TheNewspaper.com Roundup: March 26, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Akron seeks speed trap cash from National Safety Council– –Florida Gang Cops can’t write seat belt tickets– –Minnesota Lawmakers want to audit ALPRs– Friday, March 23, 2018 Towns Seek Speed Trap Cash From Group That Profits From Tickets The city council in Akron, Ohio, on Monday adopted an ordinance authorizing […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: March 19, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –NMA asks Feds to stop funding ticket traps– –Feds try to restore confidence in Drugged Driver Survey– –New Miami, OH cannot survive without ticket revenue– Friday, March 16, 2018 Motoring Group Asks Feds To Stop Funding Ticket Traps Speed trap towns should not get money from Uncle Sam if they […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: March 12, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Louisiana Ticket Quota caught on Tape– –GA County lines not a safe from traffic stops– –MD passes minor speed cam reform– Friday, March 9, 2018 Louisiana Ticket Quota Caught On Tape Police officials nearly always insist that ticket quotas are a myth. The denials, however, did not hold up in […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: March 5, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Forgetful cops can testify using notes in TN– –Short Yellow Lights win in IL– –Redflex continues to lose money– Friday, March 2, 2018 Tennessee: Forgetful Cop Can Testify Based On Notes, Video Cops in Tennessee no longer need to have any independent recollection of the events about which they testify. […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: February 26, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –KY Supremes endorses ALPRs without warrants– –GA Supremes says its okay to cut through gas station to avoid traffic signals– –NY lawsuit seeks Speed Cam Ticket Refund– Friday, February 23, 2018 Kentucky Supreme Court Endorses License Plate Camera Tracking The Kentucky Supreme Court declared last week that police need not […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: February 19, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –10 Year Aussie Study finds no benefit for RLCs– –Fed Judge Opens MD Speed Cam Secrecy case– –MD officials admit that longer yellows are safer– Friday, February 16, 2018 Ten-Year Australian Study Finds Little Red-Light Camera Benefit Red-light cameras and speed cameras have failed to make South Australian streets demonstrably […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: February 12, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Virginia passes Speed Cam Authorization Bill– –Tennessee Court strikes down paying lab for each DUI conviction– –Texas: Clean cars are not suspicious– Friday, February 9, 2018 Virginia: Camera Cash Recipient Passes Speed Camera Authorization Bill By a 22 to 18 vote, the Virginia Senate on Thursday decided to bring speed […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: February 5, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Federal Judge upholds Warrantless License Plate Tracking– –NHTSA says Fed Law requires Ticket Quotas– Friday, February 2, 2018 Federal Judge Upholds Warrantless License Plate Tracking The courts place limits on the ability of police to monitor motorists through GPS devices, but officers can now obtain an even more detailed travel […]
Transparency Worth Fighting For: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #473
To quote from the NMA Guide to the Freedom of Information Act and State/Municipal Public Records Requests (yes, we do need to work on that title): Constructive reform of government requires a thorough understanding of an issue. Used effectively, the records request helps provide transparency of policy and related activity that are essential ingredients to […]
What is a Speed Trap?
When most people think about speed traps, they think about small town police hiding behind billboards or waiting to pick off motorists right where the speed limit changes. But the real answer is much simpler: A speed trap exists wherever traffic enforcement is focused on extracting revenue from drivers instead of improving safety, made possible […]