Suburban cops, don't they have anything better to do?

Tweet As my introductory post states, I live in a very affluent, beautiful, and safe suburb in the San Francisco Bay Area, Tri-Valley. For the most part we are not afflicted with much of the more serious crime that areas such as San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose are. Of course, the level of education and the income levels have a lot to do with this. This is a very positive aspect of living here. On the other hand, the negative aspect of living in such a relatively safe place is that cops don't know what the hell to do with themselves! So what better person to pick on than the ordinary law-abiding citizens of this town. Since I have moved here, I have seen at least 5 people that have been traffic stopped by cops. And I haven't been living here for more than a month, so that is a lot of cops stopping drivers. What's worse is that citizens of this town feel like they have to walk around in eggshells or should I say drive around in eggshells. It's crazy but it's true. My husband who has not been stopped by a traffic cop since he was in his teens, came to San Ramon to be stopped by one. He was very nervous when he was stopped because he was going 10 miles over the speed limit. The cop was nice enough to let him go, but now that we have witnessed a lot of speed traps in this city, we don't dare go 5 over the speed limit. So what is the solution to not getting caught speeding in the Tri-Valley? Well, the number one solution of course is to drive the speed limit. For some this is easier than for others. As for me, well, I drive a smaller sedan so this is not a problem. I am not a speed freak anyways. There are also some fabulous apps that you can download which actually warn you of impending law enforcement. A couple that I know off the top of my head are Trapster and Cop Radar. And best of all they are free to download. I am sure there are other useful apps that can help to pinpoint where the local smokies are hiding but until then my best advice is to drive at the speed limit. Easier said than done.