By Steven Symes 
California Highway Patrol sure is busy these days, with an officer stopping two speeding Porsches, giving out 34 tickets between them. That might sound excessive, but CHP was so proud of what its officer did, the law enforcement agency posted pictures on its social media accounts.
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According to CHP, the two Porsche 911s were speeding through a construction zone in Santa Curz County. We don’t know how fast they were going because CHP apparently didn’t find that relevant to post, but it might help us understand how two drivers could get 34 citations in a single traffic stop.
However, if you zoom in on the pile of tickets, you can see the top one says at least one of the Porsches was going 78 mph in a 55 mph zone. That’s not criminal in California. For speeding to turn into a felony, the driver needs to be doing over 100 mph or doubling the posted speed limit.
But the CHP officer found plenty of other violations to hit both Porsche drivers with.
We’re also a little surprised if CHP is handing out that many tickets the cars weren’t seized. After all, citations are a great source of revenue for law enforcement, but let’s be honest, impounding vehicles is an even more lucrative way to shake down the citizenry.
In a separate incident a few days before, CHP once again on Highway 1 in Santa Cruz County nailed five Corvettes at once for speeding. At least one of them was going over 65 mph in a 55 mph zone. The law enforcement agency was very proud of this other multi-vehicle stop.
If you’re living in or traveling through Santa Cruz County, just beware CHP is patrolling Highway 1 heavily and is eager to hand out citations.
Images via CHP – Santa Cruz/Facebook
A misdemeanor is still a crime.