To help make our turkey-day journeys a little less eventful - and, perhaps, a lot less expensive - our friends at the National Motorists Association (NMA) have put together a list of the "worst speed trap cities" for all fifty states, according to thecarconnection.com.

The list was gathered over the SpeedTrap Exchange (www.speedtrap.org), a Web site maintained by the NMA and hosting a database of reported traps by state and city. Reported speed traps from the past two years, plus a poll conducted by the organization, were factored into this new list.

As it seems to be largely based on the number of speed traps reported in particular cities, it's no surprise that those on the list appear in many cases to be along high-traffic routes and in more populated areas - in contrast to our real life experience in that the most overt speed traps are often found in one-blinker small towns, and highway crests miles from any particular town. Nevertheless, we strongly recommend perusing the organization's results for the cities you'll be passing through and planning your route - and cruise-control setting - accordingly.