Crappy economy = more tickets

[Statler]

As a CA leo I can tell you I have never been asked, encouraged, told, instructed, etc., etc, to write more tickets. I don't even know what the fines are but do know that most of them don't go to us. The City gets to keep all the revenue from a parking ticket but only a small percentage from a traffic ticket. So I'd be apt to pregnant dog about parking control.

I'm happy to hear it's not a pressure of your job.  Stay safe, Scott.

[sbrguy]

well for things like parking tickets, there is no reason for that except revenue for the town or city.  plain and simple

afterall why should i pay a ticket "fee" for parking on a spot on mainstreet when i already pay taxes for that town that go to things like road use and such, isnt' a parking space part of a "road"?

i noticed that towns with the biggest budget problems always have the best parking ticket enforcement known to man.  bc like another poster said here, the ticket money doesn't go to the police department it goes to the town.

besides that, remember you never have to "officially' tell someone to do anything, you can always "tell them a story" about how when someone "didn't" do something something bad happened.  then you have never "suggested, instructed, encouraged, asked" for anything to be done.  all you did was "tell them a story", you know the way,"dont' sit there, bc one day someone that did well they fell over, so do what you want but that happened".  translation=don't sit there or somethiing bad "MAY or may not happen".

[nateqwik]

This is DEFINITELY the case in NC. I drive 43 miles each way to work on the interstate every day. During my commute I encounter no less than 4 speed limit changes. Every one can be considered a speed trap as one usually spots a HP interceptor sitting right where the limit changes. If you are from out of state or not paying attention.... get ready to pull over. Yesterday on the way to work I counted 11, that's right 11, HP cars running radar. That's an average of 1 for every 4.3 miles. Kind of ridiculous.

[nllm_oo_mlln]

Our assumptions that traffic tickets are an increasingly important source of revenue are being proven true.  

Of all cities in the US, it's obvious that Detroit is under serious financial strain.  The police are writing more tickets to compensate for their local funding shortfalls. 

prolly has to do with Michigan's Driver Responsibility Act that was enacted in 03 that assesses a second fine/fee that's paid to the state and that money goes to ... you guessed it; law enforcement agencies.  since they have cut funding for cops and entire posts every year since I feel it's a conflict of interest.  Because cops are scared of loosing their job and tickets directly effect their job security I think they are put in an awkward position. 

I've gotten more points in the last 3 years than the previous 15. I'll drive 55 and give my money to Toyota instead.