Hammonton, NJ is one of these, I believe. Along with some other towns along the White Horse Pike in the middle of South Jersey. You cruise along the pike at 55, because the limit is 50, and then you hit Hammonton, where the speed limit drops to 35 with no visible cues, just one speed limit sign that is often obscured by foliage. And there are always police patrolling this tiny stretch of road, or parked alongside with speed guns. And of course, they are happy to allow you to use the NJ statute that lets you plea to a no points charge of 'unsafe driving' instead of speeding, with a much higher fine.
I'd love to see a financial report on this town, and ones like it in NJ. Likewise, I expect Atlantic City and a couple of towns around it have a similar relationship with minor drug charges.
Hammonton native here (small world, Hi!); I've driven on those roads for a few years.
Even to those who have driven on these roads all our lives it gets confusing, though I do understand that if a road passes by all the major ordinary shopping centers in a small town, it does warrant a lower speed limit. If you thought Rt. 30 is bad, try Central Ave (Rt. 542); that speed limit changes every 500 feet or so, and the police love pulling people over there.
