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The tickets. police were paid extra for writing citations. >> the law equivocally provides that officers cannot be paid by the ticket. >> reporter: my police chief in georgia took me out for a little driver's ed near a hill i've had trouble with near my home. the chief says these aren't speed traps, they are just trying to slow drivers down and families on the road this summer should put safety first. steve osinsami, abc news, atlanta. >> at the end of the day the speed limit is there to keep people safe and driving slowly, but so many people feel like they are getting trapped and talking abou...

Handed out at the bottom of this bridge. there's a class-action lawsuit, alleging that police got paid extra for writing citations. >> the law clearly and unequivocally explains that officers cannot be paid by the ticket. >> reporter: my police chief in georgia took me out for a little driver's ed, near a hill i've had trouble with nearly home. he says these aren't speed traps. they're trying to slow drivers down. and he says families on the road this summer should put safety first. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> the speed limit is there to keep us safe and keep people driving slowly. b...

Qatar, and turkey. at this point, what's the chances of a more permanent cease-fire? >> reporter: good question. and the short answer is we don't know because it's not clear that anyone is viewing anyone else as an honest broker. turkey and israel are on rocky relations after a turkish vessel tried to block the blockade that israel imposes around gaza. >> our thanks to abc's aaron katersky. thanks for joining us, reporting live from jerusalem this morning. >> and stay with abc news, all morning as we cover the crisis in the middle east. our next live reports are on "america this morning" and "...

And the speed limit drops for a very short stretch. and waiting under the sign is a friendly police officer, writing tickets like there's no tomorrow. meet curt, a retire d michigan cop. he says cities and counties make big money from speed traps. and it's like shooting fish in a barrel. >> it's like dirty secrets. >> reporter: across the country, tourists and other drivers are fighting back. reporting more than 82,000 speed traps since 2000, to the national speed trap exchange, warning other families on the roads. houston ranks number one, with nearly 500 reported since 2000. but the police l...