"There was a nearby town (Hampton) that was nearly disincorporated (dissolved) for being a speed trap."
Many years ago there was a scandal involving traffic police in one UK metropolitan area and another force loaned some officers who didn't know the area to take over. The husband of a colleague told us that he'd just been stopped for speeding.
"What speed do you think you were doing, sir?"
"Forty."
"And what is the speed limit on this road?"
"Forty"
<gulp?
"Oh!"
Biting the hand that feeds IT
