Driving in N.E. With all the speed traps ... how do you do it on a daily basis?

[Anonymous]

I’ll admit I never really needed to go to N.E. while living in S.E. Now I venture every once in awhile and the 25mph speed traps are just so close together.

[Anonymous]

I usually drive the speed limit, and/or below due to traffic. The one time I had to go on a weekend morning when there were no cars on the road, no people around, I clearly did not pay attention, I got two tickets. Very expensive morning outing.

[Anonymous]

I use my cruise control all the time on town now

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I usually drive the speed limit, and/or below due to traffic. The one time I had to go on a weekend morning when there were no cars on the road, no people around, I clearly did not pay attention, I got two tickets. Very expensive morning outing.

We NE inhabitants have asked for speed cameras because of all the jokers in the morning driving too fast

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I use my cruise control all the time on town now

Most cruises controls don’t work until 35

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I use my cruise control all the time on town now

Most cruises controls don’t work until 35

Don’t cameras give you 12 miles above? Sounds perfect:

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I use my cruise control all the time on town now

Most cruises controls don’t work until 35

In the old days that was true because they were mechanical. On modern cars, they work fine at lower speeds.

[Anonymous]

Don't speed. Five years living in DC and never got a ticket. Works like a charm!

[Anonymous]

Where are you driving with traffic so light you can speed?!?!? Most of the time I think I am going crazy fast but glance at the speed and it’s like 35 mph (in a 45 limit but traffic is slow!)

[Anonymous]

There are a lot of areas in NE that seem like the speed limit should be at least 35 - non residential, 2 lanes in each direction - and the speed limit is inexplicably 25 and photo enforced. I can only think it’s an intentional money-making scheme on the part of the city. I have been driving the speed of traffic with no tickets for the last 30 years before moving here. With photo enforcement in areas where the speed limit seems artificially low, I figure there are times when every single car on the road is being ticketed. Learned my lesson, but not before getting a few tickets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I use my cruise control all the time on town now

Most cruises controls don’t work until 35

Don’t cameras give you 12 miles above? Sounds perfect:

Nope.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I use my cruise control all the time on town now

Most cruises controls don’t work until 35

Don’t cameras give you 12 miles above? Sounds perfect:

Nope.

Only in MoCo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of areas in NE that seem like the speed limit should be at least 35 - non residential, 2 lanes in each direction - and the speed limit is inexplicably 25 and photo enforced. I can only think it’s an intentional money-making scheme on the part of the city. I have been driving the speed of traffic with no tickets for the last 30 years before moving here. With photo enforcement in areas where the speed limit seems artificially low, I figure there are times when every single car on the road is being ticketed. Learned my lesson, but not before getting a few tickets.

A native Virginia driver would likely drive 45 in those conditions. I have driven in NE and everything seems set way too low compared to driving locally. 25 is schools or unmarked residential streets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of areas in NE that seem like the speed limit should be at least 35 - non residential, 2 lanes in each direction - and the speed limit is inexplicably 25 and photo enforced. I can only think it’s an intentional money-making scheme on the part of the city. I have been driving the speed of traffic with no tickets for the last 30 years before moving here. With photo enforcement in areas where the speed limit seems artificially low, I figure there are times when every single car on the road is being ticketed. Learned my lesson, but not before getting a few tickets.

Here's the explication: it's a road in a city, not a suburban speedway.

My one weird trick for not getting citations from speed cameras is to not speed. It's been 100% effective so far.

There's also another weird trick I've heard of, which is to get around on foot, bike, transit. That's also 100% effective.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of areas in NE that seem like the speed limit should be at least 35 - non residential, 2 lanes in each direction - and the speed limit is inexplicably 25 and photo enforced. I can only think it’s an intentional money-making scheme on the part of the city. I have been driving the speed of traffic with no tickets for the last 30 years before moving here. With photo enforcement in areas where the speed limit seems artificially low, I figure there are times when every single car on the road is being ticketed. Learned my lesson, but not before getting a few tickets.

Here's the explication: it's a road in a city, not a suburban speedway.

My one weird trick for not getting citations from speed cameras is to not speed. It's been 100% effective so far.

There's also another weird trick I've heard of, which is to get around on foot, bike, transit. That's also 100% effective.

Many people here don’t recognize that it’s possible to go about your life without driving around specifically above the speed limit.