Triangle drivers noticed on Wednesday that I-40 in Wake and Durham counties was teeming with cops. State troopers, county deputies and local police pointed their speed guns at a lot of drivers, and they wrote a ream of tickets.
This uncharacteristic spurt of enforcement marked the start of a two-week statewide anti-speeding campaign. It involves two agencies and two slogans: Operation Slow Down (Highway Patrol) and No Need 2 Speed (Governor's Highway Safety Program).
They handed out 169 speeding tickets in just two hours. One guy clocked at 90mph was cited for reckless driving and child endangerment, for having an unrestrained child in the front seat.
It's about time, some people say. We need to crack down on speeders.
What do you say? Have you been ticketed for speeding? Is law enforcement too lax on speeders? Too harsh?
In the past, police rarely ticketed speeders unless they exceeded the posted limit by at least 10mph. Is that still true?
Let me hear from you: bruce.siceloff@newsobserver.com. Don't forget your daytime contact info.
Bruce Siceloff reports on traffic and transportation. A News & Observer reporter and editor since 1976, he took over the 
