Police in Florida are dressing up as highway surveyors to catch speeders. "Operation Hardhat" as it was dubbed, is the brain child of FHP Maj. Grady Carrick.

I wonder if their motivation is safety, or the double fines they collect from speeders in "work" zones. Skepticism is to be expected, as AAA has pointed out that some communities in Florida are known to generate 95% of their annual budgetary revenue from traffic fines collected from tourists. Doubling fines in areas where men in orange vests stand along side the road and drink coffee would only serve to reward such practices.