A new speed table appeared a block from the new nuisance stop signs I wrote about. Predictably, there are new gouges in the pavement where cars and trucks bottom out. Put me on the jury and I’d hold the town liable for every scraped vehicle. I won’t get that chance. It costs more to try […]
345 Blog Posts From the John Carr Tag
I brake for auras
The purpose of school zones is to protect city officials from parents. A story out of Cedar Rapids explains why. The city upgraded school zone speed limit signs to flashing signs powered by leading-edge technology. That technology promptly went obsolete. The city reassured parents by saying the signs didn’t matter. Which I do believe. And […]
When is a 25 zone not a 25 zone?
I know a guy who got a warning for going 45 in a 55 zone. The officer thought he was giving a break to somebody going 20 over. His city suffered from a delusion I’ve mentioned before, that speed limits are determined by corporate limits rather than by road conditions. That isn’t true in California, […]
Are you pretty enough to be stalked?
Last winter a Florida woman became an internet sensation by giving a police officer an oral warning for speeding. In response, the police union posted her phone number so people could harass her. Florida police also retaliated against the state trooper who pulled over a reckless Miami cop. She sued and won a settlement for […]
Don’t enter the box
The mayor of Hartford called it “common sense” that drivers shouldn’t block intersections. If it’s common sense, why didn’t he have police enforce the law earlier? Because there wasn’t any money in it. Now there is. With two exceptions, Connecticut municipal police can’t write tickets for revenue. They’ll do what I call “squeaky wheel” enforcement, […]
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