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 […]
Boston’s “Vision Zero” Exposed: Lowering the speed limit increases speeding ticket revenue by 47%: NMA E-Newsletter #506
From guest writer Joe Cadillic of the MassPrivatel Blog All across the country, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is hard at work convincing cities to lower their speed limits to 25 MPH. The national effort to lower speed limits in cities is a fundamental tenet of a movement known as “Vision Zero.” To date, the National Highway […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: September 17, 2018
Today is the final edition of TheNewspaper.com Roundup. Instead, the NMA encourages you to subscribe to our newest email subscription called Driving News Daily which will feature Tech and Car of the Future News Monday – Friday. In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! In IL, Fed Court Rules Bankruptcy Requires Return of Seized Cars State Farm […]
Pushing Coercion of Motorists to the Edge of Legality: NMA E-Newsletter #505
Two states, Arizona and Virginia, require some measure of due process when issuing photo tickets: To be considered a valid citation, the summons must either be handed directly to the accused by a process server or the target must otherwise acknowledge receipt. Without that proof of being served it can’t be verified to the court […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: September 10, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! NJ Lawmakers reintroduce Anti-Photo Ticketing Bill IIHS Fakes Speed Limit Study Results IA Supremes Split on Speed Cams Friday, September 7, 2018 New Jersey Lawmakers Reintroduce Anti-Photo Ticketing Bill A bipartisan group of New Jersey state senators want to protect Garden State motorists from speed cameras and red-light cameras operating […]
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 […]
Where’s the Media Skepticism on Automated Traffic Enforcement?
Editor’s Note: The media has become lazy when it comes to motorists’ rights issues. Here is a piece from September 2015 that examines why and how one reporter dug deeper. Hopefully, this will inspire current and future journalists to not take everything you read at face value but dig deeper. Where’s the Skepticism? NMA E-Newsletter #349 […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: August 13, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! *Dallas, Texas School Bus Camera Scandal takes down Politician *Ohio AG defends Anti-Speed Camera Law *Florida Jury Trial set for case of Traffic Cam Fees Friday, August 10, 2018 Texas: School Bus Camera Scandal Takes Down Politician The ongoing bribery scandal involving school bus cameras in Dallas, Texas, has claimed […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: July 23, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –DC Report finds racial bias in Speed Cam Use– –RLC Challenge heads to Texas Supremes– –Aurora, CO Voters decide fate of Photo Radar in November– Friday, July 20, 2018 DC Report Finds Racial Bias In Speed Camera Use Speed cameras in the nation’s capital are overwhelmingly placed in minority neighborhoods […]