South Island speed traps

I wish to echo the concern expressed by Fred Kerr about speed traps in the South Island of New Zealand (July ’06, pg. 18).

In March ’06 I was caught by a secreted speed camera in Dunedin, New Zealand, going no more than 6.2 miles per hour (10 kph) over the 62-mph (100-kph) speed limit on an open road. A citation was mailed to me in the United States demanding payment of a NZ$45 fine (about US$25). I paid the fine but fumed (as I am told many New Zealanders do) about Kiwi speed traps designed more to raise revenue than save lives.

This is not the best way to promote tourism in New Zealand.

PETER SEED, White Bear Lake, MN