More than 100 motorists ticketed in speed sting
Nearly 100 motorists were snagged in a traffic enforcement sting by the Albemarle County Police Department on Thursday.
The department conducted a daylong operation on U.S. 29, the U.S. 29-250 Bypass, Monacan Trail, the Thomas Jefferson Parkway, Scottsville Road and Gordonsville Road.
They pulled over 94 drivers and wrote 101 tickets — 61 for speeding, four for reckless driving, one for speeding in a work zone, nine for failing to obey a traffic signal, four for seatbelt violations, four for registration violations, four for inspection violations and three for following too closely.
The highest speed recorded was 87 mph in a 60 mph zone.
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You know the best way not to fall victim to those evil police bulling tactics? Don�t break the law!!! Those same poor innocent motorist who speed, run red lights, and pay attention to everything but their driving are the very same motorist who cause traffic accidents. The result… at best property damage, at worst death. But your right, those darned police and law makers trying to look out for our safety, shame on them. Many more people die in traffic accidents caused by �good� people than in homicides caused by �criminals�. If you get a ticket, you probably deserved many more, don�t whine, pay your fine and slow down…learn something from it. Slowing down, helps everyone. Lower speeds save lives, not to mention fuel. Let us simply say thank you to those who are trying to protect us from those who are to ignorant and self involved to think about others.
Lame. We really dont need these bully tactics. There is enough real crime out there without Police needing to pick on motorists.
I guess I should not blame the people enforcing the laws but rather the people who make them and come up with these type of schemes to trap motorists.
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