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Originally Posted by Russ_Boston
I meant the 15MPH not 45. Agree 45 is reasonable but if you read the post it indicates going 45 in a 15. That is TRAP - nothing else.
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Back in 1965 when I first moved to Jacksonville there was no I 75 and I 95 terminated in Jax. So, from Jax south on the east coast it was US 1 and the route to the Gulf coast was US 301. It was a gold mine in traffic fines for many small towns especially US 301. As the two interstate highways extended south the traffic started to dwindle. In order to keep the cash flowing some of these towns got creative. They took a lesson from some other small towns along the I 95 corridor and built real honest to goodness speed traps. Speed signs behind bushes, trucks parked in order to conceal stop signs, etc. US 301 was lucrative partly due to the traffic generated by the University of Florida along with those travelling mid state. As time went on the bad publicity and pressure from local merchants, signs became abundant and obvious.
Speed limits are now prominently posted along US 301. However, there is still zero tolerance. That is why I always add a caveat to my comments relative to the use of that route. (If that makes me a "goodie two shoes", so be it).
As I stated previously, I cannot comment on the existence of a speed trap on Rt 24 in Waldo. I have not driven that route in years. However, based the events described by the original poster, it sounds like one.