Texas has three in the top ten!

[helosailor]

Way to go Texas! Three Texas cities are in the top ten in the nation for the most speed traps. Dallas (#8), Austin (#2), and *drumroll*...Houston (#1).

http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/autos_content_landing_pages/1728/americas-worst-speed-traps/

[03trubluGT]

I give 20 over on freeways, 15 on city surface streets, and 10 in school zones.

And I can write plenty.

There is no reason to write for under 10 over, unless it's a school zone, IMHO.

Writing tickets should have an emphasis on safety, not pulling in $$$$$.

The thing that irks me is the red light cameras. You won't see any in poor areas, because people don't title cars, or if they do, they won't pay the tickets so putting a camera up on those areas is counter productive.

But they will sure as hell put up cameras in middle class or affluent areas!

[A_A_G]

There is no reason to write for under 10 over, unless it's a school zone, IMHO.

I wished every other officer thought like you... I shouldn't have to worry about doing 70 mph on 114 when going home every day. 60 mph is too damn slow for hwy speeds.

[Trip McNeely]

I give 20 over on freeways, 15 on city surface streets, and 10 in school zones.

And I can write plenty.

There is no reason to write for under 10 over, unless it's a school zone, IMHO.

Writing tickets should have an emphasis on safety, not pulling in $$$$$.

The thing that irks me is the red light cameras. You won't see any in poor areas, because people don't title cars, or if they do, they won't pay the tickets so putting a camera up on those areas is counter productive.

But they will sure as hell put up cameras in middle class or affluent areas!

I passed a State Trooper doing 85 in a 55 yesterday, and he didnt even blink. You have to be doing something REALLY fucking stupid to get a ticket here, now NY State, thats a different story.

[Hmbre97]

Not surprising at all. I know the suburb of Austin I live in (Hutto) is full of revenue generators. We've also got several red light cameras now that have started to cause accidents at intersections I've never seen accidents at before.

[talisman]

No Pantego or Dalworthington Gardens? For shame.

[yellowstang]

I wished every other officer thought like you... I shouldn't have to worry about doing 70 mph on 114 when going home every day. 60 mph is too damn slow for hwy speeds.

But, but, going over 60 kills speople!