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Politics + LEO's = Revenue (?)
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<blockquote data-quote="mswaim" data-source="post: 626725" data-attributes="member: 538"><p>Here in California all CalTrans work crews are assigned a full-time CHP officer to assist in traffic control. They rarely issue citations since their purpose is to provide a marked presence at the leading edge of the construction zone to warn drivers. </p><p></p><p>My personal feelings about construction zones is simple, if you are speeding through an area where highway workers are in close proximity to the roadway, you deserve the citation and its accompanying "double fine" penalty.</p><p></p><p>As far as citations being revenue driven, there may be many individuals making this claim, however none of them are LEO's.......</p><p></p><p>I worked in the profession for many years, both in small agencies and large and can honestly say I was never directed to write citations for the purpose of revenue generation. As I promoted through the ranks, I never ordered any of my officers to write citations for the purpose of generating revenue.</p><p></p><p>I once used up an entire citation book (25 tickets) in one school zone that had been targeted for a saturation enforcement detail due to numerous complaints of vehicle's speeding during hours of operation. None of the citations were written for anything less than 10 miles over the posted 25 MPH limit.</p><p></p><p>Some of the citations were for speeds of 45 MPH in the same posted 25MPH zone. All of the speeds were radar certified, and the unit was working in conjunction with one of our large, well-lit "radar" trailers that displays your speed in 2 foot tall numbers................I'm sure you've seen them, the "your speed is...." machines.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line, every one of those drivers deserved the citations they got..............however revenue was not the motivating factor, the action was motivated by safety concerns. </p><p></p><p>People love to rationalize issues such as this since it makes it easier to swallow. It's not that complicated - you violate traffic statutes and your eventually going to be observed, stopped and cited..............pretty simple stuff.....................................</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mswaim, post: 626725, member: 538"] Here in California all CalTrans work crews are assigned a full-time CHP officer to assist in traffic control. They rarely issue citations since their purpose is to provide a marked presence at the leading edge of the construction zone to warn drivers. My personal feelings about construction zones is simple, if you are speeding through an area where highway workers are in close proximity to the roadway, you deserve the citation and its accompanying "double fine" penalty. As far as citations being revenue driven, there may be many individuals making this claim, however none of them are LEO's....... I worked in the profession for many years, both in small agencies and large and can honestly say I was never directed to write citations for the purpose of revenue generation. As I promoted through the ranks, I never ordered any of my officers to write citations for the purpose of generating revenue. I once used up an entire citation book (25 tickets) in one school zone that had been targeted for a saturation enforcement detail due to numerous complaints of vehicle's speeding during hours of operation. None of the citations were written for anything less than 10 miles over the posted 25 MPH limit. Some of the citations were for speeds of 45 MPH in the same posted 25MPH zone. All of the speeds were radar certified, and the unit was working in conjunction with one of our large, well-lit "radar" trailers that displays your speed in 2 foot tall numbers................I'm sure you've seen them, the "your speed is...." machines. Bottom line, every one of those drivers deserved the citations they got..............however revenue was not the motivating factor, the action was motivated by safety concerns. People love to rationalize issues such as this since it makes it easier to swallow. It's not that complicated - you violate traffic statutes and your eventually going to be observed, stopped and cited..............pretty simple stuff..................................... [/QUOTE]
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