They have been extremely active around my town lately. They seem to be giving out record numbers of tickets the last few weeks. Think it has anything to do with all the budget shortfalls? I'm sick of it they are everywhere and even try to provoke you by flying up behind you then tailgating to see how you react. It works on a lot of people but I can't be bothered.
I heard around here that because of the decifit, they were talking about having the cops have to write a certain number of tickets PER DAY instead of per month, which is how it's been done for ages, and which is why I pay a lot more attention to my speedometer during the last and first week of every month (when cops are scramlbing to meet their quotas). It might just be because it's the last week of the month, though (I don't know if the policy was actually enacted).
That policy suggestion made my head hurt, by the way, because another policy we have here is that every ticket gives you a point or "points" on your license (depending on the severity of the offense), and if you get enough, your license is revoked. I somehow don't think it would be good for the economy in the long run to prevent a bunch of potential workers from being able to drive to their jobs.
