Police reward good drivers with coffee.

[Chuck]

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. - Happy holidays. Now pull over to the side of the road.

Motorists may be in for a surprise if they spot flashing red lights in their rearview mirrors in this Sacramento suburb during the holiday season.

Police are stopping law-abiding motorists and rewarding their good driving with $5 Starbucks gift cards.

A traffic officer came up with the idea to "promote the holiday spirit and enhance goodwill between the traffic unit and the motoring public," police Sgt. Tim Curran said.

Local businesses donated money to buy the gift cards.

"They raised a substantial amount of money," Curran said. "They'll be pulling over a lot of people."

[Bengals_Mama]

I think this is a great idea, and it's nice to hear some positive news for once.

[Brian K Beckett]

I agree not enough good news. I have a challenge for all of the free lance journalist for the BBS. I want to hear a lot of good news that people from the area are doing such as school groups, church groups, fire depts, police depts, maybe even politicans if its possible. I think we see too much bad news on tv, newspapers, even on the bbs.

[Jeremy]

Hate to be cynical, but if I were late for a job interview or something else worth more than $5, I'd be a little upset if a cop pulled me over just to give me a $5 gift card.

[kdown]

It wouldn't cost much to do this in New York