Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Speed trap alert

Apparently Queen Mary's peeps set up a speed trap on Highland Colony. Going to Chang's and thinking about driving to Madison on Highland Colony Parkway? Slow down when you get to Madison. Madison dropped the speed limit to 35 mph when it repaved the Madison portion of the road. Naturally the poh-lice are hanging out right after the speed change waiting to get ya as happened to a friend of mine last week who thought it was still 40 mph.

27 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the heads up KF. BTW, its probably real old news, but these Flowood cops are wearing people out all over the place! I'm for low crime, but writing a bunch of speeding tickets just adds $$$$ to the city coffers....

Anonymous said...

When school starts again they'll move the speed trap back to Livingston Road. It's been there since Madison annexed it.

They also had an unmarked car with flashing blue lights on Highland Colony last night.

Anonymous said...

So whats new? Doesn't it make you want to move to Madison?

Anonymous said...

Did I miss where that area is having some serious accidents? If that is the case, the speed traps are justified. If there aren't any wrecks, then you have a revenue generator.

Anonymous said...

The City of Madison has no police, only Revenue Agents.

Anonymous said...

The speed limit change is clearly marked, almost overkill. Signs on both the left and right hand sides of the road. Plus orange signs all over the place. About to begin construction and school is starting back. Lots of runners from Madison Central on that stretch between the school and Cypress Lake subdivision.

Truth be told, they ought to slow the parkway down. Too many bicycles and joggers on the road.

Kingfish said...

Depends on which end you are coming from.

Anonymous said...

I drove both ways this afternoon. It was clearly marked, north and south, at 6:00pm.

If you friend got a ticket doing 5 over, tell them to go to court and let us know how it goes.

KaptKangaroo said...

I heard Mother Mary is trying to keep people like this guy off the road! You can never be too careful.

Anonymous said...

LISTEN UP kf! THE ROAD IS BEING REPAIRED!!!!! THE SPEED LIMIT NEEDED TO BE LOWERED AS A TEMPORARY MEASURE. HEAVEN HELP US ALL IF YOU ARE BEING OUR LORD AND SAVIOR.

Kingfish said...

Road was repaired. Cop told her since they fixed the road, its been lowered and kept there.

Anonymous said...

Waaaaaaaaaa 9:56AM. Waaa. Wa. Sniff. Waaaaaaaaaaaa.

Anonymous said...

KF - I take it you haven't recently been to where you are talking about. The road isn't finished. Orange signs, with 35 mph posted, are everywhere.

Anonymous said...

I have aquestion related to this portion of the parkway. Every Sunday on the way to my church I must stop as directed by plain clothes persons directing traffic at the much Larger Red Brick Church here- in order for THEIR congregation to get in and out of the parking lot. Is this legal? These are not Madison police. Why can't these folks just wait like the congregation at other places of worship?

Anonymous said...

Only a police officer can legally direct traffic. Hinds SO does this at several churches in Jackson. Good politics, and I guess may save some accidents, too.

Anonymous said...

This is my surprise face.

:|

PercyVere said...

I see you deleted my post. You have thin skin

Anonymous said...

Doubt he deleted it. It probably never posted. Sometimes blogger can be ticky. Post again.

PercyVere said...

It posted. I saw it appear and disappear. I gave him a manual on getting around safely in Madison since he seems to have a problem.

Don't speed
Don't run red lights
Don't run stop signs
Don't shoplift at Walmart
Don't come to the theater with your
underwear showing
Don't drive off without paying for gas
Don't speed through church zones.

If you do this, I will double dog guarantee you will have very little problems with Madison's finest. Kignfish seems to have a problem with Madison for some reason.

PercyVere said...

I forgot to warn him not to drink while driving.

PercyVere said...

KF implies that his friend was only going 5 miles over the limit. He was quite a bit over that speed.
He must be a Democrat revisionist.

Stand by for a delete anytime now.
Percy

KaptKangaroo said...

Percy,

Did you bother to read the title? Get a life. If you want to be part of the community, the best way is to say your peace and get on with it. It was a warning. If you don't like it, speed with no care all you want through said area.

KK

Anonymous said...

Note to the Kapt.
Highland Colony hardly qualifies as a "speed trap". Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder could see those big orange reflective signs. Anyone who would "speed with no care" through them is asking for a ticket.

Anonymous said...

I think Ray got a ticket. He told me that he could see the big orange "Bank Here" signs but had trouble making out the numbers.

Anonymous said...

Who paid for the repaving? Any State or Federal Funds involved? Who owns the road--the State, County, or local gov't? Was there a speed study performed to determine what the 85% limit is? Are there other circumstances, such as a school zone or a high accident location? Also, I am not completely familiar with the area, but according to the MUTCD, which is required for all entities receiving Federal Funds--speed limits can be reduced more than 10mph with in a certain distance. So, say if the speed limit just before this area is 50, and it dropped to 35 in too short of a distance, that would be against the regs--even if it is a construction zone. If the road is completed, just arbitrarily reducing the speed limit with no study and no written justification on how the decision was made--could be helpful in fighting it. Also, double fines in workzones only apply when workers are present.

Concerning directing traffic--If a person were to take a traffic control safety course, they might be allowed to do direct traffic by local jurisdiction. However, they MUST wear the neon green reflective vests that meet the requirements of the MUTCD. They must also have proper traffic control devices---also meeting the MUTCD.

I don't know enough about the area.. Just food for knowledge. I try to stay out of Madison County at all costs!

Anonymous said...

Good idea! Do all your eating and shopping somewhere other than Madison! Police stop you there for absolutely nothing! And if you go to court about it, you lose, court always sides with the cop! In Madison you are guilty until undoubtly proven innocent.

Anonymous said...

I do not blame the enforcement of the law in Madison, I look to the the legal community responsible for application of the law; and they are thick as thieves. I actually had a sergeant say while his phone was ringing off the hook for the SIXTH time that day, "you must have really pissed this guy off" as I was booked, after turning myself in, and then put through the humiliation of a court that "played along" with an accuser who (while sleeping with someone important during a divorce he MEDIATED) had a Prosecutor make the claim "he is a member of the Bar." QUOTING the Prosecutor in front of a sitting Judge. Thank God for honest attorneys who can protect you from this type of abuse. For all you attorneys out there that claim that KF is picking on you, I dare you to send him an email and be willing to do this PRO BONO because ethically, its just not right.



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