mike_s
Contributor
FYI everyone, Thinking of speeding in Alabama this week? don't....
Well, using grants for overtime, every State Trooper in the state is on Overtime as part of the twice annual "Take Back Our Highways" Blitz to slow down speeders.
I saw 8 state troopers this morning in a 2 mile stretch and they ALL had someone pulled over writing tickets. So they are targeting specific areas, then moving to othe specific areas (like they've done in the past.). Then I saw several more afterwards in different places... The local cops, not wanting to be left out, seems to be trying to add to it with speed traps along the same stretch.
They have 625 State troopers on duty this week.
Lots of them in un-marked cars that I saw this morning that had people pulled over with concealed lights but a uniformed trooper out writting the ticket.
In the "Blitzes" last year, they wrote 46,000 tickets during two one week periods. So I don't think any of them were giving "warnings".
just FYI to everyone. Putting in Deep Dixie Divers because that's the area that it affects.
oh.... read this for more info.
625 troopers out on state highway safety blitz - al.com
-Mike
EDIT: This is too funny not to share... it looks like the State Trooper Association page got "hacked" also.. http://www.alabamastatetrooper.com/
Well, using grants for overtime, every State Trooper in the state is on Overtime as part of the twice annual "Take Back Our Highways" Blitz to slow down speeders.
I saw 8 state troopers this morning in a 2 mile stretch and they ALL had someone pulled over writing tickets. So they are targeting specific areas, then moving to othe specific areas (like they've done in the past.). Then I saw several more afterwards in different places... The local cops, not wanting to be left out, seems to be trying to add to it with speed traps along the same stretch.
They have 625 State troopers on duty this week.
Lots of them in un-marked cars that I saw this morning that had people pulled over with concealed lights but a uniformed trooper out writting the ticket.
In the "Blitzes" last year, they wrote 46,000 tickets during two one week periods. So I don't think any of them were giving "warnings".
just FYI to everyone. Putting in Deep Dixie Divers because that's the area that it affects.
oh.... read this for more info.
625 troopers out on state highway safety blitz - al.com
-Mike
EDIT: This is too funny not to share... it looks like the State Trooper Association page got "hacked" also.. http://www.alabamastatetrooper.com/