25 cities with the most speed traps

[Eye of the Tiger]

Here?s the list, which includes both the cities and the number of speed traps per 100,000 residents according to the NMA study.

The 25 most speed trap-ridden cities in the U.S. and Canada
1. Livonia, Michigan 27.9
2. Windsor, Ontario 17.6
3. Orlando 17.2
4. Las Vegas 11.1
5. Denver 10.9
6. Reno, Nevada 10.4
7. Tampa 8.9
8. Colorado Springs, Colorado 7.2
9. Austin, Texas 6.1
10. Sarasota, Florida 6.1
11. Portland, Oregon 5.8
12. Jacksonville, Florida 5.4
13. San Antonio (Bexar County) 5.3
14. Fresno, California 5.0
15. Hamilton, Ontario 5.0
16. New Orleans 4.7
17. Toronto (Greater Toronto Area) 4.7
18. Houston (Harris County) 4.0
19. Edmonton, Alberta 3.3
20. San Diego (San Diego County) 3.2
21. Indianapolis 3.2
22. San Jose, California 3.1
23. Chicago (Cook County) 1.9
24. Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) 1.6
25. New York (Five boroughs) 0.9


sauce: http://www.leftlanenews.com/slow-down-the-25-most-speed-trap-ridden-cities-in-the-u-s-and-canada.html


This list seems fairly accurate to me.

I do believe Livonia and Windsor, same with Hamilton and Toronto. Everyone goes the speed limit or less whenever I'm truckin across through there. I stick to the speed limits when I'm in a truck, anyway, unless it really causes a traffic hazard. 

When I rented the C6 in Las Vegas, my friend warned me to stick to the speed limit around the city, and I did. There were many cops on the roads.  He actually got a ticket in Bumfuck, California.

I can say from experience that at least one of the cops around Indianapolis is a total hardass out to write as many tickets as possible, but he seemed like he was just following standard procedures, so I can safely assume that all the cops around Indianapolis are specifically trained to be hardasses.

Chicago is the only one I don't quite agree with. Everyone on the highways there drives at least 10 over, even the trucks. I think Chicago cops are really too busy looking for murders and drug dealers to be very strict with speed limits.

[Soup DeVille]

I think that smaller towns probably escaped under the radar (pun intended) on this list.

Sure, Livonia's bad: but not as bad as Allen Park or Pleasant Ridge: both towns that can claim jurisdiction over about a half a mile of interstate freeway, and are always there writing tickets.

[Lebowski]

Yeah, small towns can be far worse than any of the cities mentioned here.  4 cities in FL mentioned, but by far the worst speed trap in the state is little Waldo, FL.

[S204STi]

Denver is pretty bad.  On the way to Pueblo and back I had to pull back from warp speed as I entered both D-town and Springs.

[dazzleman]

Denver is pretty bad.  On the way to Pueblo and back I had to pull back from warp speed as I entered both D-town and Springs.

You never learn, man....

[TurboDan]

Surprised that so many big cities are on the list. For one thing, traffic moves like molasses through most of them because of congestion and, generally speaking, police officers have much bigger things to deal with than traffic violations. In my experience, you have to be doing something outrageously stupid to get pulled over in a large city.

[Rupert]

Yeah, small towns can be far worse than any of the cities mentioned here.  4 cities in FL mentioned, but by far the worst speed trap in the state is little Waldo, FL.

I never speed through small towns.

[dazzleman]

Surprised that so many big cities are on the list. For one thing, traffic moves like molasses through most of them because of congestion and, generally speaking, police officers have much bigger things to deal with than traffic violations. In my experience, you have to be doing something outrageously stupid to get pulled over in a large city.

I think that tells you a lot about the quality of the list.  Most of these lists are worthless and this one is no exception.

[dazzleman]

I never speed through small towns.

Grow a set...

[2o6]

Grow a set...

When I got that ticket back in November, the cop told us why smaller towns ticket far more than a larger city (like Akron versus the surrounding suburbs, townships and cities). They do it because they have nothing to do. They generally have fewer calls and can afford to sit there and ticket. The cop said if he were to bust people going as high as 15 over, he'd be ticketing all day, and there are too many calls for that. You have to be doing something really crazy to get pulled over.

[Colonel Cadillac]

They're probably factoring in speed cameras, which I bet some of these cities have a lot of.

[dazzleman]

They're probably factoring in speed cameras, which I bet some of these cities have a lot of.

Cities are more likely to have red light cameras.

[93JC]

Our red light cameras double as speed cameras. If you pass through the intersection on a green light and are speeding, you get a ticket. If you run a red light you get a ticket. If you run a red light while speeding you get TWO tickets.

[dazzleman]

Our red light cameras double as speed cameras. If you pass through the intersection on a green light and are speeding, you get a ticket. If you run a red light you get a ticket. If you run a red light while speeding you get TWO tickets.

I don't consider those real tickets.  They're more like parking tickets.

[Colonel Cadillac]

I don't consider those real tickets.  They're more like parking tickets.

For us poor folk they're $70 and that's a trip to the grocery store.

[Rupert]

"Us poor folk"?! Hahahahaha, that's a good one!

[Cookie Monster]

"Us poor folk"?! Hahahahaha, that's a good one!

[Rupert]

And his point was that you don't really earn those tickets, not that it's too cheap for his rich self to care.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

For us poor folk they're $70 and that's a trip to the grocery store.

They're $95 here in Cleveland/East Cleveland.

[dazzleman]

And his point was that you don't really earn those tickets, not that it's too cheap for his rich self to care.

Yes.  My comment had nothing to do with cost.  I don't give a fuck about the cost of a regular ticket.

Getting a ticket in the mail isn't the same as getting pulled over and having a cop hand you the ticket at the side of the road.  And the camera tickets don't go on your driving record.  They're much more like parking tickets.

[Cookie Monster]

Also, $70 at the grocery store = high roller.

[Byteme]

Nice to see Texas is keeping the dream of freedom alive with three cities on the list.  I drive through a notorious speed trap every day on the way to work (610 loop by the Astrodome)  There are always cops on the inside shoulder there waiting for speeders to come over the rise.  And they never seem to lack for customers.      People never learn.

[Tave]

Getting a ticket in the mail isn't the same as getting pulled over and having a cop hand you the ticket at the side of the road.  And the camera tickets don't go on your driving record.  They're much more like parking tickets.

I wouldn't be so sure about that. I had my carrier run my driving record a few years ago and they saw a camera ticket I received in Arizona.

[Colonel Cadillac]

Nice to see Texas is keeping the dream of freedom alive with three cities on the list.  I drive through a notorious speed trap every day on the way to work (610 loop by the Astrodome)  There are always cops on the inside shoulder there waiting for speeders to come over the rise.  And they never seem to lack for customers.      People never learn.

Radar detector to the rescue!

I'm honestly surprised so few people actually have one. When I drive from New Orleans to Connecticut and vice versa, I typically avoid a couple of speed traps because my radar detector lets me know a cop is shooting radar up in the distance.

[Byteme]

Radar detector to the rescue!

I'm honestly surprised so few people actually have one. When I drive from New Orleans to Connecticut and vice versa, I typically avoid a couple of speed traps because my radar detector lets me know a cop is shooting radar up in the distance.

I've had one in each car for the past 27 years.  Trouble is they suck when it comes to Laser.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I've had one in each car for the past 27 years.  Trouble is they suck when it comes to Laser.

Yes. There is enough laser out there now that I gave up and sold my nice Passport 8500. I keep thinking abouy buying a new cheaper one just because I do so much highway driving now.

[Xer0]

Chicago is the only one I don't quite agree with. Everyone on the highways there drives at least 10 over, even the trucks. I think Chicago cops are really too busy looking for murders and drug dealers to be very strict with speed limits.

I don't actually doubt it since that includes all of Cook county.  The city more or less doesn't give a shit if you speed (65/70 is pretty much the defacto speed limit on the 290/90 within the city limits) but the suburbs in Cook are a fucking mess with cops that are pretty much bored out of their mind and itching for something to do.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I don't actually doubt it since that includes all of Cook county.  The city more or less doesn't give a shit if you speed (65/70 is pretty much the defacto speed limit on the 290/90 within the city limits) but the suburbs in Cook are a fucking mess with cops that are pretty much bored out of their mind and itching for something to do.

That's a good point. I was thinking more of the interstates, but when I drive down North Ave into the suburbs, practically nobody speeds. On top of that, the speedlimits are stupidly low on that road, like 35-45. It is extremely hard for me to drive that slow on a road like that.

[Soup DeVille]

Yes. There is enough laser out there now that I gave up and sold my nice Passport 8500. I keep thinking abouy buying a new cheaper one just because I do so much highway driving now.

Laser is always used from a stationary car, most commonly in the daylight, and almost always in the line of sight to approaching traffic. Your best indicator of radar being used up ahead is the brakelights from traffic in front of you.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Laser is always used from a stationary car, most commonly in the daylight, and almost always in the line of sight to approaching traffic. Your best indicator of radar being used up ahead is the brakelights from traffic in front of you.

Yes, the brake light radar detector is pretty good, but sometimes they hode in the damn woods where you can't see them unless you look in your mirror.