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Originally Posted by mikefocke
It seems to me.
1. Less enforcement
2. Have taxes go up on the general public to pay for the rise in fuel costs
3. Pass the added costs of fuel on to the violator
I'm for accountability.
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Accountability is one thing, theft is another.
Option #4: Stop wasting money everywhere else and actually serve the people!
Ok, the cop will go 1-3 miles on average to catch a speeder. His car gets 9 miles to the gallon just to have a ridiculously low example. He just used $1.33
MAX in gas....but that's not all. Two years ago they already paid $2/gallon for his gas so the cost to him was already $.67 for the same stop.
So in total, they have an increased cost of $.67 and they charge you $12.00!! 
And they say the oil companies are making outrageous profits???
Oh, and don't forget they already raped me when I went to the store (sales tax), when I bought gasoline(fed and state tax), when I got my tag this year and paid $45 "tag tax" for the same tag that was on my car the last 4 years plus the annual advelorem, when I went to work yesterday (income tax), when I talked on my phone (exise taxes), when I flushed the toilet (environmental tax), when I paid my mortgage (property tax), etc., etc., etc......to pay for "services".
Even the few friends I have who are officers say speeding is just a cash cow. They don't like doing it unless you are speeding excessively (30+ over), but whatever the boss says goes.
Btw, comparing this cost to a freebie program like school lunches is not a good analogy. It's impossible for me to make my kid a complete, hot lunch (much less take them somewhere) for just $2.50. The kids who can't afford it pay nothing and their parents aren't held accountable for their well being. If the accountability argument is going to be used, it needs to be applied to all comparisons.