TheNewspaper.com Roundup: August 13, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! *Dallas, Texas School Bus Camera Scandal takes down Politician *Ohio AG defends Anti-Speed Camera Law *Florida Jury Trial set for case of Traffic Cam Fees Friday, August 10, 2018 Texas: School Bus Camera Scandal Takes Down Politician The ongoing bribery scandal involving school bus cameras in Dallas, Texas, has claimed […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: August 6, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Fed Judge Declares NM CAF Program Illegal– –MA Cops busted over Fake Tickets & Bogus OT– –KS Supremes Reject Owner is Driver Presumption– Friday, August 3, 2018 Federal Judge Declares New Mexico Car Seizure Program Illegal A federal court on Saturday could see no defense for the way that the […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: July 30, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Oregon Court rejects Car Seizure over Insurance Card– –Texas Court smacks BusPatrol with $421,910 Fine– –Red-Light Cameras failed to Reduce Accidents in Texas according to new Study– Friday, July 27, 2018 Virginia Court Upholds Red-Light Cameras Virginia law has until recently forbidden legal challenges to red-light camera programs. Trials were […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: July 23, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –DC Report finds racial bias in Speed Cam Use– –RLC Challenge heads to Texas Supremes– –Aurora, CO Voters decide fate of Photo Radar in November– Friday, July 20, 2018 DC Report Finds Racial Bias In Speed Camera Use Speed cameras in the nation’s capital are overwhelmingly placed in minority neighborhoods […]
Some Pointers on Driver’s License Points
Editor’s Note: Pointers on points…this is always an important concern when fighting a speeding ticket. Here is some advice from our 2015 newsletter archive. Some Pointers on Driver’s License Points: NMA E-Newsletter #352 One of the most common questions we get from members is how many points will a given violation add to their driving […]
On the Road to Ten: Canned Cameras: NMA E-Newsletter #495
As we continue the march toward the publication of the 520th consecutive weekly issue of the NMA e-newsletter later this year, we will on occasion highlight reader favorites over these past ten years. The first installment, NMA E-Newsletter #486, focused on discussions of speed limits. Here we take on the second-most covered newsletter topic through […]
Florida Supreme Court Rules Red-Light Cameras Constitutional
A split in Florida’s 3rd and 4th Circuit Courts of Appeal led the Florida Supreme Court to take up the constitutionality of red-light cameras, which ruled that such cameras were in fact legal under Florida law. The uncertainty surrounding the legality of the cameras had led numerous municipalities to either cancel their red-light camera programs […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: July 2, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –IN Court–Must have evidence of speeding to pull someone over for speeding– –Snapchat Speeder Lawsuit gets a slapdown in GA– –MD study shows how cam studies are gamed by researchers– Friday, June 29, 2018 Indiana Court: Cops May Not Pull Someone Over For Appearing To Speed Indiana prosecutors were desperate […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: June 25, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Kansas City lawsuit against Predatory Towing– –OH Supremes back Legislative Curb on Speed Cams– –US Supremes to Consider Car Seizure Constitutionality for minor crimes– Friday, June 22, 2018 Kansas City, Missouri Under Fire For Predatory Towing A motorist whose car was wrongly towed in Kansas City, Missouri, is calling for […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: June 18, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –UK: London spends $1 Billion on barely used bicycle lanes– –Snapchat Selfie Speeding Lawsuit greenlights in Georgia– –No refund for RLC’s in Orlando Florida– Friday, June 15, 2018 UK: London Mayor Spends $1 Billion On Barely Used Cycle Lanes London mayor Sadiq Khan in 2016 announced his five-year plan to […]