De Plane De Plane!
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From: Central KY
Originally Posted by mazdadrifter' date='Jun 22 2004, 12:15 PM
Please don't be so nieve as to think that any government is hurting for money.
SORRY FOR THE HIJACK
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Originally Posted by twstdmtl' date='Jun 22 2004, 09:08 AM
All about revenue ehh? Lets do the math shall we...
Lets say troopers make approx. $36K a year
$36,000 / 52 weeks = $692.31 weekly salary
$692.31 / 40 hours = $17.31 hourly
8 troopers for an 8 hour shift cost $1107.84 in labor
Fleet fuel and vehicle maintenance costs...
$40 dollars in fuel per cruiser for 250 miles (V8s and lots of idle time)
.25cents per mile in maintenance (very conservative estimate)
so 250 miles would be $62.5 per cruiser
8 cruisers would be $820.00 worth of fuel and maintenace
The plane would prolly cost $400.00 or more a shift to fly when you think about aviation fuel, pilot salary, plane depreciation and maintenance.
Clerk salary to process the tickets lets say 40 man hours at $9.00 an hour... $360.00
Court personnel salaries for those who do contest the tickets... 8 hours at various pay rates...
Prosecution $192
Public defender $192
Bailiff $96
Judge $248
Stenographer $72
Clerk $72
For a grand total of... $3559.84
They would have to give everyone a ticket in order for this to work if the road is as vacant as described...
Lets say troopers make approx. $36K a year
$36,000 / 52 weeks = $692.31 weekly salary
$692.31 / 40 hours = $17.31 hourly
8 troopers for an 8 hour shift cost $1107.84 in labor
Fleet fuel and vehicle maintenance costs...
$40 dollars in fuel per cruiser for 250 miles (V8s and lots of idle time)
.25cents per mile in maintenance (very conservative estimate)
so 250 miles would be $62.5 per cruiser
8 cruisers would be $820.00 worth of fuel and maintenace
The plane would prolly cost $400.00 or more a shift to fly when you think about aviation fuel, pilot salary, plane depreciation and maintenance.
Clerk salary to process the tickets lets say 40 man hours at $9.00 an hour... $360.00
Court personnel salaries for those who do contest the tickets... 8 hours at various pay rates...
Prosecution $192
Public defender $192
Bailiff $96
Judge $248
Stenographer $72
Clerk $72
For a grand total of... $3559.84
They would have to give everyone a ticket in order for this to work if the road is as vacant as described...
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' date='Jun 22 2004, 12:37 PM
well i dont dispute those numbers but dont they have to pay those guys anyway? its not like they hired those guys just to setup a speed trap. its more like they had those guys in a speedtrap instead of casing donut joints for sales
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They might have to pay OTHER guys overtime to do the real policing in the meantime though.
You've got 10 guys ensuring the hell outta the public safety on this 1/2 mile, what about the rest of the county?
You've got 10 guys ensuring the hell outta the public safety on this 1/2 mile, what about the rest of the county?
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just to let everyone know who didnt... planes arent using radar or laser most of the time. usually they time you from point a to point b. like between mile markers or something. that way they are undetectible
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Damn Jim, thats pretty fucked up...my and the gf were jut talking about that **** last night.
[o/t]Could be worse though, you could have gotton a letter from the state stating your license is suspended for 30 daze b/c you went over the 12 point limit 4 years ago...then get a letter 1 month later telling you that you have to get SR-22 insurance...
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[o/t]Could be worse though, you could have gotton a letter from the state stating your license is suspended for 30 daze b/c you went over the 12 point limit 4 years ago...then get a letter 1 month later telling you that you have to get SR-22 insurance...
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Originally Posted by TYSON' date='Jun 22 2004, 12:47 PM
You've got 10 guys ensuring the hell outta the public safety on this 1/2 mile, what about the rest of the county?
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Originally Posted by twstdmtl' date='Jun 22 2004, 09:20 AM
BTW try some decaf and relax dawg its just a little NP fun
Average ticket = $100 x 20 = $2000 - their gas/wages/wear on car ect ect for that hour = $1960 profit in an hour. So the figures can be worked that way too.
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Originally Posted by mazdadrifter' date='Jun 22 2004, 01:33 PM
ah, i wasn't trying to bust your *****,