speed trap
Example Sentences
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Decisive evidence came from a grainy black-and-white photo taken by a German speed trap.
Joined by his "proud but also slightly bemused" partner Emilie, Dylan completed two runs through a speed trap on the 100m course in the machine that's part wheelbarrow, part scrap scooter.
From BBC
Delaware State Police will pay a $50,000 judgment to a man who filed a lawsuit after they stopped him from warning motorists about a radar speed trap by tearing up his sign.
From Washington Times
Zaid represented himself in a similar case in Montgomery County in 2009, when he himself was ticketed for flashing his lights to warn oncoming drivers of what he viewed as a speed trap.
From Washington Post
It’s clearly a “speed trap,” and there has even been a class-action lawsuit filed against it.
From Washington Post
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