They Should Be Called Stupid Traps...

They should be called 'Stupid Traps,' not 'Speed Traps!"

I have been driving the highways a lot this weekend and saw something again  that I have seen so many times before done by other drivers. When people driving and speeding see a police cruiser over at the side of the road with their lights flashing and a vehicle pulled over, they hit their brakes and slow down.  Why?  If it is a speed trap and they are speeding, then they have already been hit by the radar and if there is police available to pull them over, they will.  Quickly slowing down is not going to help a bit.  If there is just the one cruiser there, they are busy with the person they currently have pulled over and are not likely to leave them to chase after another vehicle, especially when they are not operating their radar device.

All the driver of the vehicle is going to accomplish is losing control of their vehicle, or, causing the vehicle behind them to run into them.  So don't do it!  It would be best if you don't speed, but if you do, don't make matters worse by hitting your breaks! If you do, you have just been caught in a stupid trap!

R.