Guess what happens when local NC governments are strapped for bucks?

The number of traffic violation tickets written in those localities goes up!

Noteworthy:

"The finding adds credence to something many drivers have long suspected: Safety isn't the only motive in traffic enforcement efforts. Since many municipalities retain the money generated by traffic fines, perhaps traffic enforcement also acts as a bit of a fundraiser.

'There is ample anecdotal evidence that local governments use traffic tickets as a means of generating revenue…,' Garrett and Wagner write. 'Our paper provides the first empirical evidence to support this view….'"

Imagine that!

As further proof of that particular point, we have only to look at the magic disappearence of Red Light Cameras in the triad, after the courts decided that almost ALL of the fine amounts collected must be turned over to the school system.