TheNewspaper.com Roundup: January 29, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –New Canadian Study on Bicycle/Motorist Conflicts– –MD AG slaps Speed Cam Cities for Lack of Transparency– –OH Court of Appeals sides with Motorists against Cams– Friday, January 26, 2018 Canadian Study Uses Video Analysis To Track Bicycle, Motorist Conflicts Bicycle activist groups frequently call on police to crack down on […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: January 22, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Alaska Studies Rural Speed Traps– –Costs of Driving Down– –Crosswalk Ticketing Cams Debut in France– –FL House votes to ban RLCs— Friday, January 19, 2018 Alaska Studies Whether Rural Speed Traps Reduce Crashes It is often assumed that encouraging police to set up speed traps enhances road safety. A test […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: January 15, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –NM Supremes uphold the exaggerating cop– –Ft.Worth wants to ban Red-Light Cameras– –UK Gov wants speed cam friendly license plates— Friday, January 12, 2018 New Mexico Supreme Court Upholds Exaggerating Cop A police officer’s exaggerated testimony can still be used to convict a motorist of a traffic offense, the New […]
Obey or die!
Newspaper editors are a conflicted bunch. They tend to be socially liberal, but there’s one way most of them want the government to crush subjects under a metaphorical boot heel. That’s by speed enforcement. Editors at The Day want camera enforcement of speed limits I-95 in Connecticut. They sent a reporter onto I-95 with instructions […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: January 8, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Cannot provoke a violation to justify a stop in UT– –UK Motoring Group attacks police priorities– Friday, January 5, 2018 Utah: Cop Cannot Provoke A Violation To Justify A Traffic Stop It is not uncommon for a patrol officer to tailgate a suspect in the hopes of provoking a traffic […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: January 1, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –2017 Year In Review– –Illinois: Insurance Company Refuses To Cover Illegal Red-Light Camera Program– –Oklahoma Supreme Court Slams DUI Law– Friday, December 29, 2017 2017 Year In Review Read the ten most viewed stories on TheNewspaper.com during 2017. Thursday, December 28, 2017 Illinois: Insurance Company Refuses To Cover Illegal Red-Light […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: December 25, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –TX Appeals Court takes on RLCS– –WA State Toll Experiment a Failure– –Editorial: $44 Tolls just the beginning– Friday, December 22, 2017 Oregon: Federal Judge Sides With Anti-Camera Engineer Oregon officials admittedly violated the free speech rights of a man who criticized the use of red-light cameras. A federal magistrate […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: December 18, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Feds help promote RI Ticket Quotas– –OH Supremes rescue speed cams AGAIN– –DE Judge denies right to appeal Photo Tickets— Friday, December 15, 2017 Federal Cash Promoted Rhode Island Ticket Quotas The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) last month warned Rhode Island police chiefs against the use of ticket quotas […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: December 11, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Louisiana Supremes reject Traffic Cam Challenge– –Tasered Motorists sues town– –OH Speed Trap Town busted by State Auditor– Friday, December 8, 2017 Louisiana Supreme Court Rejects Traffic Camera Challenge The Louisiana Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a challenge to the photo ticketing program in New Orleans. Because city officials re-wrote […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: December 4, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –NMA Takes on Ride Sharing Privacy– –Smog Checks Pointless with Modern Cars– –PA Supremes reject idea that looking at GPS is suspicious– Friday, December 1, 2017 National Motorists Association Takes On Ride Sharing Privacy The National Motorists Association (NMA) last week warned the US Supreme Court about the potential for […]