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I saw a police pulling radar in a school zone right around when the kids get let out. Everyone still did 15 over the limit and the officer didn't pull anyone. I'm sure they pulled people speeding faster than that but it seems they can't just ticket the entire town when 10-15 over the limit is so normalized. People still tell me all the time a cop isn't even allowed to pull you for just 10 over (which is false).
... Don't you guys have speeding cameras? As in, you drive by too fast, it snaps a pic of your license plate and after a couple of weeks you get mail saying "surprise, bitch! Here's a picture of you speeding. That'll be $400 or you're going to jail :)"?
Im just starting to see some of them but they all have warning signs before hand. We have a similar thing where your speed flashes on a lighted sign if it clocks you too fast, but since they aren't enforced by anything the act more like a high score meter.
That's wild imho. Where i'm at, there's speeding cameras at fixed locations AND mobile speeding cameras that are hidden and moved around. And the only warning you get is the sign with the speed limit.
Those street speedometers we have aswell within towns. But the fact that you don't know wether there is a speeding camera next to it makes it more effective i guess...
I have seen mobile speed cameras and cops with radar guns in school zones in wealthier parts of my town, and they pull over anyone more than 2kph over the limit
Wish I could say I've seen the same. I find it rare for people to do any less than 5 over in a school zone. The particular instance above was also influenced by the fact there is a highway entrance/exit about 1 km up the road from the school zone.