It seems we aren’t alone in believing that police are using speed trap “fishing holes” as a shake-down for money.

Our Tuesday column about getting caught yet again in a speed trap struck a nerve, with readers agreeing that many are in spots where police can write tickets as fast as they can pull over drivers.

“The speed trap article is right on,” said Ben d’Avernas. “It is entrapment and a make-work assignment for cops who have nothing better to do.

“The common denominator is open road, right at a speed change sign. Like a Ponzi scheme, this is a scam.”

Tibor Szakall wanted to know “how many officers does it take to man a speed trap on Dixon Rd., on a sunny January day?

“Peel Region police think it takes at least three officers to trap motorists, me included, coming down a hill at 10 km/h over, when there is virtually no traffic on that stretch of dry, three-lane road.”

Michael English says he was caught in High Park, where “the road descends a hill, and of course the radar trap is there.

“The lady cop said we were doing 40 km/h in a 20 zone and laughed out loud while she was writing the ticket. The trap was in a deserted area where no one walks. This is a money-grab speed trap, nothing to do with safety.”

“More important things for police to do than ‘taxing’ unsuspecting drivers who aren’t doing anyone any harm?” asked Alan Rogers.

“Of course there is. Will they do it? Of course not. There’s no money in that.”

“I think you’re off-base today,” said Michael J. O’Donnell, referring to a speed trap near a school on Brimley Rd., where we were caught on Monday

“Unbelievable that you don’t support the police in this endeavour. It almost sounds like you think it’s okay and reasonable to speed in a school zone.”

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MONDAY: A traffic safety expert explains the evolution of speed traps as a tool to generate revenue.