NYS Thruway 📍

If you’ve driven around New York state, you’ve probably seen a sign that says “State Police aircraft used in speed enforcement.”

But the warning is not true and hasn’t been for decades, according to a new report.

New York State Police told WGRZ that troopers have not “conducted aircraft speed enforcement since the late 1990s,” despite signs still up on the Thruway and other Department of Transportation-maintained roads warning drivers that they could get a speeding ticket from an eye in the sky. The NYS Police’s aviation unit confirmed that none of their pilots have conducted aircraft speed enforcement, including their most senior pilot who has been with the unit since 2004.