Upon intering the City of Pond, Creek, Oklahama on US 81 northboud (northbound in name, actually heading due east at this point), the speed limit drops abruptly from 65 to 35 with a cop running radar at the 35 MPH sign.

The city has a population of abotu 800, a land area of 0.9 square miles and an average home value of $30,000, so there is obviously not much of a tax base. Also, two weeks later, when I went by the city hall to do some research for my defense, I was told that the police department was closed for a week while the chief was on vacation.

Obviously a police department that exists for public safety never closes.