US Highway 195 near Mile Marker 7

Colton, WashingtonJul 07, 20041 Comments

Colton is a small farming town of 300-400 people just 17 miles north of Lewiston, Idaho on US 195. They employ one town marshal and he is no hick town cop, he is fully accredited with the Washington State Patrol. (and he is a nice guy) He hasn’t much else to do in his little town but stop speeders. He sits parked right on the side of the main street, sometimes behind another car and when you come up over the rise into Colton he has you. By the time you see him it’s too late. The speed limit is 30 mph and he writes tickets for 40 and above, not really unreasonable, but he is there on a regular basis. I lived in Colton for 5 years right on main street and he parked just up the street almost on a daily basis.

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Recently I was pulled over coming into union town from the south 195, I am currently awaiting a suppression hearing with the Colfax court. Fact is there is no probable cause for stop. The distance from the Reduce speed sign is 775 feet to the actual posted speed limit of 30 mph. The Washington Department of Transportation Traffic Manual M51-02,07 December 2011 states the distance from the reduce speed sign to the actual speed limit sign must be 1360 feet when coming from the speed of 60mph to 30mph. the department of transportation uses a table in there manual for this purpose, like the distance from 55mph to 30mph is 1075 feet. I lived in union town when this sign was put up in 2008. This is a illegal speed trap and the State of Washington as well as the city of Union Town needs to repay all tickets given since 2008.
#1May 02, 2012Report Abuse

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