TheNewspaper.com Roundup: May 21, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –NTSB examines school bus fatalities– –Traffic school has no safety benefit– –TX AG says no more public money for toll roads– Friday, May 18, 2018 NTSB Investigation Examines Preventable School Bus Fatalities The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will meet Tuesday to discuss a pair of tragic school bus accidents […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: May 14, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Dealing with a Disgraced Cam Company– –FL outlaws license plate frames– –NH Court strikes down interstate roadblock– Friday, May 11, 2018 Maryland, Virginia Schools Deal With Disgraced Camera Company The Federal Bureau of Investigations continues to unravel the corruption scandal that has thus far brought two felony guilty pleas related […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: May 7, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –FL Supremes Spike RLC Challenge– –Top 10 Phote Enforcement Felons– –IA Supremes ruling means gridlock Saves Speed Cams– Friday, May 4, 2018 Florida Supreme Court Spikes Red-Light Camera Challenge The photo enforcement industry picked up another win before state high court judges on Thursday. This time, in Florida, the Supreme […]
Road Trip through New Zealand 2018
I just completed a very pleasant three week self-drive holiday in New Zealand, from Auckland in the North Island to Queenstown in the South, approximately 900 miles, spread over 15 days, with no single journey exceeding 200 miles and the cars used mainly for inter-city travel outside Auckland. Typically, a rental car is picked up […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: April 30, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –VA Supremes one step from banning License Plate Spying– –OH Supremes skeptical over municipal speed cam suit– –WA State VMT Tax experiment cost $2000 per participant– Friday, April 27, 2018 Virginia Supreme Court One Step From Banning License Plate Spying Police use of automated license plate readers (ALPR or ANPR) […]
The myth of manual review
Some cities with ticket cameras promise that human police officers will review every ticket to keep the robots under control. In fact the robots are running the show with a little help from corporate accountants. Your camera probably has a feature where it looks around the room and draws boxes around the faces it sees. […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: April 23, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Cops need warrant for car black box data in MO– –Judge scolds Detroit cops for lying about traffic stops– –UT Supremes will decide whether cops violated CAF Ban– Friday, April 20, 2018 Missouri Court Protects Black Box Data From Cops If police want to snoop through a vehicle’s black box […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: April 16, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Ohio Lawmakers put the $ Squeeze on Cams– –Feds bust NJ Cops for ripping off Motorists– –IA officials warn of speed cam dangers– Friday, April 13, 2018 Ohio House Puts Financial Squeeze On Camera Enforcement An overwhelming majority of Ohio lawmakers want to rein in the use of speed cameras […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: April 9, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –TN Judge questions Legality of Driver’s License Suspensions– –Dallas School Bus Cam Scandal continues– –PA Supremes fine Toll Road $3.2 M– Friday, April 6, 2018 Tennessee: Judge Questions License Suspension Legality A federal judge last week suggested she was likely to strike down a Tennessee law allowing driver’s licenses to […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: April 2, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –AZ upholds rental car tax– –Iowa Court refuses to allow cop to lie– –Maryland considers relief from excessive toll road fines– Thursday, March 29, 2018 Arizona Court Upholds Constitutionality Of Rental Car Tax Does the state of Arizona have the constitutional power to tax rental car drivers to pay for […]