County Trunk County Route 6 near State Route Between State Route 17A and Country Trunk Route 25, Pumpkin Swamp Road
Turning onto County Route 6 from Route 17A in the Town of Goshen, New York. The strip of Route 6 between Route 17A and Route 25, Pumpkin Swamp Road mostly downhill. At the beginning of Route 6, there is a 40 m.p.h. sign. The driver continues downhill, where there is a 35 m.p.h. sign than practically right after it, a 25 m.p.h. sign. In the dark, the signs are hard to notice. Driving through this rural area at night, with no street lights at all, the motorist becomes more concerned about deer or bear encounters. (We have bear in this area, and people sometimes hit them.) My station wagon, loaded with groceries and laundry, rolled downhill to 51 m.p.h., for which I was awarded 2 points by a State Trooper. He thought he was doing me a big favor by not giving me 4 points. I was the only car on the road at 10:30 on September 3, 2007. The judge thought I had nerve to even go to court instead of mailing in the fine and guilty plea. My husband and I have often observed motorists being ticketed on the hilly portion of Route 6 during daylight hours too. It’s harder to see at night which makes it an ideal spot for lurking troopers with a gripe against housewives and working people.
You need to register before posting a comment. This helps us protect the site from spammers. It's free, it only takes a few seconds to register, and your comments will remain anonymous.