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I'm not sure why highway patrol would be any different from local police and sheriffs. In CA, where I live, some people mistakenly think the highway patrol onl
by tsotha 12y ago
I'm not sure why highway patrol would be any different from local police and sheriffs. In CA, where I live, some people mistakenly think the highway patrol only has jurisdiction over the highways, but in fact they're state troopers with jurisdiction everywhere in the state. If police an sheriffs are good for business, then CHP will be good for business too.
- jessaustin 12y agoHaha, in my state the highway patrol is mostly a revenue stream, and if we're lucky they generate enough revenue to support themselves. They only patrol straight roads with broad shoulders, which safely support speeds in excess of the posted limits, and those mostly when people are in a hurry to reach work or church. They get annoyed when there's a wreck on "minor" roads (i.e. narrow, crooked, average speed 68mph) that they have to investigate. Oh, they're also dropping handcuffed drunk guys into the lake to drown, and doing a great job in Ferguson. If one actually pays attention, their activities are vastly different from those of police and sheriffs.