Ticket Warning
This article was posted in USA Today on March 31, 2010. Makes you think...
"The recession may be claiming a new victim: the 5-
10-mph "cushion" police and state troopers across
the USA have routinely given motorists exceeding
the speed limit.
As cities and states scramble to fill budget gaps with
revenue from traffic citations, "not only are the
(speeding) tolerances much lower, but the frequency
of a warning instead of a ticket is way down," says
James Baxter, president of the National Motorists
Association, a Wisconsin-based drivers' rights
group that helps its members fight speeding tickets.
"Most people, if they're stopped now, are getting a
ticket even if it's only a minor violation of a few
miles per hour," Baxter says. He cites anecdotal
evidence of drivers being pulled over at slower
speeds."