Sigh...

[smileyman]

They should call it law enforcement, and the laws were passed for the safety of society at large so they cut out the middle man and say 'for safety'.
Most LEOs do not enjoy traffic or speed control but they are pressed to it by guess who? Dpt heads and revenue hungry bureaucrats.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by smileyman

They should call it law enforcement, and the laws were passed for the safety of society at large so they cut out the middle man and say 'for safety'.
Most LEOs do not enjoy traffic or speed control but they are pressed to it by guess who? Dpt heads and revenue hungry bureaucrats.

There are rare occasions where it is for a safety issue or civilian complaints but usualy targeted enforcement comes from above like you stated.

in NYC its worse with the parking gestappo. the city would go bankrupt if people parked legally, the city banks on x amount of dollars from parking tickets

[smileyman]

I have always been close to city and county governments. Alot of those officers are under pressure to perform from the bean counters. At that small level you have to earn your pay, your ride, your equipment in order to subsidize the govt funds. Or you simply find another job...

[sherri_chickie]

If tickets were about " safety" they would ticket the idiots on the road going 10 or 20 K under the speed limit pissing off the other drivers just trying to drive the posted speed (on clear roads of course) They are just as dangerous as speeders. This town is full of idiots in the fast lane going WELL under the posted limit..GRR

[Particle Man]

I drove to work the other day (about 35 miles) and saw 10 cops.

A friend of mine had to call 911 because he got in a fender bender and it took the cops almost 3 hours to show up.

Safety my ass.

[smileyman]

When I am in the cage or commuting I really don't speed, but if they catch me in the Ozarks back roads they wont have to use any judgment or discretion. All they have to do is figure out how to catch a ton up sportbike or 4. Which they can and sometimes do.

[Particle Man]

wanna make a ton of money for your particular organization LEO's?

Listen closely:

Ticket people who sit in the left lane and you can leave the speed cushion alone.

You'll probably make 5X the $$.

Problem solved AND you'll actually do some good preventing congestion.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

wanna make a ton of money for your particular organization LEO's?

Listen closely:

Ticket people who sit in the left lane and you can leave the speed cushion alone.

You'll probably make 5X the $$.

Problem solved AND you'll actually do some good preventing congestion.

This! I do agree with Rider though. The law is the law. I you don't like the speed limits in your area, start a petition, introduce a law, get it voted on and change them. We are breaking the law, pure and simple. If you really want to hurt them, stop speeding period. Organize a stop speeding drive and you could half the State Troopers in 6 months. No tickets, no money, no troopers.