TheNewspaper.com Roundup: May 22, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Judge declares wrecked car mobile– –Study finds variable speeds dangerous– –Baltimore restarts RLCs– Friday, May 19, 2017 Federal Judge Declares Wrecked Car To Be Mobile Courts frequently turn to legal fictions to ease the burden of prosecuting suspects who assert their constitutional rights. Civil forfeiture, for instance, allows police to […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: May 15, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –OH Lawmaker challenges RLC use– –IA Court Rejects another IIHS witness– –TX Cops Get OT for testifying against RLC– Friday, May 12, 2017 Incoming French President To Continue Anti-Motorist Policies When Jean-Marie Le Pen appeared as the National Front’s candidate for president of France ten years ago, he pledged to […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: May 8, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –NM:Brushing edge of lane not illegal– –NC I-77 declared constitutional– –IA cities lose speed cam appeal– Friday, May 5, 2017 New Mexico Court: Brushing The Edge Of A Lane Is Not Illegal Briefly touching the painted yellow lines on a road while passing slow-moving traffic is not a crime that […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: May 1, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –VA Court says parking lot is not a highway– –SCOTUS spars over a traffic stop– –MO bill would outlaw tolls– Friday, April 28, 2017 Virginia Supreme Court Says A Private Parking Lot Is Not A Highway A divided Virginia Supreme Court majority bucked the trend of courts expanding the reach […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: April 24, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Frames outlawed on GBA license plates– –MO ballot wants to outlaw tolls– –No more free rides for NJ cops– Friday, April 21, 2017 US Appeals Court Outlaws Frames On God Bless America Plate A soaring eagle has no place on an Alabama “God Bless America” license plate, the Eleventh Circuit […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: April 17, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Dim tail lights are now a crime in MI– –New Miami, OH fights RLC refund– –Driveway Taxes no more in KS– Friday, April 14, 2017 Michigan Appeals Court Turns Dim Tail Lights Into A Crime A three-judge panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals decided Tuesday to expand the ability […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: April 10, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –VA suit against loose Authority– –IL Village votes down RLC– –DOJ opens up CAF inquiry– Friday, April 7, 2017 Virginia: Lawsuit Seeks To Stop $2.8 Billion Toll Diversion State and local governments cannot use an interstate compact to delegate authority to impose tolls and taxes on motorists. That is the […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: April 3, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –R&T is wrong about RLCs– –School bus cams pass in TX– –KS Crt clears man of stoplight burnout– Friday, March 31, 2017 OPINION: Road And Track Is Wrong About Red-Light Cameras A Road and Track column published last week mused about the potential of using automated enforcement in a positive […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: March 27, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –CA Man sues traffic court over conflict of Interest– –DE Town refunds rlc fines– –VA scolds IIHS over illegal use of speed cams– Friday, March 24, 2017 California Man Sues Traffic Court Over Conflict Of Interest Every judge in a California traffic court case has a personal financial stake in […]
Stop helping
A recent editorial-article in the Washington Post argues “Marijuana raids are more deadly than the drug itself”. They pretty much have to be. While opioids kill many more people than cars, marijuana is safer than other legal and illegal drugs. And so it is for speed enforcement, the cure is worse than the disease. A […]