Citation Quotas

Re “Police Citation ‘Goals’ Give Drivers a Ticket to Writhe,” Feb. 16: Could police departments try formal written warnings? Unlike oral warnings, they would be proof that the officer is watching his beat--and this seems the main purpose of open or hidden “quotas” for traffic citations.

Unlike citations, they would not impact the driver--unless a computer check finds a warning by a different officer for the same type of infraction. Such a repeat pattern should turn the warnings into a citation. Those people no longer could claim they were random victims of quota fulfillment.

REIN TAAGEPERA

Irvine