Funny how they like to blend in even though it is described as a deterrent. Seems if they wanted to "deter" they'd be obvious about there presence. . .unless their goal is revenue?
Ya-think.............
Funny how they like to blend in even though it is described as a deterrent. Seems if they wanted to "deter" they'd be obvious about there presence. . .unless their goal is revenue?
Most people have no clue about the unmarked cars, let alone the trucks.
The most effective way for them to slow traffic is to cruise the highways doing the speed limit.
I'm not sure what part of Michigan you travel to, but every time I go up there on 69 and 94 I see more troopers by far than I do in Indiana. They also have several unmarked cars. Three weeks ago I saw a silver charger with a vehicle stopped right after the border on the way up and the way down. Also, from what I've been able to find out the vast majority, 98%, of money from tickets goes to the courts.That's one good thing about travelling so much to Michigan, once you hit the border you rarely see a Trooper (they tend to utilize them a little better in the cities where the actual crime is at). They only have two styles of vehicle, bright blue with the bubble or bright blue without, that's the extent of their unmarked cars. Unlike ISP that has trucks, mustangs, chargers etc., in as many different colors, the goal isn't to deter speeding but to maximize revenue. This type of underhanded enforcement does nothing for the us vs. them issue.
I will say driving the speed limit in a marked car on 465 is like being the grand marshal of a traffic parade.
I think you give people too much credit.I bet everyone who sees the news cast will know.
I will say driving the speed limit in a marked car on 465 is like being the grand marshal of a traffic parade.
Funny how they like to blend in even though it is described as a deterrent. Seems if they wanted to "deter" they'd be obvious about there presence. . .unless their goal is revenue?
I think you give people too much credit.
Some won't pay attention because it is not very interesting, like some celebrity getting filmed drunk. Some will forget five minutes after seeing it. In a week most will have forgotten all about it.
Grand Marshall BBI. Do you sit and wave at the crowd behind you?
It actually made me nervous. It's so weird to have almost no one in front of you and a string of cars behind you. I hated driving on the interstate when I was in a marked car. ....
In his capacity as the former head of the MSP’s Traffic Services Section it was Lt. Gary Megge’s job to eliminate speed traps set up by local municipalities. A few years ago Megge told the Detroit News, “I’ve spent eight years in traffic services, and I was a crash reconstructionist for five years before that, so I’ve seen my share of fatal wrecks, and I can tell you: Deaths are not caused by speeding. They’re caused by drinking, drugs and inattentiveness. The old adage that speed kills just isn’t realistic. The safest speed is the speed that is correct for that roadway at a given time. A lot of speed limits are set artificially low.”
The state police were one of the groups who backed, against the lobbying of municipalities, a change in Michigan law that required speed limits to be set based on actual traffic data and engineering studies.
Have you been up here spying on me driving?It actually made me nervous. It's so weird to have almost no one in front of you and a string of cars behind you. I hated driving on the interstate when I was in a marked car. These days I'm in an unmarked, although its obviously a police car, internal lights, police license plate, spot light, that sort of thing. People come flying up on me, realize its a police car, and then slow way down. The more adventurous will ease past me, get what they consider far enough ahead of me, and then speed back up and take off again.
Which isn't saying much.I bet everyone who sees the news cast will know.
I hate those ****ers. (Oops, I think I just admitted to some cop-hating.)I will say driving the speed limit in a marked car on 465 is like being the grand marshal of a traffic parade.
They can't ever just go with the flow. They set the flow. They're either doing less than typical and it stacks up behind them, or they are faster and moving beyond everybody in the left lane. There's never a point where a marked LEO is cruising in the middle lane and traffic in the left drives like he wasn't there.I haven't seen many police cars going 55mph on 465. THe last time I recall seeing this happen was the State Police was escorting a large load on a long semi with like 100 axles.
Can't say the police cars I have seen were going faster then the flow of traffic though either.
You should have waved. (We need an INGO hand sign.)It actually made me nervous. It's so weird to have almost no one in front of you and a string of cars behind you. I hated driving on the interstate when I was in a marked car. These days I'm in an unmarked, although its obviously a police car, internal lights, police license plate, spot light, that sort of thing. People come flying up on me, realize its a police car, and then slow way down. The more adventurous will ease past me, get what they consider far enough ahead of me, and then speed back up and take off again.
I'm not sure what part of Michigan you travel to, but every time I go up there on 69 and 94 I see more troopers by far than I do in Indiana. They also have several unmarked cars. Three weeks ago I saw a silver charger with a vehicle stopped right after the border on the way up and the way down. Also, from what I've been able to find out the vast majority, 98%, of money from tickets goes to the courts.
Funny how they like to blend in even though it is described as a deterrent. Seems if they wanted to "deter" they'd be obvious about there presence. . .unless their goal is revenue?
Another thought: the ones I've seen clocking people in work zones are AFTER the zone in respect to traffic direction. Rather than slowing people down preemptively, they are merely ticketing those who have already spotted through the entire zone endangering the workers for the sake of an expensive fine.
Where are you going to safely pull over inside of the construction zone?
Where are you going to safely pull over inside of the construction zone?