I got A LOT of tickets when I was younger, but I haven't had a ticket in about five years now. And that ticket broke about a two year ticket free run, but prior to that I got at least a ticket a year, and often more. But out here, its far too severe. There are several speed traps where the speed limit is artificially low. The town I grew up in was the worst - with two of the most ridiculous speed traps. The town has three main north/south roadways that run the length of the town (and beyond) and two east/west ones. One of each is set to ridiculously low levels and when these changes were first made cops will ticket you for going even a few miles over the limit. It's got so bad that most people avoided them if at all possible, meaning traffic got much worse on the other main roads. Finally there were enough complaints and the cops got a little more lenient, but they are still notorious speed traps.
We've also got a nice little speed trap on the interstate out here. For reasons unknown to just about everyone, the speed limit drops to 45 MPH for a stretch of road. Of course, you'd get run over if you actually drove that slow, but it doesn't stop cops from writing tickets. I drive home across that stretch every night at midnight and every night there are two cop cars lying in wait.
I don't have a problem with cops pulling over people who are driving recklessly or whatever, but constant patrolling of speed traps is a waste of tax dollars. It does nothing to improve the quality of life or safety of the area. In fact, due to the way it can artificially affect traffic patterns, it could be argued it has a negative affect on the quality of life. I'd prefer cops to do some real police work that would actually improve the quality of life in the area. If we don't have anything more pressing for officers to do, we should cut back the number of officers on the force.