John Bogna
The holiday travel season is upon us.
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Whether you’re driving to the next town over or the next state, chances are you’ll have to keep an eye out for the occasional officer.
RELATED: Houston recently made a list of the 25 deadliest roadways – twice
The Houston Chronicle asked its readers to share where they encountered the worst speed traps, including if authorities caught them, known locations of cops or where they may be waiting with radar guns.
Highway 290 through Burton and Highway 59 through Patton Village are two of the top locations submitted by readers.
As natives know, everything’s bigger in Texas, crisscrossed with some estimated 80,000 miles of highways.
Running late or in a holiday hurry, the temptation to make it to your destination a little sooner can be strong, but, for your safety and the safety of fellow drivers – not to mention police waiting for you to make their days – resist the need for speed.
Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers will conduct traffic patrols throughout the holiday weekends of Dec…. https://t.co/j3bys9PjPw
— KSAN News (@ksannews) December 18, 2017
The Texas Department of Transportation reports traffic accident fatalities at an all time high last year, with more deaths than previous years going all the way back to 2003.
So, let’s slow down, H Town. There’ll be enough fast talking when the topic turns to politics around the holiday dinner table.
