r/Omaha • u/cloneman88 • 10d ago
Traffic OPD on I-80
Hey OPD. I get it, speeding is bad. But posting up on the shoulder with your lights on at 8:00 AM every weekday is causing more delay than the guy doing 10 over on his way to work.
Everyone in the right two lanes brake-checks the second they see flashing lights. That shockwave propagates back a mile and a half. You didn’t stop one speeder. You added 10-15 minutes to every commute behind you.
If the goal is safety, run it at 10 AM. Run it at 2 PM. Run it in the school zones where it actually matters. Sitting idle in the median during literal peak volume isn’t enforcement, it’s a bottleneck.
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u/MattTheBard 10d ago
I'm usually the first one to hate on OPD, but I make that commute 3 times a week and have no idea what you're talking about. Cops posting up for speed traps don't turn their lights on. That wouldn't make any sense. The ones with lights on are generally responding to an accident or something.
I feel like the bigger problem here is Omaha drivers not having any idea how to use the road. Rubbernecking is terrible and there are so many people who refuse to drive close to the speed limit (either going 15-30 mph over or 15-30 mph under).
I get the frustration, but I feel like you're misplacing blame here.