Are Drivers Losing the War on Cars?
This piece first appeared as weekly NMA E-Newsletter #511 on October 28, 2018. Even though drivers constitute what should be the largest voting block in the country, you would never know it by apathetic motorists who drive blissfully unaware until they are confronted with the reality of the war on cars—which is essentially an effort […]
Many ways to spell “speed trap”
Every five minutes a Massachusetts driver gets an undeserved speeding ticket. Every hour a Massachusetts driver gets a federally-funded speeding ticket. Your state, like mine, gets federal funding to run speed traps. Every year the state bureaucracy generates a highway safety grant proposal and status report and sends it to the National Highway Traffic Safety […]
Are Drivers losing the War on Cars? NMA E-Newsletter #511
Even though drivers constitute what should be the largest voting block in the country, you would never know it by apathetic motorists who drive blissfully unaware until they are confronted with the reality of the war on cars—which is essentially an effort to get people out of their cars for good through regulations that impede […]
7 Ways to Shut Down a Speed Trap
This article was adapted from information on the NMA’s speed trap registry website, www.speedtrap.org, a listing of speed traps submitted by drivers across the country. Check out the NMA Speed Trap Issues page HERE. Speed traps are often used by municipalities as a method of generating revenue to run the government. “Safety” is given as the […]
The Real Police Overtime Scandals: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #507
Much has been written about the Massachusetts State Police Overtime Scandal. A number of officers have been arrested for federal counts of embezzlement for allegedly cutting hours or outright skipping overtime (OT) traffic enforcement shifts on the MA turnpike while getting paid in full. Forty-two members of Troop E have been implicated and the troop […]
Vision Zero—In the Trenches of New York City: NMA Weekly Newsletter #503
From New York City NMA Member Joshua Hotto Vision Zero is a huge nightmare for everyone that lives or works in NYC. Since the introduction here of Vision Zero, commute times have more than doubled. The city has introduced road diets, has converted streets for bike and bus only lanes and has gotten rid of […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: August 27, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! Damascus, AR is still banned from issuing speeding tickets Fed Report Documents Nationwide Automated Enforcement Decline States Ignore Demand for Photo Enforcement Transparency Friday, August 24, 2018 Feds Renew Push To Seize Pension Of Red-Light Camera Convict The red-light camera bribery scandal that rocked Chicago, Illinois, continues to generate controversy. […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: August 20, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! Federal Funds Turn Texas Speed Traps into Municipal Windfall In NYC, Uber Joins Special Interests Pushing for Manhattan Congestion Tax Iowa Supremes Return to Speed Camera Question Friday, August 17, 2018 Federal Funds Turn Texas Speed Traps Into Municipal Windfall Federal taxpayers are footing the bill for Texas police officers […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: August 6, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Fed Judge Declares NM CAF Program Illegal– –MA Cops busted over Fake Tickets & Bogus OT– –KS Supremes Reject Owner is Driver Presumption– Friday, August 3, 2018 Federal Judge Declares New Mexico Car Seizure Program Illegal A federal court on Saturday could see no defense for the way that the […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: July 16, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Toledo refuses to accept Ohio Supremes Verdict– –Washington State Court Blocks suit over School Zone Signs– –Fed Judge says not a crime to drive slow near cops– Friday, July 13, 2018 Toledo Refuses To Accept Ohio Supreme Court Verdict The Ohio Supreme Court last month rejected Toledo’s argument that a […]