The rare law that strikes a blow for liberty:

Tim Gant, a guardrail inspector from Clarksburg, says his tiny West Tennessee town is a speed trap that artificially drives down speed limits so it can drive up collections from speeding tickets.

Gant has persuaded state Rep. Chris Crider, R-Milan, to introduce a bill that would require blue speed limit signs for any municipality that gets more than half its revenue from traffic tickets.

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The blue speed limit signs would contrast with conventional black lettering on white signs. “They would tell the world that this is one of those speed-trap towns,” Crider said.

Splendid idea.

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