i agree and always slow in built up areas and villages
but when your on the open road and there sat in there little van now thats anoying
But sitting there in the "little van" generates the pennies
Exactly....and there does seem to have been a bit of a fundraising scheme in operation of late.
Up our way all the police are under the same governing body - so not separate countys / regions.
Now all revenue generated by traffic fines gets funneled back into the police service. Thats fine by me, and its as it should be.
Fines raised will go towards better policing etc etc - so crime drops.
Emmm, maybe.
Cant say I have noticed more police / beat plod around - but the traffic cops defo have better cars!
And I'm sure at the annual yearly briefing on budgets - no one mentions go out and generate some easy revenue!!!
Before I get shot down in flames - you break the law - you pay the fines.
BUT
When was the last time anyone saw traffic cops in the rain cracking down on speed (where obviously speeding is even more dangerous in poor weather conditions)?
Maybe police up my way are just fair weathered cops.
Yeah iv been watching police interceptors and I must say they have upgraded alot since lol