Waldo (Florida) police are up in arms over a few billboards. The New York Post notes that police in the Florida town, which uses speed traps as a major source of income, are upset about billboards put up by AAA, warning motorists.

The American Automobile Association, has kept an eye on small Florida towns for years. Many of them were notorious for generating greater than 95% of their annual income from traffic tickets issued to out of state drivers. Now AAA is fighting back. (emphasis mine)

A Florida town known as a speed trap has met its match - the AAA has put two billboards at the borders to warn motorists to slow down.

And that's got Waldo cops - who wrote 8,347 tickets over four months - up in arms, since fines are a major source of income for the community.

A seething Police Chief A.W. Smith said, "AAA needs to stay with towing and trips."

You would think that police would welcome a sign advising motorists to obey the law while passing through their town. Instead, they view it as an inconvenience, which only serves to bolster the Association's point.

Apparently the police are more concerned with generating revenue than they are with reducing crime and enhancing public safety.