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: November 20, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –CA Lawsuit against ATS and Hertz goes to trail– –OH Lawmaker takes another shot at speed cams– –Sleepy Drivers kill more than red light runners– Friday, November 17, 2017 California Lawsuit Against ATS, Hertz Goes To Trial San Francisco, California is not backing down in its lawsuit against American Traffic […]
Ring of molasses
Massachusetts politicians filed a bill to charge tolls on all the highways leading to Boston. The mayor of Boston likes the bill because toll revenue would be spent in his city. The new tolls are seen as politically feasible because there won’t be any toll booths. Cameras will track every car and decide who to […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: August 14, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –ALPRs in Virginia– –Texas Toll Road Failures– –Maryland RLC Yellow Lights a Problem– Friday, August 11, 2017 Civil Rights Groups Press Virginia Supremes On Plate Readers Civil rights groups made their case to the Virginia Supreme Court, urging the justices last week to find that the police use of automated […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: August 7, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Feds reject glove box search– –LA, OH sign petition to end traffic cams– –TX dumps failed toll road– –NMA urges Trump Adm to dump ticket quotas– Friday, August, 4, 2017 Federal Appeals Court Rejects Glove Box Search The march of technology is eliminating another favorite tool police use to search […]
Autonomous Vehicles will disrupt City Budgets
The NMA Foundation presents The Car of the Future weekly feature: In the many scenarios of the car of the future, parking, as we know it, will likely be non-existent since commuters will either be subscribed to a ridesharing service or autonomous vehicle (AVs) owners will allow their vehicles to work for others while they are at work. […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: July 17, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –PA dawdling motorist gets reprieve– –FL Car rentals have to tell– –Study says bias in traffic stops–who knew?– Friday, July 14, 2017 Pennsylvania Court Overturns Fine For Dawdling Motorists Pennsylvania’s dawdling motorists and left-lane bandits now have less need to worry about ever being pulled over. A three-judge appellate panel […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: July 3, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –TX Gov hit by Toll, RLC Groups– –5th Circuit loves tolls– –CA wants to strip motorists’ rights– Friday, June 30, 2017 Conservative Groups Hit Texas Governor Over Cameras, Tolls Influential political groups are making their way to the Texas state capitol to urge Governor Greg Abbott (R) to take action […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: June 26, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Car Seizure ruling in CA– –VA Activist appeals toll diversion case– –PA Fed Court upholds headphone traffic stop– Friday, June 23, 2017 California: Federal Appeals Court Overturns Car Seizure Policy Police in California can now be sued if they seize and hold the automobiles of innocent parties without good reason. […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: May 8, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –NM:Brushing edge of lane not illegal– –NC I-77 declared constitutional– –IA cities lose speed cam appeal– Friday, May 5, 2017 New Mexico Court: Brushing The Edge Of A Lane Is Not Illegal Briefly touching the painted yellow lines on a road while passing slow-moving traffic is not a crime that […]