Talk of the Town: Watch your speed on West Street

It's amazing to watch the work of the police department's speed control check point set up with regularity on West Street at the intersection of South Southwood Avenue.

It's an outstanding setup that catches many drivers - often repeaters who have been caught at the same spot on previous occasions - who speed into the section of West Street shortly after two inbound lanes merge into one.

You'd be surprised - or maybe you wouldn't - how fast some drivers are going as they merge into the single lane. Some of the times, the officers park a car in the middle lane, the left turn lane, so that drivers coming into the city can see...