[crazypyro]

As someone that's lived in STL for the past 3-4 months, I cannot believe how many different police cars there are on my 20 minute commute every single day. On one road (St. Charles Rock Road actually) I drive to work on, I pass at least 3 different jurisdictions that generally has at least 2 cops on it every day. After that road, I get onto the highway and about a few miles down, St.Ann Police Department sets up a speed trap about once a week on I-70. There are of course other cities that set up speed traps, but St.Ann is one of the most obnoxious and common because they are next to the airport and there's a curve that makes it ridiculously easy to catch speeders and there's always speeders near an airport. The entire time St.Louis County police are also within the same overall area also trying to catch people on their way to and from work. Everyone just trying to get their money so their useless department can stay open.

[madoublet]

I live in St. Louis and see cars blow by me everyday going 20+ MPH over the speed limit and weaving in and out of traffic. I am personally glad the cops are there to act as a deterrent.

[mikeash]

Doesn't that imply that the deterrent isn't working?

[madoublet]

My experience is anecdotal at best, but it does seem that speeding is less common on roads where there are frequent speed traps.