State police rolling out new traffic plane
Posted: September 7, 2010 at 8:35 a.m.
TEXARKANA — The Arkansas State Police haven't been able to catch speeders from the air since the plane they used was damaged during a landing in Conway County about a year ago.
But the agency has a new Cessna 260 that will be used for traffic enforcement once troopers finish training on the aircraft.
The Texarkana Gazette reports that troopers in the plane use a stopwatch to clock speeders and radio the speed and a vehicle description to cruisers on the ground.
State police say use of the aircraft serves as a deterrent because motorists can't tell whether it is in use.
No start date for use of the new aircraft has been set.
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Why would Arkansas waste money on purchasing and maintaining an airplane in order to catch speeders. What a huge waste of time and money. I think the AR State Police can spend their resources on more important crimes than speeding.
Posted by: rgreenway
September 7, 2010 at 12:01 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
I agree with rgreenway!
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As soon as a competent lawyer gets a
case and wants to challenge a trooper
operated stop watch the plane for
speeding tickets will be worthless.
More waste from Beebe.
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Posted by: cdawg
September 7, 2010 at 4:33 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Amen! Now floor it...
Posted by: newworld
September 7, 2010 at 4:39 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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