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founder:
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bogleman
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date created:
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05/06/2007
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no. of members:
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1
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description/mission statement:
The term speed trap refers to a point where speed limits are strictly enforced by police. It is generally understood as meaning a specific location in which police wait in concealment. For example, a police car might wait behind a bridge or overpass, out of sight of approaching motorists, but has also been applied to locations where a speed camera is posted.
Speed traps have been used since the beginning of the 20th Century as a means to enforce speed limits, Cities or road sections become known as speed traps where police have a reputation for writing an unusually high number of traffic tickets, especially speeding tickets - thanks to wiki.
I do not want to get into the politics of speed traps. Speed traps are place for specific reasons, yes some are used as revenue generators but most are in place because a specific area has known safety concerns and the LEO’s are assigned to a specific area to strictly enforce the posted speed limits. This could be an individual officer or a roving patrol involving multiple officers.
Speed traps can be enforced using aircraft, radar, stop watches/stripes on the road (Vascar) or by the officers observations.
As geocachers,citizens,responsible drivers we all have the responsibility to pay attention to our sourrondings, this includes the posted speed limits. Unfortunately not everyone is perfect with their driving abilities and accidents do happen. Running a little late for work, kids crying, mother-in-law helping from the back seat – everyone has been there. The speedodometer creaps up and before you know it it’s too late.
Speeding can be very costly, out of pocket expences, court hearings/missed work, insurance premiums increase, suspensions can be imposed, traffic accidents can happen all of which means money lost in the long run.
My main goal with the speed trap waymark is for users to mark known, aggressively enforced speed traps. Other waymarkers/geocachers/GPS users could input the speed trap waymark into their GPS. Having the proximity alarm set to alert you as you approach the speed trap will allow you to safely check and monitor your speed as you approach and travel through a known speed trap.
There are several speed trap sites posted to the internet (Speedtrap.org) but these do not provide much useful information for GPS navigation. We all have GPS’s, many have autoroute navigation why not have a waymark category for speed traps.
I feel that this will be a very benificial
feature to have as a cost savings to the enduser not to mention the old saying “speed kills”.
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open enrollment: OFF
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