Operation Slow Down Or Pay Up is still being conducted by the Texas Department of Transportation and the law's not playing around. They want everyone aware of the danger that speeding, even by just a little, brings.
Speeding on the backroads of Midland-Odessa is a common—and dangerous—issue. With sparse patrol presence and long, empty stretches of road, drivers often exceed speed limits, forgetting that many of these roads run through residential areas. Efforts like Operation Cruise Control aim to combat this growing concern.
We all understand why traffic tickets must be issued. The safety of everyone on the roads in Texas needs to be protected. That doesn't make it any easier when we are on the receiving end of a nice fat traffic ticket.