The State of Michigan is getting hard up for cash...new ticketing initiave« » 8:43 AM 3-4-2009
This was just forwarded to me from a "family member" who is a "county mounty" and that's all I can say. IF you're driving in MI anytime soon you might want to pay attention to this....
Operation Yellow Jacket
Look out for MI-DOT trucks parked along the road or suddenly appearing behind you pacing you - it could be a Trooper driving the truck. Called 'Operation Yellow Jacket', each Michigan State Police District has a truck cleaned up and ready to go! These trucks have specially modified engines that can virtually catapult the truck from snow-plow speed to intercept speed in seconds.
And when the engine boost kicks in, the warning lights automatically change from flashing yellow to the dreaded red and blue!
Starting March 1, 2009, Michigan will launch a 31 day speeding ticket frenzy. The state estimates that $9 million dollars will be generated in speeding tickets, with an additional $3.5 million in revenue for failure to wear a seatbelt. $1 million will go to pay state troopers overtime. There will be 47 state troopers on duty at all times patrolling the main intersections and highways with the highest rates of speeding.

They are the following:
I-75, especially from the Ohio line north to Woodhaven, and again from Auburn Hills to Flint
I-96 east and west in its entirety
I-275 north and south
I-675 north and south
I-94 east and west from Battle Creek to Jackson
I-696 east and west in its entirety
I-196 east and west
US-131 north and south
I-69 east and west from Lansing to Flint and again from Flint eastward to Port Huron.
I-69 north and south from I-94 to Lansing
M-14 east and west from I-94 to I-275
M-39 from I-94 to I-96
M-59, especially from Pontiac to Utica, and from Utica east
US-10 from Midland to Bay City
US-23 from I-96 to Flint
US-27 from Lansing to Mt.
Pleasant

Quotas: 5 mph above the limit can justify a ticket and every state trooper is supposed to pull a car over and write a ticket every 10 to 20 minutes. They have issued 30 brand new unmarked Dodge Charger Police cruisers and canceled all vacation time. In addition, they are bringing in all of their part timers on full time for the month. This nonsense will conclude on April 1.
Driving Ticket fine increase in MI:
Starting on January 15th, the price of a ticket for violation of MI Law 39:3-29 (failure to show your driver's license, registration, or proof of insurance card at the time you are stopped) went from $44.00 to $173.00. Please make sure your vehicles have the proper documents in them. If you jump in the car to run to the store and forget your wallet with your license in it and you are stopped.... Oh well... you just spent $173.
And the fine for not having all three documents is $519!!!

 

Wow. Good info Marty.

 

This part sounds retarded and pointless. How hard is it to flip a switch. Better yet, how hard is it to wire a truck like this. Which leads me even more to believe it's an April fools joke. Oh wait, it is!!!


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Got me

 

Nonetheless, it is true that cash strapped places that have absolutely nothing going for them are resorting to law enforcement to generate revenue...Hopefully, these Gestapo tactics will kill whatever shred of tourism and or economic activity might have otherwise come their way.

 

You suck Marty.

 

I'm with Sean....as the bumper sticker reads.....

Socialism:
A great idea until you run out of other people's money

 

From the urban legends website:

Operation Yellow Jacket
Email hoax claims Michigan State Police are conducting a 31-day "speeding ticket frenzy" during which troopers will pose as DOT workers to enable them to catch traffic violators unawares. The scheme is called "Operation Yellow Jacket." (Added 03/03/09)


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Hoax or not, it's not far from the truth. Just think how many rapists, robbers and murderers could be caught if these 147 officers were looking after those heinous crimes rather than being tax collectors with guns. Total hypocrisy.

 

The country is too busy rendering ABSURD supreme court decisions. That [Wyeth/phenergan] decision will cost us dearly and was absolutely ridiculous.