The city of Roanoke has been running a speed trap scam for years. You’ll find that thousands of dollars of the budget is derived from fines levied on out of towners passing through on hwy 114. My own observation is that it is often hapless people moving from distant places with all their belongings in their cars.. people with no chance or means to go to court. For a year “construction zone”” signs were left up in an area where construction was finished and the safe speed would have been 70mph rather than the 45mph posted. Roanoke “”officers”” were set up there day and night running speed traps. “”Officer”” is not a proper name for them. They are extortionists. This practice has nothing to do with safety. It’s a pure and simple racket. The latest twist is this: At 7:30AM the school zone goes into effect (how many kids are going to school at 7:30?) A cop sits across from the school zone flashing light with radar but as a victim approaches the light is turned off. After the victim is stopped the cop claims the light was flashing and issues a ticket.”