Why do Milpitas officers write so many tickets? Does anyone ever get a break?
Traffic is one of Milpitas’ most pressing problems. You only need to try to drive through town during the commute, or at lunch time. The officers do not have “quotas” and, as a matter of fact, quotas are illegal. They are charged with writing citations as means of educating the motorist that they have done something wrong, just as if your boss disciplines you at work for a policy violation. If you receive a citation you have three options to take care of it. 1) Pay the fine. 2) Appear in court. 3) Attend traffic school. If traffic school is offered as an option, the citation will be dismissed and will not appear on your driving record. This might be important when your insurance renews. Will you win in court? Maybe. Our officers may be disciplined if they don’t appear in court, so expect the officer to be there. Also, most officers have appeared a number of times and are good at making a presentation.
