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Sir Nuke · 02-20-2011, 10:54 AM

I read an article this morning about the top 10 WORST cities for speed traps......3 out of 10 are in Texas. is your city in the list?

http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/auto...t-speed-traps/

ctinatx · 02-20-2011, 11:16 AM

I live in Austin and travel to Dallas and Houston to visit family. So I'm pretty much 3 for 3. Gotta love it !

Noturday · 02-20-2011, 11:35 AM

idk, i live on the northwest side of houston and i've only received one ticket in the 7-8 years ive been driving (i know, i'm a young one, 22), and that one was pretty legitimate, 18 over in a school zone (normally would have only been 3 over), though i was really going about 25 over before i slowed down. then again, i was also in a....mustang

not a truck, i only had it for 4 months tho haha

i've found that most cops around here wont bother you unless you're going about 10+ over the limit and/or it's near the end of the month and they have to meet their quota.

i've heard that in shenandoa (sp?) right around the woodlands mall (not too far from me), they will pull you over for 1 mph over, and even heard about a guy getting pulled over on a bicycle for going 21 in a 20. though i have never had any problems in that part of town.

they did just decrease the speed on FM2920 from 55 to 50 which i find an annoyance, but then again, i kinda set my own pace, whether it happens to be the speed limit or not is coincidental

ackeight · 02-20-2011, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Noturday

i've heard that in shenandoa (sp?) right around the woodlands mall (not too far from me), they will pull you over for 1 mph over, and even heard about a guy getting pulled over on a bicycle for going 21 in a 20. though i have never had any problems in that part of town.

a bicycle!!! OMG that is hilarious. "son do you know how fast you were going?"

LoneStar · 02-20-2011, 01:23 PM

I'm in Houston. I haven't been pulled over so I must not be driving fast enough!

*SSE 4 2SS* · 02-20-2011, 05:10 PM

Just south of Austin, drive to Dallas and Houston quite often... Tri-Fecta... have been stopped in all three to boot...I'm amazed Selma is no longer on the list... or New Braunfels... or Schertz...

*mlee* · 02-20-2011, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Noturday

i've heard that in shenandoa (sp?) right around the woodlands mall (not too far from me), they will pull you over for 1 mph over, and even heard about a guy getting pulled over on a bicycle for going 21 in a 20. though i have never had any problems in that part of town.

This used to be the case... I drive through there everyday and they were totally anal with the speed traps.
It was so bad it actually became a safety issue so they put an end to it. Thank god...

gotexas25 · 02-20-2011, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Noturday

i've found that most cops around here wont bother you unless you're going about 10+ over the limit and/or it's near the end of the month and they have to meet their quota.

+1, very true in Houston.

dahulk · 02-20-2011, 08:13 PM

yep I read that!

T/A Taz · 02-21-2011, 09:46 AM

Driving through Austin yesterday and there where 3 pull overs in a 10 mile stretch on I-35 going north. I don't want to give more money to any cities debt collectors so I set the cruise to the posted limit or follow someone who is going a few miles over.

neogenix · 02-21-2011, 05:38 PM

In my first 3 months driving in San Antonio I got 3 tickets... I suppose it had something to do with my Ricer looking 350Z, and I get little to no attention in comparison in my Camaro.

Sales@Hennessey · 02-23-2011, 10:40 AM

I really think Sealy should be on that list.... Right Mike?

josephff · 02-25-2011, 06:51 PM

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and when he was going 83 in an 80 mph zone.

anyone know where in austin the speed limit is 80? lol

StealthSS · 02-25-2011, 08:23 PM

Texas needs to offer a tax incentive to buy a radar detector just to live in the state.

I have found that by adding water methanol to your car will automatically cure your lead foot. A regular drive I am watching my boost guage so I don't spool up to the point I am injecting meth. All for the sole reason I don't want to spend the money on methanol.

02-20-2011, 10:54 AM	#1
Sir Nuke Master of All Things Drives: '20 Corvette Stingray Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southeast of Houston, Texas Posts: 22,331 View My Garage	Texas Speed Traps I read an article this morning about the top 10 WORST cities for speed traps......3 out of 10 are in Texas. is your city in the list? http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/auto...t-speed-traps/ __________________

02-20-2011, 11:16 AM	#2
ctinatx Drives: 2014 SS Sedan Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Seattle,Wa Posts: 1,026 View My Garage	I live in Austin and travel to Dallas and Houston to visit family. So I'm pretty much 3 for 3. Gotta love it ! __________________ 2014 Phantom Black Metallic SS Sedan Sold - 2011 2SS/RS Convertible IBM/gray interior/black top/silver rally/L99/polished wheels - ordered 11/18/2010 - Built 02/09/2011- Delivered 4/2/2011

02-20-2011, 11:35 AM	#3
Noturday [Not-your-day] Drives: 2005 Avalanche Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Huntsville, TX Posts: 223	idk, i live on the northwest side of houston and i've only received one ticket in the 7-8 years ive been driving (i know, i'm a young one, 22), and that one was pretty legitimate, 18 over in a school zone (normally would have only been 3 over), though i was really going about 25 over before i slowed down. then again, i was also in a....mustang not a truck, i only had it for 4 months tho haha i've found that most cops around here wont bother you unless you're going about 10+ over the limit and/or it's near the end of the month and they have to meet their quota. i've heard that in shenandoa (sp?) right around the woodlands mall (not too far from me), they will pull you over for 1 mph over, and even heard about a guy getting pulled over on a bicycle for going 21 in a 20. though i have never had any problems in that part of town. they did just decrease the speed on FM2920 from 55 to 50 which i find an annoyance, but then again, i kinda set my own pace, whether it happens to be the speed limit or not is coincidental __________________

02-20-2011, 05:10 PM	#6
SSE 4 2SS Boosted Moderator Drives: Bone Stock LS3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Marion Tx Posts: 15,495	Just south of Austin, drive to Dallas and Houston quite often... Tri-Fecta... have been stopped in all three to boot...I'm amazed Selma is no longer on the list... or New Braunfels... or Schertz... __________________ If the car feels like it is on rails, you are probably driving too slow. -Ross Bentley Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you. “If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.” Mario Andretti If you can turn, you ain't going fast enough...

02-21-2011, 09:46 AM	#10
T/A Taz Drives: was 2010 SS/RS Cyber Gray Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Canyon Lake, TX Posts: 206	Driving through Austin yesterday and there where 3 pull overs in a 10 mile stretch on I-35 going north. I don't want to give more money to any cities debt collectors so I set the cruise to the posted limit or follow someone who is going a few miles over. __________________ Taz Car Journal - http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57908 The evil global oligarchy can Suck my tailpipe and Kiss my SS

02-20-2011, 01:23 PM	#5
LoneStar Drives: 2011 IOM Camaro Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 3,446	I'm in Houston. I haven't been pulled over so I must not be driving fast enough!

02-20-2011, 08:13 PM	#9
dahulk Drives: '11 RS SYNERGY GREEN, 09 Corvette Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 281	yep I read that!

02-21-2011, 05:38 PM	#11
neogenix Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS - Black Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 62	In my first 3 months driving in San Antonio I got 3 tickets... I suppose it had something to do with my Ricer looking 350Z, and I get little to no attention in comparison in my Camaro.

02-23-2011, 10:40 AM	#12
Sales@Hennessey Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: May 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 599	I really think Sealy should be on that list.... Right Mike?

02-25-2011, 08:23 PM	#14
StealthSS Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Camaro - Black Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 81 View My Garage	Texas needs to offer a tax incentive to buy a radar detector just to live in the state. I have found that by adding water methanol to your car will automatically cure your lead foot. A regular drive I am watching my boost guage so I don't spool up to the point I am injecting meth. All for the sole reason I don't want to spend the money on methanol. __________________ 2010 Black/Black Camaro 2SS/RS (Airaid CAI, Street Scene Body Kit, Weather Tech Floorliners, Carriage Works Billets, Magnaflow Competition Exhaust, Kooks LT headers, Edlebrock E Force Supercharger, Snow Performance Methanol kit, Lakewood trailing arms/toe links, Eibach front and rear sways, Nitto drag radials)

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