Update on ‘Move Over’ Laws
Florida police agencies recently stepped up enforcement of the state’s “Move Over” law by setting up sting operations on roadways throughout the Sunshine State, including in a state park where nearly two dozen unsuspecting motorists were ensnared. The Florida sting is simple: A police officer parks his cruiser on the side of the road and […]
Update on ‘Move Over’ Laws
Florida police agencies recently stepped up enforcement of the state’s “Move Over” law by setting up sting operations on roadways throughout the Sunshine State, including in a state park where nearly two dozen unsuspecting motorists were ensnared. The Florida sting is simple: A police officer parks his cruiser on the side of the road and […]
Fixing Tickets in Philadelphia
By James J. Baxter Following a federal investigation, two Philadelphia judges pleaded guilty to “fixing tickets.” This isn’t an earth shattering revelation, fixing traffic tickets is a national sport. Cops do it, D.A.s do it, and, as just noted, judges do it. So, is this rampant circumvention of the law a sign of pervasive corruption […]
Fixing Tickets in Philadelphia
By James J. Baxter Following a federal investigation, two Philadelphia judges pleaded guilty to “fixing tickets.” This isn’t an earth shattering revelation, fixing traffic tickets is a national sport. Cops do it, D.A.s do it, and, as just noted, judges do it. So, is this rampant circumvention of the law a sign of pervasive corruption […]
Some Myths Just Won’t Die
Every few months or so someone (usually a non-member) sends us an email that goes something like this: How can your organization support 65 mph speed limits or even higher? Don’t you know that there’s only so much oil in the ground and that the best way to conserve fuel is to go back to […]
Public Private Partnership Abuses
By James J. Baxter The current political rage of “Public Private Partnerships” has shown it’s underbelly in the transportation sector through the cancer of ticket camera installations, privatized parking meters, and toll roads. The potential for corruption and citizen abuse reaches new heights when governmental power is merged with corporate profit motivations. Controlling and mitigating […]
Yet Another Study
By James J. Baxter. This article originally appeared in the Winter 2011 issue of NMA’s Driving Freedoms magazine. A recent report in The Wall Street Journal illustrates how public opinion can be misled and manipulated by agenda-driven politics. The Journal is justifiably well-respected for its evenhanded reporting of information regardless of its popularity with the […]
Yet Another Study
By James J. Baxter. This article originally appeared in the Winter 2011 issue of NMA’s Driving Freedoms magazine. A recent report in The Wall Street Journal illustrates how public opinion can be misled and manipulated by agenda-driven politics. The Journal is justifiably well-respected for its evenhanded reporting of information regardless of its popularity with the […]
The Chicago Criminal Enterprise
By James J. Baxter The City of Chicago has the well-deserved reputation of being a corrupt and ethically deficient enterprise. This reality is being reinforced by Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s campaign to drown the city in ticket cameras. The Wall Street Journal, in a limp-wristed article published April 14th, mentions that the city is already knocking […]
The Chicago Criminal Enterprise
By James J. Baxter The City of Chicago has the well-deserved reputation of being a corrupt and ethically deficient enterprise. This reality is being reinforced by Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s campaign to drown the city in ticket cameras. The Wall Street Journal, in a limp-wristed article published April 14th, mentions that the city is already knocking […]