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Linndale, Ohio. South Cleveland, 159 residents Posted by Randy Thatcher [Email]  (#22)  [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Randy Thatcher) on Sun, 3 Feb 2002 12:44:02
In Reply to: Speedtraps!, Dinger, Sun, 3 Feb 2002 05:37:21 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
This little burg happens to have I-71 running through it. There's no exit/entrance ramp to this town from I-71, but the cop still patrols. He has a nice curve with a bridge overpass for hiding, and when I'm heading for the airport, I ALWAYS slow down. I downshift to 4th when I hit the border and haul ass for fun, though.
Randy
From http://www.ccjm.org/1minuteconsults/nov7ed.htm
For many years the village of Linndale, Ohio, ran a lucrative speed trap on a stretch of Interstate 71 that passes through this small village of 159 citizens. The speed trap was notorious for several reasons.
First, the stretch of interstate that ran through Linndale is just 440 yards long. Second, since there is no entrance to or exit from I-71 in Linndale, the police who staff the speed trap must actually leave the village to get into position on the freeway. Third, the money generated from the speed trap accounted for from 70%(1) to 91%(2) of the total village budget. Finally, Linndale was planning to build a jail with proceeds from the speed trap. The village didn’t need a jail to house its own prisoners; rather, the plan was to rent out cells to other communities with overcrowded jails as an additional fund-raising ploy.
In 1994 outrage over this activity resulted in the passage of a law by the Ohio General Assembly prohibiting operation of the speed trap. The legislation’s sponsor was quoted as saying, "The Ohio General Assembly does not believe the criminal code should be used as a fund-raising tool…"(3) Unfortunately, the Court of Common Pleas did not agree, and in January 1997 the law was overturned allowing the speed trap to be reinstituted.(4)
References
1. Breckenridge T. Linndale reels from loss of speeder fines; proposal to build jail under attack. The Plain Dealer 1994 Oct 9; Sect B:6.
2. Purdy M. Law a pothole in speed trap’s road to riches. The Cincinnati Enquirer 1994 Dec 1; Sect C:1.
3. Breckenridge T. Aw, shut your speed trap; legislation could cost Linndale bulk of revenue. The Plain Dealer 1994 Sept 30; Sect B:1.
4. Martin M. Court overturns anti-speed trap law. The Plain Dealer 1997 Jan 31; Sect B:2.
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