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Don't run the yellow lights, don't take a right turn on red, make sure that your inspection stickers are current. The Watertown police have been very strict about traffic rules in Watertown Square for years. Yesterday, I saw one guy getting pulled over for taking a right turn on red. I saw another police car parked by the bus depot area looking for any RMV infractions they could find. My boyfriend has noticed new cameras posted at the traffic intersections. In these days of severe budget deficits, the local police are doing what they can to bring in the revenue by giving out tickets. And in turn, this will up our insurance rates.
I've never gotten hassled when going through Waltham in the 20 years I've lived in the area. The same goes for my city of Newton. There is definitely an extra police presence in Watertown Square, and it's not purely for the well being of the shops, banks and pedestrians.
Arlington's bad like this also. Mass. Ave is wide enough to have four marked lanes, yet there are only two, so the feeling of ample room along with light traffic makes it irresistible for speeding. With little "real" crime to investigate, the cops are lying in wait to write tickets. They also enjoy lurking at intersections notorious for long-lasting red lights, in order to pounce on anybody who makes a right turn on red in the complete absence of oncoming vehicles or pedestrians. "Profiling" is another popular pastime with the constabulary, so be careful if you're DWB in that town.
I caught a rumor this week that Malden's finest are under direct orders to each devote part of their shift to ticket-writing - no more overlooking of minor indiscretions such as having a bumper extend out of a legal parking zone. That's the same city where they're starting to charge by the bag for trash hauling.
What was once a universally-known signal by motorists may now be less recognized. It used to be that if an oncoming vehicle's headlights flashed, it was a warning that a speed trap had been set up farther along the road. That was popular when most main highways were two-lanes instead of Interstates, but I saw it employed sometimes when driving out the Mass. Pike. It must've driven the "staties" parked in the grassy median crazy to have all those trucks and cars slowing to or below the speed limit just before reaching their hiding place, LOL! I'd like to see headlight flashing back in favor. It harkens back to when people on the road were more into looking out for each other than "road rage."
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