Last week, the The Oro Valley Police Department engaged in a high visibility enforcement employment program along Oracle Road. The program was conducted between 7 and 10 AM on September 18 and between 4 and 7 PM on September 19.According to the town's press release there were:
- 53 traffic stops
- 36 drivers received written warnings for moving violations such as running a red light, speeding and failure to yield.
- 14 drivers were cited for non-moving violations such as no proof of insurance and expired registration.
- 0 collisions
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4 comments:
So 36 people with "moving violations" (caught speeding or running a red light) were given only "written warnings?" They weren't given a ticket?
Meanwhile, tickets WERE given to 14 people for "non-moving" violations such as no insurance or an expired registration.
What???
The police did a good job on their 6 hour HIVE project at Oracle and McGee for traffic violators. They gave out 14 tickets and 36 written warnings for moving violations.
I believe tickets for the 14 moving violations are given two options:
• Paying a fine and losing points on their license.
• Paying for an all-day traffic class (equivalent to the fine) and not losing points on their license.
Wouldn't it be nice if the 36 warnings required a traffic class for the people for their violations? It would provide education on all the basics of good driving practices and improve public safety.
The police are planning on more of these HIVE situations to improve public safety. The police department might want to consider offering a traffic class as a public service for people who get written warnings.
John Musolf
We have had more serious/fatal accidents in the last year and this police action is an attempt to reduce these terrible events.
I support the HIVE activity and I support both the warnings and the tickets. Let us hope that the accident rate is decreased because of this action.
So basically OVPD and the high visibility enforcement employment program are no different than any other day in Oro Valley. They're seen everywhere lurking and hiding in plain site in bushes.
So why didn't the 36 "moving violations" get real tickets instead of just a warning?
It would be nice to see improvements out there on the roads. But I don't see that happening any time soon.
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