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Its possible that the THPD and BCSO (blount county sherrifs office) have finally realized that the more tickets they hand out and the more officers they setup per mile of roadway the LESS revenue the area is going to bring in. Did anyone see ANY officers on the NC side of the gap? I counted exactly none till you got out to the 4 lane highway. Saturday I counted at least 3 THPD and 2 BCSO around 5pm. Last year the mountain would have been crawling with cops (I had counted 12 MARKED cars, 4 marked THPD bikes, and one mobile crime unit in the 11 mile stretch from the lake to the TN/NC border). I see this as an improvement with law eforcement officials and the event attendee's and the other roadgoers. I bet the officers enjoyed there time on the side of the road ogleing everyone's cars as much as you guys did up at the village, so its kinda win-win, an it is unfortunate that some people got tickets, though those that DID get one (or more) I feel your pain, but its a part of what goes on up there and its just a cost to play the game.
Ive been fortunate to only get one ticket ever while on the Dragon, afterwards I got me a V1 and thats all there is to that.
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