On July 27, motorists can expect to see more police vehicles tracking—and pulling over—highway speeders in six Great Lakes states: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. It’s part of a national response to the past year’s record-setting hike in traffic fatalities.
This regional “Speed Awareness Day” campaign invokes “zero tolerance” for speeding violations, said Judy Converse, spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Public Safety. All officers participating in the campaign will issue citations, not warnings, Converse said, noting that officers who are not part of the campaign may follow different guidelines. Officials also say that even just seeing police has been proven to encourage drivers to comply with posted speed limits….