Speed trap on 30A, if you can believe that

[Landlocked]

Although I am occasionally guilty of speeding, speeding around here is on my top 5 list of rants. Speeding in SoWal does lead to many traffic accidents and, on occaision, death. "Relax! You're at the Beach." is my motto.

FYI - SoWal now has 6 Deputies assigned to traffic patrol, ie- writing tickets to slow our butts down.

I know that high speed causes most of the crashes on 30A but I know that I am guilty of that "head turning" you locals see us visitors doing. While driving along 30A, I'm always trying to look for new things and trying to see the beach, ladies walking down the street, etc. It is just difficult to drive in a straight line when you're trying to take it all in. It will also cause those stop signs to pop up out of nowhere.

That may sound stupid, but I caught myself doing it all the time during our last stay.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Confession follows - Sammy Hagar wrote "I can't drive 55" about me and my Sig. Oth.

Having said that, we're comfortable going the limit (or slower, conditions warranting) in congested zones like Seaside, Rosemary, near the Wheel House, Seacrest, downtown Grayton, Alyce Beach... Oops, that's about all of this end of 30A except for the Deer Lake area, isn't it? Like SJ says, relax, you're at the beach.

I wonder if the 6 deputies includes the 4 working 283 and 395 at 98? Maybe it's the time of day we're out, but we rarely see a deputy on our daily runs in the Grayton to Rosemary end of 30A. That's what made the ticket a surprise.

I'd actually prefer to see more enforcement, to reduce the dirty looks you get while going the limit.

The six Deputies do not include the off-duty guys at 283 and 395, who sit in the car and read the paper, while "monitoring traffic."