TheNewspaper.com Roundup: October 2, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Report on States suspension of Driver’s Licenses– –CA Judge busts state for gas tax vote interference– –Study finds Yellow Timings more effective at intersections– Friday, September 29, 2017 Report Tracks Cash Incentive For States To Suspend Driving Licenses Driver’s license suspension laws around the country are having unexpected negative effects, […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: September 25, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Florida Supremes say police may detain passengers– –Iowa Supremes hears Speed Cam Due Process Case– –Solana Beach, CA recontracts with Redflex– Friday, September 22, 2017 Florida Supreme Court Says Police May Detain Innocent Passengers Passengers in automobiles that are pulled over for minor traffic violations are not free to leave […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: September 18, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Damascus, AR speed trap city back in the news– –Voluntary Roadside drug testing again on the agenda– –States resist speed trap transparency– Friday, September 15, 2017 Arkansas Speed Trap Town Demands Right To Issue Tickets A notorious speed trap town in Arkansas is fighting for the right to generate the […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: September 11, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –NJ upholds Right to Cop Dashcam Video– –Iowa refunds speed cam tickets– –CA weighs in on ALPR data– Friday, September 8, 2017 New Jersey Appellate Court Upholds Public Right To Cop Dashcam Video New Jersey residents have a right to see the videos recorded by police dashboard cameras under a […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: September 4, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Redflex bleeds cash– –NH sees roadblocks from border patrol– –NC tests Intersection Crash Tech– Friday, September 1, 2017 Redflex Continues To Bleed Cash Redflex Traffic Systems has yet to recover from the massive corruption scandal that put a top executive, a lobbyist and a city official behind bars. The Australian […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: August 28, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –CA Motorists fight back!– –NC Court Upholds stopping drivers for no reason— –Fed Judge strikes down IN Car Seizure Law (CAF)— Friday, August 25, 2017 California Residents Fight Back Against Road Diets State and local transportation departments around the country have been removing lanes of travel for cars and replacing […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: August 21, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! Friday, August 18, 2017 Maine Supreme Court: Father Cannot Help Son Fight Traffic Ticket A father who wanted to represent his teenage son while fighting a traffic ticket will not be allowed to do so under a ruling handed down Thursday by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. On July 4, […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: August 14, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –ALPRs in Virginia– –Texas Toll Road Failures– –Maryland RLC Yellow Lights a Problem– Friday, August 11, 2017 Civil Rights Groups Press Virginia Supremes On Plate Readers Civil rights groups made their case to the Virginia Supreme Court, urging the justices last week to find that the police use of automated […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: August 7, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Feds reject glove box search– –LA, OH sign petition to end traffic cams– –TX dumps failed toll road– –NMA urges Trump Adm to dump ticket quotas– Friday, August, 4, 2017 Federal Appeals Court Rejects Glove Box Search The march of technology is eliminating another favorite tool police use to search […]
NTSB Wants to Turn Our Highways into a For-Profit Police State
Why does the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) want to change its goal of providing legitimate highway safety research into an advocacy of ever-present, for-profit enforcement aimed primarily at safe drivers who are endangering no one? In a sweeping set of recommendations from its July 25, 2017 public meeting, the NTSB threw down a draconian […]