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Yet Another Speeder by Wal-Mart

Yet Another Speeder by Wal-Mart

Gus Philpott
Woodstock Advocate
April 17, 2008

This driver went hot-dogging around me ono the right on Lake Avenue in front of Wal-Mart this afternoon. I had just turned off U.S. 14 and was heading into Woodstock. She was behind me as traffic moved along at the 40MPH speed limit.

The right lane was open, so she moved over and flew by, getting back over into the through lane just before the right lane ended.

Guess who was right in front of me at the red light at Route 47? And guess who was right in front of me at the stop sign at South Street?

Grannie in her grey Saturn saved, let's see... three-four seconds.

Lake Avenue in front of Wal-Mart would be a great place for PhotoRadar. Unfortunately, the legislators in Springfield must view PhotoRadar about the same way they do Concealed Carry.

About the only way Woodstock Police will ever nab any speeders on Lake Avenue will be to disguise themselves as street people and sit on a box on the curb. When a speeder comes along, sit up and aim the radar gun right at him! It worked in Texas; it ought to work here...