The police raise the fuel price and claim the gasoline fee to traffic violators

The gasoline fee that rises sharply seems to be a pain for the police as well, and it seems that it became possible to pay the penalty for the traffic violators in the United States by adding the cost of tracking by the police car.

Details are as below.BBC NEWS | Americas | Speeders to pay for police chases

According to BBC, Holly Springs in Georgia states that an additional charge of 12 dollars (about 1270 yen) will be made for each traffic violation from 1st this month. This is a measure to offset the consumption of 60% of the 2008 fuel budget due to the sudden fuel surge. The police chief of Holly Springs said "fuel surcharge"We are told that we can expect annual revenue of $ 26,000 (about 2.75 million yen).

The US police introduced various strategies to reduce fuel costs. The Harrisburg police in Pennsylvania has been forced to patrol on a bicycle or on foot without using police cars, South Fayette Police said that it is agreed to not park the police car with the air conditioner on.

Hyogo prefecture also police carIt is said that fuel cost savings are the limitWill it be covered by tax if it is in Japan?