Lawtey Florida Speed Trap and State Senator Rob Bradley

Last month when we were traveling in Florida, we found ourselves in a well known speed trap in Lawtey on highway 301. It became well known to us only after we got a whopping ticket and the officer who stopped us asked if we were a senator or anything when he noticed our DC license plates. We admitted we were in the wrong, but when I got back home to DC I visited the offices of Forida Representative Yoho, Senators Rubio and Nelson to voice a complaint about this known sped trap and the comment that was made by the office, and wrote letters to state Senator Bradley and Representative Van Zant expressing the same sentiment. In both the personal visits and in the letter, I told them I expected a response. Then we waited to see who would answer first - if at all. Our friends just so happened to be traveling that same route a few days ago and sent us a photo of the billboard that we saw, but the word "trap" was covered over by a Halloween event - but it wasn't fooling anyone! Last week we received our first and perhaps only email response from the state senator's office. The legislative assistant described the background and acknowledged there was indeed an issue regarding the speed traps not only in Lawtey but in two other towns nearby. No mention was made about the comment. It just goes to show you that the house and senate offices in DC aren't really interested in issues like this - I'm certain they are too busy dealing with much more important matters. I appreciate that Senator Bradley's office responded and acknowledged the problem. As for the double standard of who does and who doesn't get tickets?