Jurisdiction

Blain, Washington

Speed Trap Location

Semiahmoo Parkway

Nearest Reference Point

n/a

GPS Coordinates

n/a

Time of Day

Any time

Level of Enforcement

High

Type of Enforcement

Radar

Date

4/2001

Just before you hit the beach area of this parkway there is a speed trap. The town of Blaine is feeding off tourist going to the Semiahmoo Lodge. Speed posted is 25 MPH.

Comment (12/2002): Note: There is also a daycare, a state park and heavy pedestrian traffic. Teens frequent the park at night. But since a tourist doesn't have to worry about local kids, let's just fly down the hill and run over those troublesome two year olds.

Comment (2/2003): Oh yes. Please let's not burden any parents to go through all the hassle of keeping their 2 year-olds out of the streets.

Comment (08/2007): Tourists don\'t know that the speed limit in towns in Washington is 25 mph. As a tourist to Washington, I missed a speed limit sign although that is precisely what I was looking for. I have never had a speeding ticket in my life but I missed that sign was given a ticket of $164 USD for going 37 mph in a 25 mph zone. If I had seen the sign - which did not stand out - I would have slowed down. Further ahead on the same road another 25 mph sign was obscured by tree branches. End of story. Sometimes tourists are bewildered and confused when they are travelling in areas they are not familiar with. Your law enforcement agencies take advantage of this fact. It\'s not that we want to disobey your traffic laws. We need to be able to SEE the signs. If we can\'t see your road signs, then you can blame yourselves and your local highway officials for us running down your children. Post LARGER signs. Whatever. They\'re your children. Tourists usually do not mean to break any laws. Usually it\'s local drunk youth, I would think, who are the guilty speeders. But your government makes a lot of money from bewildered unwitting tourists speeding when they cannot find road signs so why should they make the signs more visible. If I can\'t see a sign, I can\'t see a sign! That doesn\'t help the kid that gets run over. So why don\'t YOU do something about it. Instead of asking for lower speed limits, ASK FOR BIGGER SIGNS!!! A warning is as good as a ticket and a lot less scary for a tourist. Believe me... tourists DON\'T WANT to break your laws and kill your children. You, however, seem incapable of seeing another person\'s point of view. In psychological terms, you would be considered a narcissist. Look it up. I understand mothers are only concerned for their children and are incapable of seeing the bigger picture and often incapable of thinking rationally.

Jurisdiction

Blain, Washington

Speed Trap Location

I5 near Border

Nearest Reference Point

n/a

GPS Coordinates

n/a

Time of Day

Mid-day

Level of Enforcement

Moderate

Type of Enforcement

Radar

Date

7/2002

Before border crossing, speed limit drops from 70 to 30 in about 1-2 mile span. Over final crest, a WSP guy with a K-band run will clock you. Hit the brakes when you approach this crest!

Comment (12/2002): Note: There is also a daycare, a state park and heavy pedestrian traffic. Teens frequent the park at night. But since a tourist doesn't have to worry about local kids, let's just fly down the hill and run over those troublesome two year olds.

Comment (2/2003): Oh yes. Please let's not burden any parents to go through all the hassle of keeping their 2 year-olds out of the streets.

Comment (08/2007): Tourists don\'t know that the speed limit in towns in Washington is 25 mph. As a tourist to Washington, I missed a speed limit sign although that is precisely what I was looking for. I have never had a speeding ticket in my life but I missed that sign was given a ticket of $164 USD for going 37 mph in a 25 mph zone. If I had seen the sign - which did not stand out - I would have slowed down. Further ahead on the same road another 25 mph sign was obscured by tree branches. End of story. Sometimes tourists are bewildered and confused when they are travelling in areas they are not familiar with. Your law enforcement agencies take advantage of this fact. It\'s not that we want to disobey your traffic laws. We need to be able to SEE the signs. If we can\'t see your road signs, then you can blame yourselves and your local highway officials for us running down your children. Post LARGER signs. Whatever. They\'re your children. Tourists usually do not mean to break any laws. Usually it\'s local drunk youth, I would think, who are the guilty speeders. But your government makes a lot of money from bewildered unwitting tourists speeding when they cannot find road signs so why should they make the signs more visible. If I can\'t see a sign, I can\'t see a sign! That doesn\'t help the kid that gets run over. So why don\'t YOU do something about it. Instead of asking for lower speed limits, ASK FOR BIGGER SIGNS!!! A warning is as good as a ticket and a lot less scary for a tourist. Believe me... tourists DON\'T WANT to break your laws and kill your children. You, however, seem incapable of seeing another person\'s point of view. In psychological terms, you would be considered a narcissist. Look it up. I understand mothers are only concerned for their children and are incapable of seeing the bigger picture and often incapable of thinking rationally.

Comment (12/2002): Note: There is also a daycare, a state park and heavy pedestrian traffic. Teens frequent the park at night. But since a tourist doesn't have to worry about local kids, let's just fly down the hill and run over those troublesome two year olds.

Comment (2/2003): Oh yes. Please let's not burden any parents to go through all the hassle of keeping their 2 year-olds out of the streets.

Comment (08/2007): Tourists don\'t know that the speed limit in towns in Washington is 25 mph. As a tourist to Washington, I missed a speed limit sign although that is precisely what I was looking for. I have never had a speeding ticket in my life but I missed that sign was given a ticket of $164 USD for going 37 mph in a 25 mph zone. If I had seen the sign - which did not stand out - I would have slowed down. Further ahead on the same road another 25 mph sign was obscured by tree branches. End of story. Sometimes tourists are bewildered and confused when they are travelling in areas they are not familiar with. Your law enforcement agencies take advantage of this fact. It\'s not that we want to disobey your traffic laws. We need to be able to SEE the signs. If we can\'t see your road signs, then you can blame yourselves and your local highway officials for us running down your children. Post LARGER signs. Whatever. They\'re your children. Tourists usually do not mean to break any laws. Usually it\'s local drunk youth, I would think, who are the guilty speeders. But your government makes a lot of money from bewildered unwitting tourists speeding when they cannot find road signs so why should they make the signs more visible. If I can\'t see a sign, I can\'t see a sign! That doesn\'t help the kid that gets run over. So why don\'t YOU do something about it. Instead of asking for lower speed limits, ASK FOR BIGGER SIGNS!!! A warning is as good as a ticket and a lot less scary for a tourist. Believe me... tourists DON\'T WANT to break your laws and kill your children. You, however, seem incapable of seeing another person\'s point of view. In psychological terms, you would be considered a narcissist. Look it up. I understand mothers are only concerned for their children and are incapable of seeing the bigger picture and often incapable of thinking rationally.