A Refresher Course on Ticket-Fighting Part 1
Editor’s Note: The NMA encourages all motorists to fight every ticket. Here is part 1 of a 2 part refresher course from our newsletter series on how to Fight Your Ticket from 2015. Information is still pertinent. A Refresher Course on Ticket-Fighting Part 1: NMA E-Newsletter #336 Helping NMA members fight traffic tickets is foundational […]
Can An Affordable Radar Detector be a Good Radar Detector?
Radar detectors make driving enjoyable again — by greatly reducing your vulnerability to being ticketed for “speeding,” which is one of those made-up offenses that few of us feel moral guilt for committing because we know we’re not doing anything wrong. It’s like sticking your tongue out at a totem pole god. The difference being […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: June 11, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –CAF grab in Tennessee–BMW owner sues– –OH Supremes uphold ruling against New Miami’s cams– –Vermonter brings Racial Traffic Stop to State High Court– Friday, June 8, 2018 Tennessee Man Sues After Cops Grab His BMW From Garage Drunk drivers or fleeing felons often have their automobiles taken away by police […]
Speed Trap at a Crossroads: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #489
Parkers Crossroads is a quiet little Tennessee hamlet (pop. 330) adjacent to Interstate 40, located about midway between Memphis and Nashville. Blink for an instant and you might miss Exit 108, the only direct access to Parkers Crossroads from the interstate, as you motor by. Not too many have had to worry about that, though, […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
The airheads of Troop E
The other shoe dropped in the Massachusetts State Police overtime scandal. A closet full of shoes. Twenty-one officers are in trouble for not making ticket quota. Twenty years ago the euphemism was “quality violations.” Quality meant dollars. Officers who didn’t bring in enough revenue would lose overtime. Leadership put that in writing and learned a […]
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 […]