Merchants at a notorious "traffic trap" in a California city claim that the traffic enforcement campaign means lost business for area businesses.

A city ordinance is designed to reduce the number of commuters cutting through a wealthy neighborhood during rush hour by making turns illegal during certain hours. Traffic is down in the well-to-do neighborhood, but area motorists and some of the merchants who serve them are frustrated by this and other "traffic calming" laws:

If you received a ticket in a place where you believe it is unfair because of bad signage, or an unreasonably low speed limit, or in any other of a "ticket trap," speak to a local central valley attorney right away .