Seen in the Courant:
State police issued a total of 66,864 citations for speeding in 2007. During the first six months of 2008, state police issued 37,615 speeding citations, 16 percent more than the same period for 2007, Vance said.
The article is actually announcing the introduction of newer LIDAR (laser) units with faster acquisition times. For some reason, the article doesn’t mention the recent expansion in the breadth of vehicles used in undercover speed enforcement, and the potential correlation with the increase in speeding citations.
