Commonwealth v. DePasquale

*185OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

In this case we are asked to define the limits of a municipality’s power to detect and cite drivers who violate posted speed limits. While we recognize the public safety considerations which render speed detection an important part of a police department’s duties, we are also mindful of the potential for abuse to the drivers of this Commonwealth which can arise from overly zealous enforcement of the speed limit laws, made evermore simple through the use of modern speed timing devices.

On November 17, 1981, appellant Guy J. DePasquale was convicted by a judge…