First, make it PAINFUL for people to be stupid behind the wheel: Increase the fine. $150 is squat in a bucket, and make it exponentially more painful for repeat offenders (here is the ACTUAL FINE SCHEDULE for speeding from another state that rates far higher than NC for overall safe roads): 1st Offense: $500 2nd Offense: $1500 3rd Offense: $5000 and 30 days in jail

The next thing that needs to happen is to make it harder to get out of tickets. Thave average price for a traffic lawyer is $300, and the offender gets off scott free. Anyone remember the story about the lady who got out of her tickets 8 times, even when she KILLED someone?

It's bad enough people speed in vehicles not designed for high speeds, people driving SUVs like they are sportscars, but many are yapping on cell phones, run stop lights, and even coming off the interstate where I work, they disregard the stop sign (no wonder there's at least 3 accidents per day there!!).

Its time we cracked down HARD!

Mr Patrolman: I laughed and made fun of your empty police car but I must apologize and eat my words. Coming back fr om vacation I was so alert as to keeping my speed in control but as I came off #40 into 70 at clayton I hadn't broken my speed down and when I saw I car I was ready to just pull over and bless the lord I got a second chance. YOur car was empty but I watched that pedal the rest of the way home. Thank you for deterring me, it truly worked..

what message do the 6 empty trooper cars at the elks lodge in Cary send every day, when they are supposed to be patrolling.

WOW! city COPS have been doing the same thing for years!! ,,,,i know NC has a shortage of SP, but where are the ones they do have? i forgot, they only come out when theres a NCHP, "Campaign" going on! such as pick up all the DUI's you can, lets pull over everybody on the beltline this weekend, or lets go out and patrol sections of I-540 so no more teenagers will get killed! if its not a "Campaign" then the highway Patrol isn't anywhere to be seen. maybe harassing others or something like that. they do have a lot of "young' punks as troopers nowadays, without adult supervision with them. why aren't they in Iraq or Afganistan letting out some of their young frustration? oh well, it never changes in NC, i think its management thing, there isn't anybody managing! can't wit till football season, all of the Highway Patrol will be at the Carolina and State games, you can count on that

I feel it was harrassing drivers.