Ease up on the right pedal

[457Brodix]

I guess I could have titled this "support your local Law Enforcement", anyway I had to make a round trip (470 miles) to Elkhart Indiana today to pick up a bus and I can truthfully say I've never seen this many State Troopers writing tickets, A conservative guess would be between 25 and 30, my second guess is both Illinois and Indiana need the money! To answer your next question, nope I wasn't on the receiving end!

[ch1ll]

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I always like it when they are on the side of road "busy" and advertising that they are around. ;D

[Phil318]

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You may have heard that Illinois is laying off some state troopers. Maybe they were out to raise revenue to save a few jobs.

[IRONHEAD]

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maybe they've been board, and passed on ticket writing in the winter,,
every spring, the first good days they are out in force.. writing away..

[CTX-SLPR]

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Here in CO they just started click-it or tick-et but it's also including aggressive drivers and speeders. Don't know if it's after money or something else but at least they advertise that it's going on to make it look less random.

[SpiderGearsMan]

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this went on in germany around 1938 too

[457Brodix]

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You may have heard that Illinois is laying off some state troopers. Maybe they were out to raise revenue to save a few jobs.

Yep, that was kind of my guess also, then don't forget we've got to keep Mayor Daley's Chicago Machine well greased and running.

[IndyShiftman]

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They are all over the interstates in Indy. They set up seat belt checks too. Just off the side of the road till they see you drive by without a belt on then they get ya.
The only time I don't see them so active is in hard rain. Other than that, they are there.

[Page2171]

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The states have to balance their budgets somehow. After years of out of control spending supported by a booming economy the chickens have now come home to roost and now they are in quite a pickle and need some way to balance the budget.

[miketblsr]

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Its everywhere this weekend NC has OPERATION SLOW DOWN all weekend. The popo is everywhere.

[TheSilverBuick]

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On my nine mile drive home from work yesterday I saw two people pulled over, one by the Sheriff and the other by the Highway Patrol. Statistically that's a lot right? I knew one of them, they deserved to get pulled over, or at least was a long time coming, the d*ck speeds all over town.

[hoofhearted]

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Spring break and Easter. There everywhere. Here in Ga the said no more 5 mph over forgiveness. They gonna get you.

[SpiderGearsMan]

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The states have to balance their budgets somehow. After years of out of control spending supported by a booming economy the chickens have now come home to roost and now they are in quite a pickle and need some way to balance the budget.

now the economy is in the mud - spending is higher than ever - ticketing troopers are too lazy to actually police the area - why not search all the cars too ? easier to write tickets

[antmnte]

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We have 4 -count em 4 different police forces here in the area that can write you tickets. and they do.I think farting and driving is an offense here.

[rightpedal]

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Yea be nice to me ;D

Steve