[Nighthawk243]

But its doubtful that it'll pass. It hasn't every year its come up in the General Assembly.

Pennsylvania is one of those oddball states that actually tries to even the field a bit. The reason why PA has yet to allow locals to use the guns is the fact that PA wants the locals to NOT abuse speed traps for just pure revenue generation. Many local LEO's in other states do things purely for revenue generation very easily (In PA, they actually have to work for it, since using the ENRADD/VASCAR systems is not an easy method of enforcment). A good example of how not limiting the Locals can get out of had is the former village of New Rome in Ohio. That small town of under 100 people had the highest grossing revenue just from speeding tickets. Get a cop with a radar gun, and a mayoral court full of corruption, and bam, instant revenue generator. 14 officers, for a village of only 60 people. The normal standard is 1.5 officers/1000 people.

In some states, the locals will nail you to a wall for a 2 over PSL. In PA, there is a REQUIRED allowance of 10MPH over any speed under 55mph, and 6MPH over on speeds 55mph or higher. This is to A) take into account that detection methods are inherently inaccurate, and B) avoid a massive amounts of tickets for 1 or 2 MPH over tickets for revenue generation purposes.