Virginia State Police are professional and they comport themselves well, but I do take issue with their enforcement tactics, which rely very heavily on hiding, sneaking, and outright entrapment. Preventive and visible enforcement is a rarity for the Virginia State Police. Further, they seem to focus their efforts on limited access roads which, as safety data historically show, are our safest category of roads despite having the highest average speeds. More visible patrol, less reliance on hiding behind hills or stationing troopers at the top of entrance ramps during HOV hours, more education and coaching of motorists instead of punishment and fines, less attention to limited-access highways and more attention to dangerous two-lane roads...these actions and more can change the face and character of the Virginia State Police. Result: improved highway safety, better support for their activities, less burdens on our limited court resources. read more