Garden Springs Drive near State Highway 194

Oakland, TennesseeSep 19, 20071 Comments

I am a resident of the Garden Springs subdivison. I am a nurse in downtown Memphis and I was leaving my house yesterday evening headed to work. As I stopped at the first stop sign, I noticed a police car parked in front of one of the houses on the street, as were several other civilian cars parked in front of several other houses. As I approached the police vehicle, I veered over into the center of the road and passed by him. I pulled out onto highway 194 (two miles from highway 64) and noticed blue lights speeding up behind me. I, for the first time since I have been driving, could not figure out why I was being pulled over. Usually I know that I am going 25 over the speed limit, but not this time. When the officer approached my vehicle, I asked him why I was being pulled over. His response was that I was speeding while passing an officer. I asked him how fast I was going and he said "25 in a 20." He told me that he was not parked at his home in the subdivision, but only parked there to clock speeders. I was stunned. The officer never asked to see my license, but asked if I were from Oakland. When I explained that I had just moved there, he told me to slow it down. This town is definitely a speed trap no matter what part of town you are coming through. I tried to set my cruise at 20mph and my car will not allow me to do so! So, be VERY aware of your odometer at all times…

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You were not cited because you were not going at least 10 MPH over the limit. Odometer tells the amount of miles your car has traveled not your speed. The Officer that slowed you down may have saved your or someone else's child's life.
#1May 14, 2010Report Abuse

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