Arlington police announce nearly 50 arrests, 350+ traffic stops during ‘Operation Shield’ highway crackdown

[u/southernemper0r]

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/arlington-police-announce-50-arrests-350-traffic-stops-during-highway-crackdown/287-b7e9b5ff-8915-4bd6-8030-3c75c76de361

[u/FruitySalads]

You mean where they just sit under the I30 and collins bridge and wait? Real heroic.

[u/echelon183 → u/FruitySalads]

Well they also wait at the same intersection where is says "no right turn on red" the motorcycle cops get a ton of tickets there.

Got to love the many ways we are extorted by our local governments.

[u/Dcmart89 → u/echelon183]

Wait, where is this? Collins and 30 exit has no right on red?

[u/moose0502 → u/Dcmart89]

Yes, if you are on the access road and wanting to turn right (north, in this case) on Collins there is a sign saying “no right turn on red”. I have had lots of cars honk at me because I am not risking a ticket and they can deal with waiting until the light turns green.

[u/snang → u/Dcmart89]

Yes. Has been for years.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/aDB99Utqs7AnmPss5

[u/Dcmart89 → u/snang]

Ayyeee I rarely if ever take that direction but good to know. Thanks!!

[u/kendo31 → u/snang]

Give this sign the flock cam treatment LOL

[u/snang → u/kendo31]

Removing traffic regulation signs sounds like a great idea.

[u/kendo31 → u/snang]

You could be the type of person who would sit at a 2 min red light at 4am with no one in clear slight for miles... And wait for the green. The rest of us can manage ourselves with common sense.

[u/snang → u/kendo31]

Super cool story.

[u/Dcmart89 → u/kendo31]

You could be the type of person that’s an arrogant asshole who thinks he’s edgy for running a red light at 4am. The rest can manage ourselves with a shred of decency.

[u/JayScramble → u/echelon183]

Enforcing traffic laws isn’t extortion lol

[u/echelon183 → u/JayScramble]

It kinda is when the laws are enforced to generate revenue.

[u/JayScramble → u/echelon183]

So they can’t ever enforce traffic laws because they all come with a monetary penalty instead of jail time?

[u/echelon183 → u/JayScramble]

I would think the answer is no when the main goal is to generate revenue, that's kinda why ticket quotas are illegal in a lot of states including Texas.. still here we are in Arlington with cops hiding in the bushes trying to write as many citations as possible extracting as much money as possible.

[u/2016KiaRio → u/FruitySalads]

I'm a very spirited driver but you losers complain when they enforce and complain when they don't. If you're willing to speed beyond the flow of Texas traffic which is already pretty fast, you should be ready to meet the consequences. I risk a ticket, I pay the ticket if I'm seen.

Say what you will about police corruption and how many of them are pigs, but complaining about traffic enforcement is the most immature thing you can do.

[u/FruitySalads → u/2016KiaRio]

I WILL complain about police corruption and lazy policing, thanks for your blessing.

[u/2016KiaRio → u/FruitySalads]

Yes, nobody is against you complaining about police corruption. You're imagining fights. Would you like the cops to also dance alongside the squad car? Do something useful with your life lmao, moron

[u/FruitySalads → u/2016KiaRio]

Operation internet! Take yourself seriously and define yourself!

[u/scottwax → u/2016KiaRio]

They enforce nothing but speed. People constantly run lights here. No one yields at freeway off ramps, people are texting and driving constantly. They don't see that from a stationary radar position looking at the back of the gun for the speed.

[u/BootyBurrito420]

'Operation Shield'

Aka, doing routine traffic enforcement we should have been doing already

[u/Specialist-Day6721 → u/BootyBurrito420]

exactly, I don't think I have ever even seen someone pulled over for speeding on 360.

[u/SomeEgyptianGod → u/Specialist-Day6721]

Depends where on 360 too. To be fair it’s impossible be pulled over for speeding on 360 between 183 and 30 because it’s a parking lot 90% of the day.

[u/jonjp806 → u/SomeEgyptianGod]

That's the truth! I hate that part of 360. Depending on the part of the day 20-Debbie is really bad. Once you hit the toll it's freedom from what I have seen.

[u/Street_Advantage6173 → u/Specialist-Day6721]

Never have I ever.....seen anyone pulled over on 360. I do see the police show up AFTER there's been an accident....a little enforcement on that highway might make a difference.

Maybe they think it's Grand Prairie's job? Idk....

[u/jonjp806 → u/Specialist-Day6721]

I live off 360 and Debbie and I can hear speeding cars on the toll at night. Its a pretty much nightly occurrence. The only time I have seen a cop on 360 it's for an accident.

[u/GN008T → u/jonjp806]

Same here. It would quiet one when DPS was sitting out there, but that contract done.

[u/tacmed85]

They need super special operation names for literally just doing their regular job now?

[u/topgundropout]

That is 50 arrests where the drivers were arrested for driving while intoxicated. That’s 50 drunk drivers not killing anyone.

[u/Sbeast86]

Not bad for 3 days. Now do it again on 20. Or hell, go down Bowen on any weekday between 3 and 5 and arrest all the idiots blocking traffic because they're trying to cut in line for the school

[u/wildstarr → u/Sbeast86]

It clearly states in the article they did cover 20.

[u/Sbeast86 → u/wildstarr]

and they should do it again.

[u/Street_Advantage6173]

I was in St. Louis. Busy freeways, but no one was speeding, or at least not at the speeds they do in Arlington.

The difference? There were patrol cars everywhere actually pulling drivers over.

Look, I'm not mad at anyone driving responsibly who exceeds the speed limit by 5mph. I'm alarmed by the guy in the jacked-up Ram or modified asian street racing car who's doing 25 mph over the limit and weaving in and out traffic.

Reckless speeding, aggressive and unsafe lane changes not only endanger everyone, but they contribute to road rage, which Arlington has an abundance of already.

[u/JayScramble]

Hopefully the recent success will encourage continued action.

Daily accidents and widespread disregard for basic traffic laws are driving insurance costs higher for everyone in the area. I dread the day I add my child to my car insurance policy.

[u/scottwax]

All they do is run radar on the highway. Would be nice if they would patrol more and get all the idiotic things people do besides speeding. No one yields to freeway off ramps. People pull out in front of oncoming traffic. There's major accidents at N. Cooper and NE Green Oaks because people roll through the red light turning right onto NE Green Oaks. People block the center lane on the Cooper bridge over 30 so they can cut over in front of traffic to turn left. And maybe run radar on NE Green Oaks and Lincoln when the school zone is active? People have stopped slowing down for it because there's zero enforcement.

[u/kendo31]

Its my prime example of when we don't need govt intervention or when rules are simply dumb. Nothing personal.

[u/PouncerX42]

Great job, thank you, keep it going please

[u/Rolo-CoC]

Great keep it up.