Comments on: Anti-speed trap legislation http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/03/14/anti-speed_trap_legislation/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:11:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: robert http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/03/14/anti-speed_trap_legislation/comment-page-1/#comment-59067 robert Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:37:38 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/03/14/anti-speed_trap_legislation/#comment-59067 In Tyler, Texas, a city of 100,000, the police have recently DOUBLED the number of tickets they write. Pardon my scepticism, but I doubt its because folks are driving twice as recklessly. Last year the Municipal court made 3 million dollars. They'll make their money, but it's at the expense of being seen as "protecting and serving." The police: just another bureaucratic revenue enhancement point. In Tyler, Texas, a city of 100,000, the police have recently DOUBLED the number of tickets they write. Pardon my scepticism, but I doubt its because folks are driving twice as recklessly. Last year the Municipal court made 3 million dollars.
They’ll make their money, but it’s at the expense of being seen as “protecting and serving.”

The police: just another bureaucratic revenue enhancement point.

]]> By: Stormy Dragon http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/03/14/anti-speed_trap_legislation/comment-page-1/#comment-58937 Stormy Dragon Tue, 14 Mar 2006 04:45:21 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/03/14/anti-speed_trap_legislation/#comment-58937 You could do what Pennsylvania does: only the state police are allowed to use radar, which makes it hard for localities to set up speed traps, especially on highways. Additionally, the state doesn't get to keep the fines for speeding tickets, but has to hand them over to the local government where the infraction occured. So the people who the ability to give speeding tickets have little incentive to, and the people who have the incentive to give speeding tickets have little ability to. As a result, it's pretty hard to get a speeding ticket unless you're doing something really flagrant. You could do what Pennsylvania does: only the state police are allowed to use radar, which makes it hard for localities to set up speed traps, especially on highways. Additionally, the state doesn’t get to keep the fines for speeding tickets, but has to hand them over to the local government where the infraction occured.

So the people who the ability to give speeding tickets have little incentive to, and the people who have the incentive to give speeding tickets have little ability to.

As a result, it’s pretty hard to get a speeding ticket unless you’re doing something really flagrant.

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