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Old 02-13-2012, 09:17 AM
 
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they are (or were at least a few years ago when I was there) free in NY. They just charge you a $10 deposit, which is refunded when you give the transponder back. I believe it depends on which state you live in
Ours is from NY, when we got them there wasn't even a deposit! We were living in NJ at the time (NJ charged for them) and NY had no problem shipping ours to a NJ address.
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Old 02-13-2012, 07:58 PM
 
Location: Orlando
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Winter Park cops likes to sit on the curve on between Fairbanks and Aloma.... seems a daily event and pays the city well.
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Old 02-13-2012, 08:46 PM
 
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The speed traps on I-4 are dumb if you ask me. The fact the speed limit is 55 is a joke. NO ONE drives 55 on a major 6-lane highway like that. Police know that and just using it to make easy reverse-taxation.
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Old 02-14-2012, 05:37 AM
 
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The speed traps on I-4 are dumb if you ask me. The fact the speed limit is 55 is a joke. NO ONE drives 55 on a major 6-lane highway like that. Police know that and just using it to make easy reverse-taxation.
The fact that the city changes the speed limit whenever it feels like it is kind of interesting too. I've seen the digital speed limit signs set as low as 40mph on I-4.
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Old 02-14-2012, 07:18 AM
 
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The speed traps on I-4 are dumb if you ask me. The fact the speed limit is 55 is a joke. NO ONE drives 55 on a major 6-lane highway like that. Police know that and just using it to make easy reverse-taxation.
I-4 isn't that bad for speedtraps IMO. I've only seen cops parked under the overpass at Conroy/Millennia and before Sand lake Rd.

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The fact that the city changes the speed limit whenever it feels like it is kind of interesting too. I've seen the digital speed limit signs set as low as 40mph on I-4.
I've seen them go to 30. It pretty much follows how heavy the traffic is. Kinda stupid because you really can't go more than 30-40 when the traffic gets back, but for some reason, they feel the need to drop the speed limit to that level just to remind you of that.
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Old 02-14-2012, 12:08 PM
 
Location: Orlando
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The only people I've seen pulled over on I-4 are the ones that I just saw 5 minutes before weaving in and out of traffic giving other people headaches.
I got a speeding ticket last month and horrors of horrors????? I deserved it. Imagine that, taking responsibility for one's own actions.
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Old 02-14-2012, 01:20 PM
 
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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The fact that the city changes the speed limit whenever it feels like it is kind of interesting too. I've seen the digital speed limit signs set as low as 40mph on I-4.
If traffic is VERY heavy they go as low as 30

I agree with that other poster who said the 55 mph speed limit is a joke. Most drivers on I-4 usually go 75+, I did
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Old 02-14-2012, 01:23 PM
 
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Are you looking for an award?
No, I was simply stating that as much as I have driven on Orlando's highways at 75+ mph I have not gotten a speeding ticket is insane to me considering my friends get them all the time
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Old 02-18-2012, 01:02 PM
 
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I got a speeding ticket last month and horrors of horrors????? I deserved it. Imagine that, taking responsibility for one's own actions.
The difference is knowing when you're really speeding and when you're just travelling at a normal speed. Meaning, 55 limit is ridiculous and anything under 75 does NOT deserve a ticket. If you;re doing 80+, then you know you deserve that ticket.
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Old 02-18-2012, 04:56 PM
 
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Default driving in Florida

I am not sure why there are even speed limit signs on any of the road, highways, turnpikes. No one obeys them and the HP basically provide a "presence" and only pull over the ones that a literally dangerous. Passing on the right is illegal...please take note the next time you are on the highway the # of times someone flies by you on the right. The darting in and out of lanes, speeding, tailgating at high speed and on and on...did no one have to take a driving test? I have driven in big congested cities before and Orlando is by far the worst so I'm not surprised.
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