Rumor = Slow Down.

I got this in an e-mail today.  I don't know if it's true or not, but on the off-chance that it IS true, you may want to be conscious of your speed if you're driving through Tennessee!!!

Tennessee will launch a 30-day speeding ticket frenzy beginning July 31, 2005.  The state of Tennessee estimates that 9 million dollars will be generated in speeding tickets. 1 million will go to pay state troopers overtime. There will be 57 state troopers on duty at all times patrolling.

They will be patrolling the following:

I-24 east and west
I-40 east and west
I-65 north and south
I-75 north and south

Now 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 minutes. They have issued 30 brand new unmarked Crown Victoria cruisers and they are bringing all their part timers on full time. I was told 101.5 FM confirmed all of this.

So be safe and don't forget speeding tickets are on you.

It was [boss] who sent me the e-mail with this information, and I just heard her laughing at the reply I sent back.  I'm glad she has a sense of humor and she gets me.  It's a good thing she was laughing, because this is what I said:

thanks!  I'll have to be careful.  This means I may be later to work some days.  HA HA.  just kidding

Comments

[Shelly]

I would consider it serious. They sent out notices here for when they did the same thing on a certain stretch of one of the freeways and for others in the future. Over 4million tickets were issued in a month's time!

[Jen_Jake'smom]

FOUR MILLION? HOLY &^$@.

Note to self: slow down!!! (The speed limit is 70 and I usually drive 75 or 80. But you get run over if you don't!!!!)

;o)

Jen

[Husband]

Its called "90 days of heat." Troopers, local police, and feds are out in force.