On my particular route, where I drive every weekday to work, I hardly ever see an officer (not saying they weren't hiding somewhere). I'd maybe see one every 2-3 weeks, and rarely will I see more than 2 different officers patrolling the route, even including cars responding to a call together.
Even though it's a busy road, it seems that accidents are fairly uncommon. It's a series of wide lanes, with at least 3 lanes for most of the route.
Well, last Wednesday, April 1st, I saw SEVEN separate motorcycle officers (read: traffic officers) on this particular route. They were from at least 3 different jurisdictions. And these were just the ones I saw. They mostly already had someone pulled over, or they were in the act of pulling someone over.
I have driven this exact route for going on 6 years now, and this is the first time I have ever seen anything of this kind. There was nothing in the news about some kind of interdepartmental traffic task force, or anything of the kind. Of course, the local economy hasn't been as bad as it currently is, all those other years.
So back to April 1st. Other than the fact that April 1st is well-known for being April Fool's day, the only other thing I find significant about it is that it is the end of the fiscal quarter, and the start of a new one.
Thoughts? Revenue-generation for the next fiscal quarter?
Even though it's a busy road, it seems that accidents are fairly uncommon. It's a series of wide lanes, with at least 3 lanes for most of the route.
Well, last Wednesday, April 1st, I saw SEVEN separate motorcycle officers (read: traffic officers) on this particular route. They were from at least 3 different jurisdictions. And these were just the ones I saw. They mostly already had someone pulled over, or they were in the act of pulling someone over.
I have driven this exact route for going on 6 years now, and this is the first time I have ever seen anything of this kind. There was nothing in the news about some kind of interdepartmental traffic task force, or anything of the kind. Of course, the local economy hasn't been as bad as it currently is, all those other years.
So back to April 1st. Other than the fact that April 1st is well-known for being April Fool's day, the only other thing I find significant about it is that it is the end of the fiscal quarter, and the start of a new one.
Thoughts? Revenue-generation for the next fiscal quarter?