Another major LPD speed trap is Thain Grade/21st St. It’s posted 35 MPH, and the hill isn’t very steep, but it is far too easy to be going 45+ by the time you get to Nez Perce Plaza or the Shopko turnoff. LPD will occasionally have one unit parked on the dirt road behind the old Wal-Mart, and at least FIVE units lined up at Nez Perce Plaza, or sitting over at Staples, with one or two others already writing tickets to unsuspecting drivers. Some officers are lenient, others would just as soon haul you to jail than give you the time of day.

Brakes are cheaper than transmissions, so ride ’em if you have to.