Few Examples Of How Arizona High Way Patrol Officers Waste Tax Payers' Money

Parking On The Sideline

Quite often during rush hour you see a highway patrol car parked highly visible next to the shoulder like a scare crow. All of a sudden traffic slows down in fear of this one vehicle. What a costly nonsense!

Not only does this cause ripple effects, as I surmise, but it makes driving on the highways more dangerous since this contributes to those dreaded, irrational sudden stops on the highways during rush hour.

Reporting A Low Impact, No Casualty Accident

How long does it take a highway patrol officer to write-up a traffic accident of two vehicles involved in a slow speed, little damage, and no casualties accident? More than 30 minutes, despite the fact that this officer is equipped with a tough notebook.

Do you think in the 21^st century, the highway patrol officer would take any digital pictures of the accident or digitally record the statements made by the persons involved in the accident? Are you kidding! The least you would expect is that the highway patrol officer takes digital pictures of the scene and persons.

Why did this highway patrol officer feel obliged to officially report this accident? Because the estimated damage of this accident was above $1,000. If this is the official threshold for reporting an accident by highway police, then that means almost every accident a highway police officer encounters need to be reported. Is that right?

Receiving A Copy Takes A Minimum Of 15 Days

One of the notes at the bottom of the “Arizona Department Of Public Safety – Collision Exchange Slip” says “Please allow for 15 days before requesting a copy of your collision report.” This “Slip” is not to be confused with the “report”. E.g. it does not contain any details about the collision.

Is this the 21^st century and it takes the police 15 or more days to furnish a collision report? The police must be seriously understaffed or …