Have you ever seen this?

[outrun]

My dad was on his way to Missouri and said that there were 3 18 wheelers parked on the side of road sideways. The first one said speed trap ahead. Then a few hundred more feet another one and then a little down the way another one. On the other side it was the same thing when he was coming back but only 2 of them.

I guess this is one way to get people to slow down.

[Bear-Tweezy]

weird but cool...... but then what if the speed trap was in front of them..........

[richardboy316]

isn't that obstruction?

[fade2green514]

i guess only if they catch them. i dont see how they wouldnt haha...

[kpatz]

isn't that obstruction?

Obstruction of what? If it makes people slow down, it's a safety benefit. It only "obstructs" revenue.

Obstruction of justice would be jamming the radar, or otherwise stopping the LEO from stopping/ticketing a speeder. If cars slow down due to the warning, they aren't speeders anymore, they're legal, and there's no justice to be served.

[GTO_04]

In some cases, cops have tried to press obstruction of justice charges. But they have been mostly unsuccessful.

GTO_04

[maxima lover]

In some cases, cops have tried to press obstruction of justice charges. But they have been mostly unsuccessful.

GTO_04

Exactly. You have the 1st amendment right to free speach. If you were arrested for it, you could possibly sue.

[maxima lover]

My dad was on his way to Missouri and said that there were 3 18 wheelers parked on the side of road sideways. The first one said speed trap ahead. Then a few hundred more feet another one and then a little down the way another one. On the other side it was the same thing when he was coming back but only 2 of them.

I guess this is one way to get people to slow down.

A couple of questions...

Was this in Missouri where it happened?

How were the 18 wheelers turned sideways on the road? Were they on private property?

Was it really a speed trap?

[sixfootgeek]

I think I have heard of this. Apprently this town is making a ton of money off of traffic tickets. The locals are tired of the cops running potenial customers out of town so they set up those trailers.