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    Default Of course the "pay for themselves.................."

    "He said he issues about 30 speeding tickets a day. The average price of a ticket is $300, he said.
    Donorfio said he and fewer than 100 other troopers are armed with the new technology.He said the lasers are easier to handle.“The misses are far and few between,” he said The lasers were bought through a grant, said Donorfio. Each one is about $1,900, he said, but they pay for themselves."

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    American gas prices average $3.79 a gallon but speeding is getting worse?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Suf Daddy View Post
    "He said he issues about 30 speeding tickets a day. The average price of a ticket is $300, he said.

    WOW! thats $9000 a day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats some revenue generation....

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    Quote Originally Posted by erickonphoenix View Post
    American gas prices average $3.79 a gallon but speeding is getting worse?
    Not necessarily worse, but with PSLs posted on average 10-15 mph below 85th percentile speeds on the highway, it's like shooting fish in a barrel for the LEOs.

    The misses are few and far between
    As more people get jammers, this will change.
    If I'm passing you on the right, YOU are in the wrong lane!

    If speed kills, how come I'm still alive?

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