NICEVILLE, Fla. — The Niceville Police Department (NPD) recently concluded its Operation Save the Day road safety campaign. The goal was to make a busy stretch of John Sims Parkway safer by getting drivers to slow down.
During the three days of extra patrols from April 24 to 26, the NPD said officers issued 77 tickets, mostly for speeding. However, the number of tickets had dropped by 40 percent by the end of the campaign, indicating drivers were slowing down, according to the NPD.
Niceville Chief of Police Rob Lovering called Operation Save the Day a success. He said it was aimed at reminding drivers to watch their speed and avoid dangerous driving habits, not writing tickets.
“The initiative would have been a success if no tickets were written at all,” said Mr Lovering.
