Seems logical that Cali would have the most speed traps (according to speedtrap.org) as they’re the most-populated and have tons of roads. The rest of the top 10 fall into the similar population-to-area ratio. In descending order after Cali, the most speed traps are in Texas, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, NY, Ohio, NJ, Pennsylvania and Georgia. South Dakota, which is near the bottom, also has the city considered the safest to drive in, which is Sioux Falls, according to Allstate Insurance. You probably won’t be finding many of Jalopnik’s Top Ten Real Life Car Chases coming from that state.
Sources: NMA, NYTimes
Photo: Gilroy Dispatch
Peter not that I dont apprecaite your updates but wandering if Mr Roy was still alive has he has not posted for a while?
Yes, Mark, he’s alive but all his time is being taken up by other projects, mainly, Geotegic’s work for Piaggio. When that’s done, you’ll see him post more regularly.
Also, look for a his appearance on Garage419 with Matt Farah early next week.
cheers,
peter
I’ve found most speed traps in states/cities/towns that you pass through to get somewhere else. Be carefull when you are an obvious out-of-state driver on a road trip because they love to nail people who will not return to defend themselves in court. Does it add safety to have this police presence? Not at all - merely bottom-line income for the local law enforcement corperation.
As a side note regarding the image above… Nobody should be allowed to point anything that looks like a gun at a moving vehicle! I would like to see police forced to only use dash-mounted gear to prevent this dangerous scenario.