"A hidden scaffolding of financial incentives underpins the policing of motorists in the United States, encouraging some communities to essentially repurpose armed officers as revenue agents searching for infractions largely unrelated to public safety." nytimes.com/2021/10/31/us/…
"Fueling the culture of traffic stops is the federal government, which issues over $600M a year in highway safety grants that subsidize ticket writing. Although officials say they do not impose quotas, at least 20 states have evaluated police on number of traffic stops per hour" 
Funding police out of the general budget and eliminate unnecessary interactions with the public from forfeiture and traffic violations seems like reasonable policy. People want safe cities and also not to be shot for a busted tail light or have their stuff stolen to make payroll.
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