really depends on what tickets they write though. a ticket for no front plate isnt protecting your family. a ticket for speeding... kind of... speeding is a secondary cause of accidents IMO. an accident usually does not happen because of speed alone. its speed AND talking on your cell phone or speeding AND not looking when you change lanes etc etc.
tickets for running red lights, definitely. that is a primary cause of accidents.
i also agree with the other poster who said if they cant write 18 tickets a day they are doin it wrong. it appears that these cops are just lazy. unfortunately that means they will probably write 20 tickets a day for some stupid bullshit like no plate light or no front plate or tint tickets... and ignore people speeding up when the light turns yellow.