Can anyone confirm this? v.speedingtickets
Can anyone confirm this? v.speedingtickets
Got this in an email today
FYI
Dallas and the state of Texas will launch a 30-day speeding ticket
frenzy. The state estimates that 9 million dollars will be generated in
speeding tickets. 1 million will go to pay state troopers and Dallas
Police officers overtime. There will be 50 police officers and state
troopers in the Metroplex on duty at all times patrolling the 10 main
intersections and highways.
They are the following:
I-35E north and south
I-20 east and west
75 north and south
635 entire loop
114 east and west
183 east and west
175 north and south
North Dallas Tollway north and south
George Bush Turnpike east and west
360 north and south
Now 5 mph above the limit can justify a ticket and every officer is
supposed to pull a car over and write a ticket every 10 minutes. They
have issued 30 brand new unmarked Crown Victoriacruisers and they are
bringing all their part timers on full time. If you work in Dallasor
the surrounding areas you must take one of these interstates, routes,
or parkways. It's up to you how fast you are doing when they do.
WBAP-820 AM confirmed all of this yesterday morning.
So be safe and don't forget speeding tickets are on you.
FYI
Dallas and the state of Texas will launch a 30-day speeding ticket
frenzy. The state estimates that 9 million dollars will be generated in
speeding tickets. 1 million will go to pay state troopers and Dallas
Police officers overtime. There will be 50 police officers and state
troopers in the Metroplex on duty at all times patrolling the 10 main
intersections and highways.
They are the following:
I-35E north and south
I-20 east and west
75 north and south
635 entire loop
114 east and west
183 east and west
175 north and south
North Dallas Tollway north and south
George Bush Turnpike east and west
360 north and south
Now 5 mph above the limit can justify a ticket and every officer is
supposed to pull a car over and write a ticket every 10 minutes. They
have issued 30 brand new unmarked Crown Victoriacruisers and they are
bringing all their part timers on full time. If you work in Dallasor
the surrounding areas you must take one of these interstates, routes,
or parkways. It's up to you how fast you are doing when they do.
WBAP-820 AM confirmed all of this yesterday morning.
So be safe and don't forget speeding tickets are on you.
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I got the same e-mail....It looks like it's not totally true. I sent it to some of my buddies around the office (it is a law firm after all) to see if anyone of these guys knew some people in local law enforcement. It looks like its untrue. Whether ALL of it is untrue or parts of it I don't know. But there are definately some inconsistencies in the e-mail. Tickets are bonus revenue and not part of the local police budgets. It takes longer to issue tickets than 10 minutes (according to my sources). Those are normal partol areas and everyone knows you shouldn't be speeding through them anyway. It could be a scare. OR my buddies could be running a cover up because it's true (although I highly doubt it)
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And just to confirm, my friend that works for an engineering firm that does traffic analysis contacted the Texas DPS just to verify and this is the response (names hidden to protect the innocent 
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From: PIO - Texas DPS [mailto:xxx@txdps.state.tx.us]
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 2:24 PM
To: 'BeerViper's friend'
Subject: RE: DPS / Dallas PD Joint Traffic Safety Operation
Mr. Xxxxxxx,
It is a hoax e-mail. Thank you for asking. The information contained in that
e-mail is wrong, misleading and untrue.
Of course, the Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol troopers
will continue their usual operations. (We do not know what other law
enforcement agencies have planned, or if they're just continuing with normal
operations.)
Just to let you know, all the money that is generated from tickets goes to
the county in which the citation is received, even if the citation is
written by a DPS Highway Patrol trooper.
It is still a good idea to slow down. Speed is a factor in a majority of
traffic crashes.
Respectfully,
DPS-chick
Texas Department of Public Safety
Public Information Office
)From: PIO - Texas DPS [mailto:xxx@txdps.state.tx.us]
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 2:24 PM
To: 'BeerViper's friend'
Subject: RE: DPS / Dallas PD Joint Traffic Safety Operation
Mr. Xxxxxxx,
It is a hoax e-mail. Thank you for asking. The information contained in that
e-mail is wrong, misleading and untrue.
Of course, the Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol troopers
will continue their usual operations. (We do not know what other law
enforcement agencies have planned, or if they're just continuing with normal
operations.)
Just to let you know, all the money that is generated from tickets goes to
the county in which the citation is received, even if the citation is
written by a DPS Highway Patrol trooper.
It is still a good idea to slow down. Speed is a factor in a majority of
traffic crashes.
Respectfully,
DPS-chick
Texas Department of Public Safety
Public Information Office
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