Got this e-mail, dated 1-26-06:

Heads Up for what it's worth ~just saw this; Michigan will launch a 30-day speeding ticket frenzy. The state estimates that 9 million dollars will be generated in speeding tickets. 1 million will go to pay state troopers overtime. There will be 50 state troopers on duty at all times patrolling the 6 main highways.

I-75 north and south
I-94 (from Ann Arbor to Port Huron)
entire length of I-696
I-275 north and south
M-10 Lodge Fwy
I-96 from Detroit West to M-14

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 got the same thing too. Any idea what the original source is/was? In my e-mail, it was not possible to see who the original sender was. Hard to tell if it is from a reliable source.

Usually, I can't do close to the speed limit during my commute, until I pass the mixing bowl on 696. Heading west of that in the morning, things open up quite a bit. I am usually able to do around 75 after that.

 

Yeah I think it's nationwide !!!

 

Similar tactic here in central Virginia.

 

I read about this over on our Contour website as well and it may be bogus!