Entrapment

In case you do not know it, Nassau County has a new trick up their sleeve. There are now speed traps in front of most schools. The cameras are not visible and the signs blend in with all others. Even though the signs say 30 mph from 7am to 6pm SCHOOL DAYS, they are sending violations in the mail during the summer if you go over 40 mph. The schools in my neighborhood are on main roads that have a 40 mph limit otherwise. Since it is summer, people are adhering to the 40 mile limit and going maybe a few miles over 40. That is where the problem lies. Friends that live off the main school street are being ticketed each time they pass the school, even if they are only going 41 mph. The tickets are $80 each. So far one person got 3 tickets in one day. I am sure that I will be receiving at least one since my husband travels past the school on his way to the parkway. If someone went past the schools 6 times a day for at least the two weeks that the cameras are in force, are they supposed to pay over $5000 in fines? How come our Mexican borders do not have such tight restrictions? It makes you think.