Texas, Zavala County Beware -- Out of State License Plate

Beware of travel to Zavala, Zavalla County, or La Pryor, Texas.
The police there are
targetting out of state license plate vehicles with tickets for
minor offenses.
Here is a partial list of what you can get:

Fail to Dim Headlights $150
Seat Belt Violations $200
Crossing Median $150
Defective Headlight $150
Defective Tailight $150
Window tint $150
How else can they see your seat belt if you tint your windows?
Unsafe Turn $200
More...

If you live far away, how can you plead your case?
Are you going to return for a couple hundred dollars?
And you'd have to return twice to appeal to the out of county
judge.

The trooper J. Balderas (and others) and the judge know they can
legally get you to spend your money in Zavala County.
They are a team. It's their word against yours.
Beware of travel to this part of Texas.
You can't possibly be a perfect driver for the duration of this
county.
This part of Texas is not worth the cost.
Don't travel to La Pryor Texas, Zavalla County, Zavala County,
Batesville, or Crystal City, West Texas.

Thanks to all in the group, and good luck to you in your
recreational travels.

DaveyJanesSchoolhouse wrote:

This part of Texas is not worth the cost.
Don't travel to La Pryor Texas, Zavalla County, Zavala County,
Batesville, or Crystal City, West Texas.

Thanks to all in the group, and good luck to you in your
recreational travels.

Thanks very much for the warning and sorry to hear about your bad
experience. This sort of thing used to be widespread in rural and
small-town America--most notoriously in the south--but the worst abuses
seem to have moderated somewhat with the development of the Eisenhower
highways. There must have been a good reason why you couldn't take the
35 road?

Oh, and by the way--that isn't 'West Texas'.

cheers,

Henry

"DaveyJanesSchoolhouse" wrote in message
...
Beware of travel to Zavala, Zavalla County, or La Pryor, Texas.
The police there are
targetting out of state license plate vehicles with tickets for
minor offenses.


They don't target only out of state plates. I got caught in one in north TX
and I have a TX plate. In my case the speed limit dropped from 70 to 50 in a
distance of about 50 to 75 feet. Unless one know it us coming it is hard to
slow down that fast. Typically the speed limit gradually drops over a much
longer distance giving one time to coast to a slower speed. Likewise the
citation instructions had several minor infractions listed with high fines.
There is a web site www.speedtrap.org that you might check before you travel
and perhaps relate your own experience. New Mexico is terrible for speed
traps.

On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 15:23:11 GMT "pantagruel" wrote:

:"DaveyJanesSchoolhouse" wrote in message
.. .
: Beware of travel to Zavala, Zavalla County, or La Pryor, Texas.
: The police there are
: targetting out of state license plate vehicles with tickets for
: minor offenses.

:They don't target only out of state plates. I got caught in one in north TX
:and I have a TX plate. In my case the speed limit dropped from 70 to 50 in a
:distance of about 50 to 75 feet. Unless one know it us coming it is hard to
:slow down that fast. Typically the speed limit gradually drops over a much
:longer distance giving one time to coast to a slower speed.

Is that legal?

I recall beating a ticket in a Chicago west side suburb (Maywood?) some mumble
years ago when the speed limit dropped too fast.

: Likewise the
:citation instructions had several minor infractions listed with high fines.
:There is a web site www.speedtrap.org that you might check before you travel
:and perhaps relate your own experience. New Mexico is terrible for speed
:traps.

--
Binyamin Dissen
http://www.dissensoftware.com

Binyamin Dissen wrote:

On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 15:23:11 GMT "pantagruel" wrote:

:"DaveyJanesSchoolhouse" wrote in message
.. .
: Beware of travel to Zavala, Zavalla County, or La Pryor, Texas.
: The police there are
: targetting out of state license plate vehicles with tickets for
: minor offenses.

:They don't target only out of state plates. I got caught in one in north TX
:and I have a TX plate. In my case the speed limit dropped from 70 to 50 in a
:distance of about 50 to 75 feet. Unless one know it us coming it is hard to
:slow down that fast. Typically the speed limit gradually drops over a much
:longer distance giving one time to coast to a slower speed.

Is that legal?

I recall beating a ticket in a Chicago west side suburb (Maywood?) some mumble
years ago when the speed limit dropped too fast.

: Likewise the
:citation instructions had several minor infractions listed with high fines.
:There is a web site www.speedtrap.org that you might check before you travel
:and perhaps relate your own experience. New Mexico is terrible for speed
:traps.

Actually, Texas is pretty good for speed traps. There is a statutory
limit on the percentage of revenue that can come from traffic fines.
That keeps small places from financing their entire budget from the
fines. FFM

On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 03:37:30 GMT, "Frank F. Matthews"
wrote:

Binyamin Dissen wrote:

On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 15:23:11 GMT "pantagruel" wrote:

:"DaveyJanesSchoolhouse" wrote in message
.. .
: Beware of travel to Zavala, Zavalla County, or La Pryor, Texas.
: The police there are
: targetting out of state license plate vehicles with tickets for
: minor offenses.

:They don't target only out of state plates. I got caught in one in north TX
:and I have a TX plate. In my case the speed limit dropped from 70 to 50 in a
:distance of about 50 to 75 feet. Unless one know it us coming it is hard to
:slow down that fast. Typically the speed limit gradually drops over a much
:longer distance giving one time to coast to a slower speed.

Is that legal?

I recall beating a ticket in a Chicago west side suburb (Maywood?) some mumble
years ago when the speed limit dropped too fast.

: Likewise the
:citation instructions had several minor infractions listed with high fines.
:There is a web site www.speedtrap.org that you might check before you travel
:and perhaps relate your own experience. New Mexico is terrible for speed
:traps.

Actually, Texas is pretty good for speed traps. There is a statutory
limit on the percentage of revenue that can come from traffic fines.
That keeps small places from financing their entire budget from the
fines. FFM

I wonder if that law was what put Selma's famous speed trap out of
business?

In any case the territory described in the original post is "La Raza"
country and the basic violation may be 'driving while white'.

---
Bob