I once lived at a location where police frequently radar enforced an exceedingly low speed limit. When I noticed them I would place :"Speed trap ahead" signs long side the road to warn drivers. A few times I was threatened with arrest for "obstructing. I would point out that by placing those signs I was increasing public safety because all those who were speeding slowed down when they saw the signs.. Te only thing I was obstructing was the revenue generated from tickets issued.

"It's a big club, and you ain't in it." - George Carlin

-"What percentage of cars were withinin the speed limit"? -"28%" -"What does that tell you"? -"About 30% of cars carry drugs"

None of them them should profit from fines! They receive tax. Policing for profit, same as for profit prisons is conflict of interest.

The speed traps have absolutely nothing to do with traffic safety, it is all about the highway pirates generating revenue. Plain and simple as that

I like how the sheriff says the easiest way to not getting in the fray is obeying the speed limit when no cop obeys the speed limit on or off duty

Having moved out of the Detroit area was the best decision of my life.

Taxation through citation.

“I’d be fool to say there is no revenue aspect to it.” There should be no revenue aspect to policing - that’s the entire problem.

We all know that most cops feel that traffic laws are for the 'little people' to follow.

The fact that they give an option to pay the fine & plead guilty in exchange for no points is proof enough that it is infact because of revenue. These tyrants feed off human suffering

I liked the way they enforced the 25 mph speed limit in the small town of Dorris, California, near the Oregon border on Highway 97. There were multiple HUMONGOUS 25 mph signs and the one city cop I saw was rolling through town at said 25 mph. I engaged my cruise control and stayed the same distance behind him all through the town. They didn't want to take your money, they wanted you to drive at 25 mph. That kind of speed enforcement, I respect.

Look, I was a LEO for 18 years and MOST communities use tickets just to generate revenue. I called it Tax collecting. Whether it was speeding, parking tickets or tinted window tickets, money goes into the general fund so the politicians wont run out. That is why I got out because I am not the Sheriff of Nottingham and will not be a tax collector at the expense of the people.

Its all about the police state and the bucks period.

This is more of an example of corrupt govt than corrupt police, it's the top that pressures the individual officers.

Had a guy here in wooddale illinois who was throwing roofing nails on the driveway leading into the police station. Ha ha!

if you change the flow of where the revenue is going you will decrease police activity considerably, does that not tell you that the goal is revenue generation, NOT public safety?

If everyone follow the speed limit, then they will find other reasons to pull you over.

"Ignorance of the law is no excuse and who's else is gonna pay for my second mansion?" Said by every Judge

As a guy who lives around here, this was 100% true. Many of the speed trap areas are gone but there are still a few places that do this (Dearborn Heights, Romulus, Plymouth and a few other small towns) The Eureka Rd trap is still there today!

One my favorite suggestions regarding speed traps ever: pass a law that requires the entire cost of the ticket / "court-fees" to go to a charity of your choice (not the state's). If it truly is all about keeping people safe, then they can give the same number of tickets as before all day long; if it's about revenue, it'll go away very quickly.

throw nails in their favorite hiding spots....

That retired cop deserves a medal! Seriously, he should receive a grand reward!

Contact local politicians. Vote people out who allow this to happen

it's about the money all the time. increase the "speed limit" and this crap will reduce.

what i find amusing is that the police pull you over for doing 5 over the limit yet on the very same road they exceed the posted limit by at least 20+ all the time while not on a call if we have to pay what makes them so special and or exempt they are not above the law.

He even admits a portion of it is for revenue

Remove all dollar value from traffic citations. Make it a point system only.

Known cops that have quit jobs because they had quotas that are denied by departments.

Download waze and get a radar detector..

"I said to myself that when I got a chance to speak out about it, that I would. And this is the time cus I've been retired and I feel free to speak out..." So, you waited till you retired on a nice pension till you spoke up for your fellow Americans getting extorted? How brave of the ex-cop.

Revenue generation in the guise of safety. Nothing less and nothing more.

It's 100% about revenue. You'd have to be stupid to not know that. You'd have to be incredibly stupid to believe any cop who says that it's not about revenue. That's what they do - lie with impunity.

Sounds like the police department is saying: do as I say, not as i do.

Little do the idiots know, in the long run they're killing area business.

There are 6 lane roadways in Florida with 45mph limits. I also had a FHP Lt timed me for 3.3sec (aerial speed trap) as I passed a 60mph car in the left lane on I4E around exit 33 a few years ago (I was driving a ‘10 Dodge Charger RT) and in court he stated he timed me for 3.3sec and multiplied it by 3 to get “my speed” at 89mph. For the record I was doing about 73mph when i completed my pass.

" It's a shame before God" . Darn right,lady!

This tv station ought to setup a speed trap on law enforcement, I bet 75% violate the speed limit! ABC did a news report on that once found several cops breaking the speed limit!

News Flash: Everything is about revenue!

Nobody: not a single soul Google Maps: there's a speed trap ahead Me: thank you 👌

here's a solution. There's a problem with uninsured drivers. So why not create a fund, where all the ticket money goes and you can payout the victims of uninsured drivers from that fund

One way is to purchase a incar camera with a speedometer on it and keep it on. It’s been proven when pulled over if you tell them that most of the time they write a warning

I'm in Pa, but travel out of state occasionally. I feel the flow of traffic which is usually above the posted speed, is safe. Meaning people drive what they feel is safe for the area. I drive what I feel is safe for the area and when I check my speed, I am only 5 to 10 above, but sometimes I am below the posted speed. But you always have a few that just blow by you as if your standing still. They are the ones the traps should be going after.

It has nothing to do with safety it’s about that money money money

It's all about the revenue plain and simple

Well now I know not to go anywhere NEAR that town and spend a dollar in it. :)

Putting their cruisers into trafficking so often is 10 times more detrimental to trafficking safety than any of these speed "violations" could ever be.

The chief spilled the beans on his way of thinking: if the locals did the work the locals should get the revenue.

WHO'S POLICING the police ? That's all I want to know

Civil servants? Or Pirates?

It's not just speed traps. A lot of cities and towns will purposely put stop signs where drivers can't see them (e.g. behind vegetation, on the left side of the road instead of the right, obscured by other signs, etc.) and then ticket you for violating the stop sign.

A good starting point is to have a law that objectively determines what speed limits should be based on the conditions.

The police are sanctioned to lie by their department to achieve the goal of an arrest. Everything you do or say will bring you closer to conviction so don't talk to them. Just satisfy the reason for the stop and say nothing else and don't resist. The officer is in control of your entire future and they know it.

I got a ticket for going 2mph over the speed limit a few months ago. That ticket was $175.0. I got really upset during the traffic stop bc I knew that I was going to have to take money from our grocery budget for the month to pay it. My husband and I work very hard to maintain our little family. (We have an 8 year old little girl who is autistic.) We don't make ALOT of money, and every month, we budget almost every dime we make just to stay afloat. I always make sure I follow the law bc I know that we don't have the money to pay fines and such, and this was no exception. Of course, the cop didn't care, and gave me the ticket with a smile on his face and a "have a great day ma'am" at departure. I was just trying to slow down bc the speed limit had dropped from 45mph to 40mph, and I had only made it to 42mph when I passed the 40mph sign. There were others passing me like I was standing still, just like they always do. I just don't get it.....

Littlestown PA-- speed limit when you arrive in town is 25 but the cops pick up out-of-state cars, all PA drivers get away with higher speeds. The problem is that the speed changes after you come down the hill from MD and normally there is a municipal cop waiting. Of course the slow speed applies for all directions entering the town -- from Hanover, Gettysburg, Taneytown MD.

There's a few speed traps on I-5 from Vancouver WA to Longview that I drive a few days a week. I've seen so many people getting pulled over. The speed limit is 70 and everyone does 80. I've gone 80mph past troopers and nothing happens. I see a beat up old car do 75 and they get pulled over. I noticed that they go after people in older cars. At least they don't pull people over and steal your property like other states do.

we dont need hall monitors on our highways and public roads! we need cops to handle emergencies!

Speeding is not a public safety issue; it's not a crime; thus a citation by default is a false claim because no damages exist; the only thing that does exist is respecting public servants over their masters the sovereign people and that is an abomination.

These departments know all the locations in the city where the speed limit drop from 45 to 25 and back to 45 within a block. You don't even have time to slow down before the cops are pulling you over. I was working on a side of town that was just being developed and they literally put a magnetic speed limit sign that was 25mph over a 35mph and a bike cop hid behind a sign. After about 2 hours, he took it down and left. I wish camera phone's were prevalent back then.

Have lost a lot of respect for law enforcement in the last 20 years over this s***

So that's what Slim Shady Live at 8 Mile

Nothing surprises me with crooked cops, or well cops. I filmed a cop with my phone a couple years back. He had his lights on and was speeding. I wasn't to close to him but I kept up with him speeding to see where he went. He went to a fast food drive thru. I was speeding behind him and got close. I pulled right behind him in the line. After I got my food and pulled out the cop pulled me over. I still had my phone filming and was holding it up when he walked up to me and saw my phone. He said "do you know why I pulled you over?" I said yes. Do you know why I was speeding because I have it all recorded on my phone if you want to see me having to speed to keep up with you and you only speeding to go to a fast food joint. Then I asked him if I was free to go and he said yes sir. I sent footage to the police dept. but they did nothing. I film then when they do that shit and keep footage.

my gps alerts me ahead of time...when a speed trap is ahead...ha ha

Paul Petarson: Both as long as one doesn't violate the other.

The easiest way to steal more money from the public

Ferndale police chief's office is 8x8...what a successful peace officer! Protect and serve...yea sure...hes just a TOOL. Lol

I’m a retired firefighter every time I heard police talk about writing tickets it was to get revenue. Get new vehicles get new equipment get new office supplies. I’ve never heard them talk about let’s right tickets to make The roads safer.

If your police Chief has no scruples, the same lack of responsibility flows to the lower-ranking officers.

Police Chief's are always on the take.

Impeding traffic ticket with no points is actually more expensive so it's about revenue.

There's four elements for speeding tickets to be issued: 1). must be an accident. 2). Must be injured, harmed , or damaged victim. 3). Must be a properly filed claim or complaint by the victim ( if a death, by a family member) . 4). A determination of a reasonable man's opinion of a responsible speed in a given scenario. This is where you give notice that you wish the codification of the law be unrolled and read into the record...

On my recommend 7 years later. Did they change anything?

piglice speed all the time crooks

Easiest way to screw people Who’s trying to get to work

Never pull over for an unmarked vehicle, it could save your life. Drive toward the police station at the speed limit instead.

Shared, thanks for airing this. Police have been out of hand=corrupt and this needs to stop.

It is a shame that it takes public outcry for elected officials and hired authority to consider doing the right thing...

How about fire all these government thieves home no pay no pensions. Start new

I drive a black Mercedes. A 30 year old 500 SEC. Kind of a beastly looking car and I am constantly finding police behind me. Many have pulled me over fishing for something (I know my rights and politely decline to talk). I pay strict attention to speed limits so that I don’t get a ticket. Thankfully some of the local police are now leaving me alone because I met them at a meet and greet late last year, introduced myself by handing over two dozen donuts and asked them if they could please recognize my car (it’s the only one in the county) and cut me some slack. Now they typically wave at me when I drive by. How sad we need to bribe cops with donuts to catch a break.

Hold signs 1/4 mile back from the trap stating there's a speed trap ahead. Someone actually did that awhile back and didn't get in trouble for it.

Of course they are a revenue gang. No victim no crime... Right to travel with no impeding mean anything?

the ticket money should go to homeless shelters

1) A traffic citation is issued 2) The proceeds go straight to the capitol city of that state 3) Where ever that money goes from there, it must never find it's way back to the county where it originated, in any shape, form or fashion. PROBLEM SOLVED Until the "Auto Insurance Companies" can figure a way to get their profits back on track.

News Flash!!! It's Not a "Trap" if you don't SPEED.

This is well known and yet still happens. Government doesn't work for us.

You need to go to Rosendale Wisconsin they are very bad pick you up for 2 miles an hour over the speed limit there again it's all about money

Needs a speed survey to determine an appropriate speed limit. That speeding cop was in a rush to write more tickets.

I recall a trap on an unfinished section of highway with low traffic in NJ years ago, downhill section, just after an overpass, Cop would park on the shoulder, hidden by the hill and overpass and jump people all the time as they gained speed down the hill. Then, a guard rail appeared, blocking his parking spot, in a place where there was no hazard to guard against, other than the cops. I assume he ticketed someone in the highway department who had the power to get the rail installed :)

Serve and collect not Serve and Protect

It’s called getting the quota lol 😂 I know how they work

Scott Lewis has the most amazing voice loll I really wonder how he sound when he talks dirty to his wife ahhaah

I don't consider speeding a crime.

Did anyone write the cop a ticket for speeding? Or suspend him? He probably wrote lots of tickets that day for people going wore than he was while not responding to an emergency.

They said it's about reducing crime with police presence. As they are sitting in their unmarked cars.

And they wonder why we dont trust them anymore.

I wish all traffic and parking tickets went directly into road work and nothing else. That should be like a federal law or something.

_"If they're just driving from point "A" to point "B", they're supposed to follow the same traffic laws as anyone else."_ 100% correct. However, cops view themselves as sovereign citizens, even though they'd never admit it and tend to view people who know and stand up for their own rights as sovereign citizens. "Sovereign citizen" is defined as a person who doesn't believe the laws apply to _them._ This is an excellent description of cops, not people who know and want to _obey_ the law.

The police fallows speed limits?...never,this mf cops drive faster always many times for no reazon,this is a rip off...!

Speed traps are nothing but a cashcow. While I was guilty of speeding, I was pissed when I got pulled over because my town had a very busy event and drivers are always on their phones and running red lights, and people are always crossing. Instead the officers on the bike decided to speed trap near my house. They cared about revenues and taking money from its own residents over safety. Stupid thing is my brother got pulled over 13 minutes prior.

Don’t speed, no ticket. Simple.