TheNewspaper.com Roundup: August 28, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –CA Motorists fight back!– –NC Court Upholds stopping drivers for no reason— –Fed Judge strikes down IN Car Seizure Law (CAF)— Friday, August 25, 2017 California Residents Fight Back Against Road Diets State and local transportation departments around the country have been removing lanes of travel for cars and replacing […]
They did their job too well
A small town replaced its police force because officers were ticketing residents. Utica, Indiana (poulation 800) is a suburban enclave within the city of Jeffersonville. It used to have 10 police officers, mostly volunteers, with the Sheriff for backup. 800 people, 10 officers, and too many stop signs. Nobody said so on camera. Behind the […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: August 21, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! Friday, August 18, 2017 Maine Supreme Court: Father Cannot Help Son Fight Traffic Ticket A father who wanted to represent his teenage son while fighting a traffic ticket will not be allowed to do so under a ruling handed down Thursday by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. On July 4, […]
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. […]
NTSB Wants to Turn Our Highways into a For-Profit Police State
Why does the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) want to change its goal of providing legitimate highway safety research into an advocacy of ever-present, for-profit enforcement aimed primarily at safe drivers who are endangering no one? In a sweeping set of recommendations from its July 25, 2017 public meeting, the NTSB threw down a draconian […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: July 31, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –IA upholds ban on driving High– –OH gives cities OK to use cams– –NJ says accidents not always careless– Friday, July 28, 2017 Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Ban On Driving While High Iowa courts are holding firm against any relaxation of the laws related to driving under the influence (DUI) […]
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 10, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Australia state refuses to refund hacked RLC– –IA Supreme Crt rejects road side search warrants– –London mayor showcases his anti-car plan for the future– Friday, July 7, 2017 Australia: State Refuses Refunds From Virus Infected Speed Cameras The government of Victoria, Australia is refusing to refund fines to thousands of […]