I’ve written about revenue-based enforcement. Now the most common other kind. Yes, there is another kind. Where the usual speed traps are basically highway robbery, these are more like decimation. I call it “squeaky wheel” enforcement, from the old saying “the squeaky wheel gets the grease.” Residents say, “I want you to punish nonresidents using […]
486 Blog Posts From the Speed Limits Tag
The automatic excuse generator
One of the important jobs of a government traffic engineer is coming up with excuses for low speed limits. I call this the “public relations engineer” role. Now the Federal Highway Administration has an automatic excuse generator. I saw it in action when I read a story about a speed limit change in rural New […]
More from the “missing the point” department
A resident of La Jolla, California persuaded the traffic board to block a speed limit increase on the grounds that the legally required measurement of the speed of free-flowing traffic measured the speed of free-flowing traffic. To avoid biasing results of a routine speed survey the city turned off speed feedback signs. That’s what they’re […]
Our big fear is drivers obeying the law
Last week in Wyoming a new law went into effect increasing the speed limit on most two lane state highways to 70. This week, WYDOT revealed the agency’s “big fear”: people might start driving 70 before crews had changed signs to match the new speed limit. This is a ridiculous statement. The requirement that WYDOT […]
Speed limit roundup, March 2016
• March 23, 2016 • 0 Comments • HAWAII, IOWA, John Carr, KANSAS, MICHIGAN, NEVADA, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, Speed Limits, WYOMING
There’s a good amount of speed limit legislative activity this year. Here’s a summary of the major changes and failures to change. I’ll go from east to west. A New Jersey politician wants to raise the speed limit to 70 or 75. The police union responded maybe 70 on a few roads would be OK. […]
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