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Riesel, Texas   Riesel, Texas

Everything stated here about Riesel being a notorious speed trap is all too true. In 30 years of safe driving both in the US and abroad, I have yet to see a scam so blatant. My spouse (ticketless for many years----until now) and I were headed northbound to Waco on Highway 6. My spouse was driving. It was late evening and moonless. We were the last car in a pretty evenly-spaced line of several vehicles all going 70 (we were on cruise control). I looked up and saw the sign approaching what we now know as the fine burg of Riesel (you have to see the signage and the town to believe it) transitioning to 55 mph and had literally just opened my mouth to comment on the extreme abruptness when, to our right, I saw a patrol car turn on its lights. I thought--naively!--it was for the 18-wheeler at the head of the line, which was gradually pulling away from the rest of us. Oh---wrong, wrong, wrong. The car got six inches off our bumper, and we stopped just over the rise he'd been sitting by. The officer came to our window; I seriously don't think he was 20. He had a baby face, a voice that still cracks, a car that was approximately as old as he was, and he greeted us with a squeaky but stern "Going a little fast this afternoon?" Remember--it was closer to midnight, which tells you how long he'd been out there doing that very thing, and probably over and over and over on that shift alone. It went downhill from there; the few subsequent things he said to us were straight out of CHiPS, circa 1979. He asked for a license, which we gave him. He never bothered with our registration, our insurance, or our stickers (which told us all we needed to know about his intent). He went to his claptrap car and was back in 4 minutes flat with a $185.00 citation and no further preambles. I think our sole mistake was being unlucky enough to be the last duck in the line...nothing more. He was ready and waiting to pick us off. I think on our handful of trips to Waco prior to this, we probably just got lucky by being in the middle of the pack instead. As others have correctly observed, there is little to no opportunity to slow down in time here, so even trying to toe the line doesn't help drivers a bit. Meanwhile, the two of us driven literally hundreds of thousands of miles over the years without so much as a scrape, let alone a ticket. Go figure. This really was just such an incredibly bogus charge...zero recourse, and, hello, 8 hours of defensive driving classes!--and it is such an OBVIOUS trap. Reading the comments here has made me even crosser, but at least it's confirmed what we felt at the time, especially since on the way back home we passed the same cop with some poor sucker pulled over in the exact same spot. Speed trap, speed trap, speed trap, of the worst kind, and so corn-pone! I kept expecting Borat to pop up. I can promise you this, as one of the posters below noted, we'll be taking the bypass around this place each and every time we need to go to or from Waco in the future. Bottom line: it does not matter if you were observing the posted speed limits, or honestly trying to transition. If you have the misfortune of driving through Riesel, you're definitely getting a ticket sooner or later.

Mar 13, 2012   Texas   0 comments

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Riesel Texas   Riesel, Texas

Speed trap north bound Hwy 6. 2-10-12 - night- received ticket for going 71 in 70 mph zone. Officer on top of the hill behind 55 mph sign. Officer said I was in a "transition zone" where the speed drops to 55 mph, and then to 45 mph, all within 1/4 mile. Asked me what my hurry was and I told him that I was in no hurry and had cruise control set at 70 since posted limited was 70. My mistake...he said limit was actually 65 mph(wrong) and transitioned to 55 mph, so he change my ticket to 71mph in a 55 mph. "Transitioned $216 from my wallet. Court appearance or response within 10 days by certified mail only. UPS does not deliver certified mail to this one-horse town! When I came back through on Sunday - 2/12/12 the officer recognized my car again and pulled out behind me and followed me for a mile, he couldn't get me this time since I was doing 35 mph. Avoid this area at all costs......you will pay!

Feb 13, 2012   Texas   0 comments

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Riesel, Texas   Riesel, Texas

This is more than just a speed trap. It is simply a revenue source for this worthless town. I got a ticket for no trailer lights on an unloaded flat bed trailer in broad daylight with the lights on the tow vehicle clearly visible. For this technical violation they charge the outrageous amount of $295! They are simply there to generate revenue. I will never spend a dime in this dump and will avoid it at all costs. I advise everyone to avoid this place at all times.

Dec 5, 2011   Texas   0 comments

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Riesel, Texas   Riesel, Texas

Police Chief Danny Krumnow added me to his long list of fundraisers for the city of Riesel. Driving northbound on cruise at 69, the is a 55mph sign in what appears to be open country--it is easy to miss. Almost immediately, you top the hill and see a small town with a 45mph sign. I shut my car down well below the 45mph and thought I was fine. Turns out, Krumnow was shooting the top of the hill with his laser. The distance between all 3 signs (70, 55, 45) require that you completely get off the accelerator (or in the case of the 45mph, that you hit the brake!). Don't know if the chief of police is always there, or if he was just taking advantage of the many people that were bring their children to move-in day at the major university up the road. My ticket was for 69 in a 55mph zone--my mistake because I was so sure that the speed limit was 70, that I admitted to going 69!)

Aug 26, 2011   Texas   0 comments

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Coming in to town   Riesel, Texas

Amazing. I had not had a ticket in nearly 15 years of driving 25,000 miles per year until driving from College Station to Waco and hit Riesel, a town I had never even heard of. After getting the ticket and arriving in Waco for a meeting with a Judge and two other lawyers, I asked them about Riesel and they shook their heads and said Riesel is an embarrassment to McLennan County.

Jul 10, 2011   Texas   0 comments

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