Hickory has long been known for teenagers and young people cruising on weekend nights on Hwy 70 which is the main strip through Hickory. Enforcement of the traffic laws are enforced regulary throughout the day but on weekend nights patrols are stepped up more rigorously. In the local paper a while back it was reported that Hickory was getting a 4 or 5 man Traffic Enforcement Unit being deployed this summer. This will surely add to the sea of blue lights on Hwy 70 and more checkpoints. As a resident, I am thankful for more officers out there and I know it will send some teens home with a couple hundred dollars in traffic fines each night. But if you can afford the gas to "cruise" still these days I guess you can afford a ticket.