There are a number of speed traps between here and the rest of the planet. The ones we know about (by hard experience) are as follows:
Coming from the South on Rt. 133:
North of Manchester occasionally has a local cop raising money for the township. Dorset is a renowned speed trap. Watch the signs carefully!
Coming from the East on Rt. 4:
1. Just past Quechee (pronounced KWEECHEE) on the way to Woodstock - just before you enter the town, there is a police car on the left near the hardware store. It will be shortly after you pass some kind of electrical substation on the right.
2. Bridgewater: Trust us.... Don't even try going 10 miles over. There are reliable reports of tickets and points given for being 5 miles over the speed limit which is 25 mph through the middle of town.
3. Mendon: Nelson Tifft has a reputation for having given out more tickets around the county than the rest of the state combined. He is hanging out on Rt. 4 in the Mendon area these days (and sometimes Danby to the south).
4. West of Rutland is a broad stretch of road with two lanes in each direction. I haven't often seen police here other than at 8 a.m. for the late-to-work crowd, but it is tempting to go 6o plus here. Note that this is a 40 mph road.
5. Vermont is broke. According to one friend who has reason to know these things, the tax base is 180,000 strong. That's it. No other taxes available to pave the roads.... Can you see where this is going? Slow down or you could very well a) lose an axle or b) make a very personal acquaintance with a deer or a skunk or a possum or even a turkey which will not make an attractive hood ornament!
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