They have the same problem with speed in USA
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Lexington Herald said:
www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/living/health/8290227.htm
"The majority of speed limits are posted under what they should be," Skrum said. There are many reasons for that, he said, but a big one is that many jurisdictions set speed limits low in order to collect speeding fines".
Yes I know it is one quote just plucked from within the whole article, but it just shows it's not just a problem here
Mrs Fish said:
www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/living/health/8290227.htm
"The majority of speed limits are posted under what they should be," Skrum said. There are many reasons for that, he said, but a big one is that many jurisdictions set speed limits low in order to collect speeding fines".
Yes I know it is one quote just plucked from within the whole article, but it just shows it's not just a problem here
The situation in the USA is slightly different to here. Many small communities have no local taxes, and derive all their income from speeding fines on local roads. This is particularly the case when they have a busy road running through their jurisdiction. It's a little like your Parish Council being able to employ a traffic cop who spends all his time stopping and fining people on the A1.
i live/motor in the midwest USA. The states are riddled with one patrol car towns for the generation of revenue.
More and more of these little "burgs are obtaining laser devices as well.
You have three tiers of revenue generation.
Highway patrol for the entire state, Sheriffs dept for county, and the local constabulary for the towns.
Of course they also have unmarked vehicles for that extra edge.
Luckily, we don't yet have to peel our eyes continuously from the road to look for "bright yellow painted cameras" but the larger cities will use helicopters and ground interceptors for big traps and the state uses light aircraft/ground interceptors for the same exercise.
The town I live in recently laid off a good many officers in order to retain a 4-5 helicopter fleet. That indicates what the priorities really are to me.
m.
More and more of these little "burgs are obtaining laser devices as well.
You have three tiers of revenue generation.
Highway patrol for the entire state, Sheriffs dept for county, and the local constabulary for the towns.
Of course they also have unmarked vehicles for that extra edge.
Luckily, we don't yet have to peel our eyes continuously from the road to look for "bright yellow painted cameras" but the larger cities will use helicopters and ground interceptors for big traps and the state uses light aircraft/ground interceptors for the same exercise.
The town I live in recently laid off a good many officers in order to retain a 4-5 helicopter fleet. That indicates what the priorities really are to me.
m.
Not too much a problem for me.
Aircraft is easy to spot and if one stays away from county roads near towns it is fine. Some of the country towns have a small one room town halls and do not even have a police car much less radar or laser.
Hwy patrol is fairly predictable where they are positioned and a good detector works fine.
One can go over a 100 several times a week without too much fear. I'm from the midwest too. I suppose it is where one lives and it is a large country. There are states and areas that I do not speed but that is just common sense.
Calvin
Aircraft is easy to spot and if one stays away from county roads near towns it is fine. Some of the country towns have a small one room town halls and do not even have a police car much less radar or laser.
Hwy patrol is fairly predictable where they are positioned and a good detector works fine.
One can go over a 100 several times a week without too much fear. I'm from the midwest too. I suppose it is where one lives and it is a large country. There are states and areas that I do not speed but that is just common sense.
Calvin
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