I've BEGGED our local cops to run some speed traps on a few noted residential streets at times. Just doing it one or two times a week for a couple of hours would net them more than their own salaries for the week AND would serve the public safety by freaking out the people who fly through residential areas.
Speaking as one who has tried to patch people up when they embed their motorcycles in the sides of pickups at 100+ in residential areas, covered the bodies of children lying in the middle of the road with sheets until the coroner arrives, etc.
Not saying we shouldn't stop unsafe drivers on the freeway by any means. That has its' place, too, if you ask me.
Speaking as one who has tried to patch people up when they embed their motorcycles in the sides of pickups at 100+ in residential areas, covered the bodies of children lying in the middle of the road with sheets until the coroner arrives, etc.
Not saying we shouldn't stop unsafe drivers on the freeway by any means. That has its' place, too, if you ask me.