The Web Site on The Speed Trap Registry basically gives a description of where speed traps (where police are waiting to catch speeders) in each state in the U.S. as well as in a few other countries are set up. I think the intention of this site is to inform drivers of where these speed traps are set up so that the drivers can be sure to avoid excessive speeding in these areas. Whether or not this information serves to encourage speeding on the roads by those who are armed with this knowledge is debatable. In addition to providing information on speed traps and their locations, this site also provides a link to other sites that offer various information sources on such subjects as the type of cars that police officers drive in each state (The WWW Cop Car Registry), a driver?s chart describing the type of speed detection used in each state and the legalities regarding the use of laser detectors (Driver?s Chart), information about mobile scanner and radar detector laws (Mobile Scanner and Radar Dete ctor Laws), and more on these and various related subjects.

Also of a particular interest is the link to a site for The National Motorists Association, a group that claims to "represent and protect the rights and interests of North American motorists." The NMA is responsible for promoting federal legislation that eliminated the 55mph National Maximum Speed Limit in 1995. Also, the NMA advocates the retention of drivers? individual rights when using public streets, roads, and highways, and among other things they claim to do, they oppose speed traps and other traffic enforcement measures carried out for revenue-generation purposes.

In answer to the first question, I think that the way the police are handling speeders right now by setting up speed traps is fine. I think the speed traps serve to "scare" drivers into speeding at reasonable rates in the areas they are set up in. As for the second question, I think that speed alone doesn?t kill, it is the other factors accompanying the speeding such as road conditions, the driver?s skill level, etc. Last question, I think that punishment should be combined with re-education as punishment alone doesn?t educate the drivers as to why they shouldn?t be driving the way they are. Re-education alone doesn?t prevent the people who don?t believe what they?ve been educated on is beneficial to them. So the combination of the two ensures that those who still break the rules after re-education are dissuaded from doing so while helping others who can learn and change from re-education.

I think knowing where speed traps are located will lead to the people who are informed to avoid speeding where the traps are. Thus, if the traps are set up in dangerous speeding areas then there should be a decline in the speeding that goes on there, which I think, would be a good thing if it leads to people driving at safe speeds in dangerous places.

I think that the speed traps are usually set up in places where people are tempted to speed at dangerous rates which could possibly lead to an accident happening. In such cases, the speed traps are in the right place. As for speed traps being set up in other places, I think officers should determine where speeding is rampant and whether the speeding that goes on there is likely to lead to accidents.

The advantage would come in knowing where to avoid speeding so as not to get a ticket. The disadvantage would be that people may just slow down in trap areas and continue to drive fast in non-trap areas, which could lead to the endangerment of other drivers.

I feel that this site has some interesting information to offer a visitor who is interested in where speed traps are set up. I feel that the information posted on this site is justified in the sense that people should be aware of where the speed traps are set up so they can avoid getting ticketed. But at the same time, I would refute the purpose of this site as I feel it encourages speeding by giving out information that allows those who speed to merely avoid paying for the consequences of their actions.

There are five pages worth of information regarding speed traps on Oahu. I?m not sure if that covers everything, but I believe that the information is based on known speed traps. If people discover new ones that aren?t already on the site, they are asked to pass on their information to the site. The other islands aren?t covered on this site.

In my opinion, the speed traps are good for catching speeders who drive at "dangerous" speeds (substantially faster than the flow of traffic). If police were to only patrol and pull over people they see speeding dangerously, they?d probably catch less speeders in the act which I think would make our environment more dangerous as speeders who go unpunished have no reason to stop speeding.

I thought that although the information on this site was interesting (i.e. I didn?t know of the inaccuracy ratio of police lasers until after I visited a link on this site), I feel it enables speeders to keep on doing what they do without getting punished. I just don?t think that?s right because people who speed dangerously make the roads unsafe for all drivers.

My classmates on the other hand felt that the information on this site allows for more judicious judgment in speeding. For those who speed only under certain circumstances, it would be unfair for them to get a ticket because they were unaware of a speed trap. I agree with that point, in a sense, as it is very valid. But at the same time, I feel that police usually only ticket people who are recklessly going at a rate way faster than the flow of traffic. In those cases, I think the officers are justified in ticketing as those drivers make driving unsafe for other drivers who have to share the roads with them.

I feel this report is quite thorough as it covers the most important aspects of what I spoke about in class. I think my writing is competent and easy to understand, and my page is easy to read and browse through. I admit my report isn?t fancy, but what needs to be done has been done, I think.

Future generations, post your reports as soon after your presentation as possible. This way all of the information you covered will still be fresh in your mind, making it easier to write your report up. Also, if you don?t procrastinate, you?ll have a lot of free time later on as you?ll be done with all of your work early. These assignments aren?t difficult to do, so don?t wait to the last minute to do them. It?s only the compounding of unfinished work that can make your task seem so much more difficult.