I tend to agree. Granted, my first speeding ticket was coming back from the Gorge (rookie mistake, but at least I was not drunk and&#x2F;or high!), but the cops are EVERYWHERE in the metro area. Last time I was there, I rented a car in downtown Seattle to go see the tulips, and saw 8 speedtraps, each with a cruiser clocking people with laser and multiple moto chase units, up and down I-5, in the <i>8 hours</i> I had my rental car. I can go MONTHS in the SF Bay Area without seeing a single speed trap.<p>Eastern WA is just so much less populated.. maybe they stand out more, but they&#x27;re not as common IMO. Granted, your speed will be higher when you DO get busted, and there are definite speed trap downs like Ritzville and Colfax, but I never found it to be anywhere near as bad as the metro areas.<p>And yeah, they can just fire all those assholes. They&#x27;re absolutely terrible and do nothing to promote road safety -- it&#x27;s the exact opposite.