TheNewspaper.com Roundup: March 20, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –San Francisco sues rental car companies over tolling– –KS Supreme Court declares reclined seat suspicious– –TX lawmakers balk at RLC Repeal– Friday, March 17, 2017 California City Sues American Traffic Solutions Over Rental Cars San Francisco, California believes American Traffic Solutions (ATS) has been defrauding the public. The city earlier […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: March 13, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! -Road Salt-Expensive for Car Owners– -Strip Search over fine overturned in NJ– -Supreme Court Justice slams CAF– Friday, March 10, 2017 Road Salt Causes $3 Billion In Vehicle Damage AAA, one of the nation’s largest automobile insurance companies, raised alarms last month about the overuse of salt and de-icing chemicals […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: March 6, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! -Italian Speed Cam Scandal– -Redflex downturn– -Fremont, CA double downs– Friday, March 3, 2017 Italy: Speed Camera Scandal Means Prison For CEO, Top Cop The United States is not alone when it comes to photo enforcement scandals. Long before federal officials began cracking down on Redflex Traffic Systems for bribing […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: February 27, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! -Iowa Court defends speed cams– -Emissions restrictions did nothing in Mexico City– -Class action against AL RLC– Friday, February 24, 2017 Iowa Appeals Court Defends Speed Cameras Photo radar has some big fans at the Iowa Appeals Court. A three-judge panel on Wednesday tossed a class action suit against speed […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: February 20, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! -FL Cop convicted of shaking down motorists– -Toll Rate Transparency in VA– -Speeding while Passing in ID– Friday, February 17, 2017 Florida Traffic Cop Convicted Of Shaking Down Drivers The tables turned on Miami-Dade, Florida Police Detective William Kostopoulos earlier this month as a jury found him guilty of pocketing […]
NMAlerts is Here!
On February 9th we released NMAlerts, the enforcement activity app featured in the Winter 2017 issue of Driving Freedoms – the one with the Wizard of Oz meme on the cover. NMAlerts is a new benefit available only to supporting members of the NMA. We have had a lot of fun beta-testing the new app […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: February 13, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! Thursday, February 9, 2017 Ohio Town Ordered To Repay Every Speed Camera Ticket Issued New Miami, Ohio broke the law, it was caught, and now it will have to repay $3,066,523 worth of tickets. That was the judgment rendered Wednesday by Butler County Court of Common Pleas Judge Michael A. […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: February 6, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! -Coalition Prods Trump to not Toll– -OH Cop busted for ripping off motorists– -Anti-Protest laws try to protect highways– Friday, February 3, 2017 Coalition Prods New Administration, Congress To Avoid Tolling Elaine L. Chao cruised to confirmation as President Donald J. Trump’s transportation secretary on Tuesday. As the former deputy […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: January 30, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! -School Rules do not apply when driving past a school– -RLC Referendums can now go ahead in MO– -Iowa nullifies DUI Arrest fees– Friday, January 27, 2017 Massachusetts Supreme Court: School Rules Do Not Apply When Driving Past Motorists are not “present” in parks, schools and playgrounds simply because they momentarily […]
“Services” Rendered…
It’s bad enough getting arrested — especially when you didn’t do anything to warrant it. This happens all the time, because the threshold for arresting someone is very low. It can be done by any cop, pretty much anytime — without much in the way of legal justification. He has the gun — and the […]