trebellius

I flew into Cleveland this weekend for a conference. I've been here since Thursday. The conference was on the weekend following the memorial day weekend in 2012 (a year later after a post was originally posted on this forum, available here http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=25879.0). I had some extra time so I drove out to Cedar Point on Saturday. Cedar Point was really cool. Loved the roller coasters. I also drove around Cleveland today (Sunday). I'm at Cleveland Airport on my way back home. I am from Washington State and had thought that our police were overly rigid and ridiculous with speed enforcement. Now I realize that it can get worse. Much worse. I saw more local and state police, and everybody in between, working speed enforcement. Really? Over the course of the weekend, I saw at least 15 patrol cars working speed enforcement. Naturally, hardly anyone went over 60 on the freeway. I found myself edging up to 65 but quickly discovered that there were so many cops I had better slow down. As I drove around, I see that the state is economically hurting. I feel for you guys. I guess my point here, if there is one, is that you may want to rethink your overrigid enforcement of speeders. Although I didn't get a ticket, I figure that if your state enforces speed limits like this it must be hell to live here. I'm sure that isn't fair or even true, but I can't imagine I'm not the only person who traveled into Ohio who came away with the feeling that they have no intention of ever stepping foot in this state again. I'm all for safety, but the overzealousness seems, well, overdone. Does it generate enough revenue to justify itself? I got to wonder if there has been any studies done on Ohio's enforcement and its effect on its economy in the form of people and businesses wanting to avoid the state. Thanks for satisfying my curiosity Ohioans as to whether my perception is reality. Also the verification system requiring me to verify I'm a person even after registering and when I post is a bit over the top too. :).