This has been the story for many drivers across the Holland area. Unsuspecting drivers have taken to the roads without knowledge of the speed limit change only to see flashing lights in their rearview mirror. This has been a problem for not only drivers trying to get to school and work, but for the police officers too. “The planning that went behind this was really a disaster,” said Deputy John Nickles. “The Holland Police Department was just as unprepared as the citizens of Holland when it came to the speed limit change. A city official just came into our office one day as said, ‘Hey, …show more content…
“We have been told to issue a lot more warnings to drivers, so long as they are not driving recklessly. But we will start cracking down next month,” said Nickles. Even with the police being less harsh of speeding tickets, the city's revenue from speeding tickets has almost tripled. The month before the speed limits were reduced, the city made an average of $250,000 off of speeding tickets every month. This month, though, the city has made $700,000. This number is expected to rise even higher during the next few months as police become more strict about the speed limits, and then level off in a year as drivers adjust to the new speed