It is a school zone that is posted at 20mph when lights are flashing, and is posted at 35mph when NOT flashing. The little town of Kiowa has quite the revenue generator going on here. You can’t convince me that it is not a predatory situation that they have created and use to their advantage.

I got a ticket there recently. The officer said that the school crossing lights were active, and they absolutely WERE NOT from my direction of travel. After receiving a $320 ticket, I went back through town and double checked. The lights WERE NOT flashing when I returned …………….. I walked around and took a few photos of the area for 2 or 3 minutes. As I was doing this, the lights began flashing? I also noticed the ticketing officer had resumed his same position on the north side of the street where he had been when I passed through previously.

The flashing school zone lights were either defective ……….. or being remotely controlled. I’d be curious to know how they are set up …….. and by whom?

I’m pretty serious about my driving ………. Even though I really don’t have the time to mess with it, I’m going to contest this. Beware fellow travelers.