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Cities with the most speed traps

By Colleen Kane | CNBC – Fri, Feb 10, 2012 4:19 PM EST

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When lead-footed drivers get snagged and ticketed, their downfall might have been passing a speed trap where a cop was using radar or a laser, or maybe the driver passed a speed camera. However, as technology improves traffic enforcement, it is also progressing on the side of the speeder. Now joining the radar detector is crowd-sourced reporting of speed traps, a virtual warning system using the Internet and a mobile app.

This list of the 10 most-active cities for speed traps was compiled by Trapster.com, a community platform  accessed online and via smartphone app, that alerts drivers to traps, hazards and other traffic issues nearby.

Trapster"s list is drawn from the reports of its base of nearly 15 million users. In addition to speed traps and enforcement cameras, "activity" can include road hazards, traffic, school zones, construction zones and locations of roadkill. However, Sean Farrell, product manager for Trapster, says that over 50 percent of the activity reported on Trapster are "live police" speed traps. For each of the following 10 most-active cities, Trapster users entered 3,000 to 4,000 reports in a recent 30-day period.

Note: These slides are taken from Trapster's TrapMap, and symbols indicate red-light cameras, fixed-speed cameras, and known enforcement points.

(Photo: Trapster.com | inset: Matthew Rutledge | Flickr)

10. Austin, TX

Law enforcement in the capital of Texas has a reputation for handing out speeding tickets to motorists only one to three miles per hour over the posted limits, says Farrell. "Trapster users have posted on Trapster"s Facebook page that many speed limits drop quickly, and happen to have heavy police ‘speed enforcement" in those areas."

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  • C
    C  •  3 months ago
    Try living in Baltimore - hardly any speed traps - all because the cops have to respond to all the murders and robberies every day.
    • Mai Eritas
      Mai Eritas 3 months ago
      You're starting to get speed cameras everywhere now, too. :-)
    • C
      C 3 months ago
      Yeah, very true. But that is the beauty of those cell phone apps - You can see where they all are. Some GPS's even have that functionality already built in. But if they see you using your cell phone in Maryland while you drive, that is another story.
    • freddy
      freddy 3 months ago
      Ye murders Baltimore City Police kills own cops. No charges filed on the shoot a other officer Baltimore needs to kill speed trap too. Cops are Licensed to break the law. that what Police mean.
  • HDT
    HDT  •  San Diego, California  •  3 months ago
    How I miss the 70s.
    • Aldwin
      Aldwin 3 months ago
      What were they like? I grew up in the 90s.
    • Matt
      Matt 3 months ago
      Yeah, describe it in detail
    • MOBADTHANGOOD
      MOBADTHANGOOD 3 months ago
      I kinda like the 50's, 60's and 70's.
      Last the of the "good ol' days".
  • Perry Rose
    Perry Rose  •  Charleston, South Carolina  •  3 months ago
    No, it's not about public safety. It's all about bringing in the $ for the city.
    • Mitt
      Mitt 3 months ago
      a nice side benefit.
    • brian b
      brian b 3 months ago
      You got that right. If it was for public safety they would be out busting every effin truck / trailer that has crap falling off the back on I-526. They would be patrolling instead of sitting and hiding in a dark corner.
    • Dennis Forrester
      Dennis Forrester 3 months ago
      or out actually busting the real criminals those that are doing a B an E. or carjackings. Or the real molesters
  • Joey JoJo Shabadoo
    Joey JoJo Shabadoo  •  Chicago, Illinois  •  3 months ago
    Shouldn't the cops be more concerned with murderers and rapists and the like?
    • Premium Nova
      Premium Nova 3 months ago
      Yes, but there is no "revenue" in that sort of thing.
    • J.
      J. 3 months ago
      They'd have to go out and apprehend murderers and rapists, speed traps are like shooting fish in a barrel. They have a captive audience. On many police cruisers you will see this emblazoned on the doors---"to protect and to serve". When was the last time a copper served you (and not with a subpoena)?
    • Thoth
      Thoth 3 months ago
      Govt tells them what to do.
  • Dimitri
    Dimitri  •  Washington, District of Columbia  •  2 months ago
    I heart walking
  • Jim
    Jim  •  Phoenix, Arizona  •  3 months ago
    whatever happened to police potroling and protecting its citizens.
    • reikidrummer
      reikidrummer 3 months ago
      That's only for the elite and wealthy. The rest of us have to protect ourselves..
    • Wendy
      Wendy 3 months ago
      Pretty sure they still do that, Jim. People are truly ungrateful!
    • CELTICPRINCE
      CELTICPRINCE 3 months ago
      THNING OF THE PAST, NOW ITS JUST TAKE MONEY AN HARRASS.
  • DG
    DG  •  Albuquerque, New Mexico  •  3 months ago
    We recently voted ours away. The local college concluded in a study over a few years time there were more crashes from people slamming on their brakes. It was brought to vote by combination of the study and public outcry. Voice your opinion against the cameras you might get them eliminated too.
  • 11
    11  •  3 months ago
    I received a ticket for doing 50 in a 40 in West Virginia. After I was PASSED by a coal truck. Officer said he didnt see the truck...Smithers WVa. near Charleston. O yeah, I am NOT from WVa.
  • 1
    1  •  Chicago, Illinois  •  3 months ago
    Chicago is the worst city in America no doubt about it. They are ruthless and I plan on getting out as soon as i can. They have the worst police and politicians the country has ever seen.
  • lonnie
    lonnie  •  Portland, Oregon  •  3 months ago
    Cell Phones!!!!!! This week I drove through a speed trap. So did 3 car with the driver on cell phones. The cop did notice the drives but did nothing. Pick and chose with laws they inforce!!!!!!
  • Daniel
    Daniel  •  3 months ago
    Why is there always someone in the far left lane
    Going 10 mph UNDER the limit
  • blakeb
    blakeb  •  Houston, Texas  •  3 months ago
    I've got an idea, go fight some crime.
  • Cromwell
    Cromwell  •  3 months ago
    Every single stop light needs to have a 15 - 20 second visible countdown timer, period.

    5 4 3 2 1 YELOW ! ... 5 4 3 2 1 GREEN !

    The benefits WILL outweigh the costs of the timers over time.

    ... Oh well, can't fix stupid, carry on humans.
  • gary
    gary  •  Raleigh, North Carolina  •  3 months ago
    Speed traps are usually during morning and afternoon rush hours, because people who work have money to pay for the tickets, "The Cash Cow"
  • david
    david  •  Liberty, New York  •  3 months ago
    If you drive in Manhattan, there is not enough distance between intersections to really be able to speed... IDK what these people are reporting...
  • jim
    jim  •  Tucson, Arizona  •  3 months ago
    the government bleeds us in every way it can. they will end up killing the golden goose.
  • Jay-Tina
    Jay-Tina  •  3 months ago
    Anyway any part of the government of Amerka can get money from its citizens or anyway they can control them it will do it. Welcome to the beginning of the end of America as you know it.
  • Robert
    Robert  •  Irvine, California  •  3 months ago
    Texas has to be the worst place to drive. While vacationing there I got three speeding tickets in a week for going eight, six and three miles over the speed limits. Talk about highway robbery!
  • Jon R
    Jon R  •  San Jose, Costa Rica  •  3 months ago
    Watch out for fake construction zones just over steep hilltops in Illinois! They love to hand out $3,000.00 tickets there to out of state folks! And you have to show up for court in person just to see how much exactly the fine will be. Talk about a bunch of money hungry crooks!
  • Organic
    Organic  •  Houston, Texas  •  3 months ago
    How about writing a traditional article that lists the top ten cities on one page versus a 10-page slide show. Annoying
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