driving in a passing lane, and not having headlights on when needed.

[Timmyy]

If you don't speed then there is no trap.
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