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Any one else find traffic stops vary greatly by county/state? In GA I would get pulled over once a month. In CO I got pulled over once a decade. My drivi
by opwieurposiu 6y ago
Any one else find traffic stops vary greatly by county/state? In GA I would get pulled over once a month. In CO I got pulled over once a decade. My driving was the same in both places. Never figured out what that was about, I just assumed the county in GA needed money.
- peanut_worm 6y agoI am convinced that in Georgia and Arizona they pull over almost anyone with an out of state plate
- dkdk8283 6y agoGeorgia pulls over all out of state plates since there is a use tax and states like Montana allow you to register for significantly less money.
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoVaries massively by police agency. Some use it as a profit center. Some are fishing. Some would rather be doing anything else.
- sushid 6y agoIt's a horribly perverse incentive. Give 0% of the fines to the police and you'll see traffic stops drop drastically.
- uxp100 6y agoIs that good? I see people driving 70 in a 25, driving on the wrong side of the road and forcing other drivers off, and passing in the parking lane or bike lane, and swerving towards pedestrians and spitting on people. What I’ve never seen is a traffic stop on a city street. Ever. On highways sure, but never ever on city streets. There can be street racers driver 40 mph over the speed limit 4 abreast at 2 am, and the best you can do is make a video to post on Twitter. I have simply never seen traffic enforcement. And it’s bad. Multiple friends have been hit by cars walking, one severely. That’s the only one where the car even stopped.
- zepto 6y agoYes - don’t give police the fines. Tie their performance to bringing down accident numbers.