Beating the Photo Ticket Runaround

This article first appeared in the Fall 2021 edition of the National Motorists Association’s Driving Freedoms magazine. As a member of the NMA, you receive an automatic subscription four times per year. Become a member today and help the NMA advocate against automated traffic enforcement and other issues affecting motorists. Editor’s Note: Many accounts have […]
Red-Light Cameras Do Not Reduce Right-Angle Crashes

By Jim Baxter, Founder of the National Motorists Association Editor’s Note: This post first appeared in 2008 but is still quite relevant today. Since then, Case Western University researchers in 2017 found that RLCs do not make intersections safer and, when finally turned off due to community pressure, the intersection is actually safer than before. […]
ATE Racket Report for November 25, 2019

Curated by Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: The ATE Racket Report will be taking a vacation next week, December 2, 2019 and will return again on December 9, 2019. The ATE Racket Report is a weekly feature of the NMA blog. We want to bring the issues of automated traffic enforcement to our […]
NMA Principle Number 2: Traffic Laws Fairly Written and Reasonably Enforced

The Driving in America Blog was started a year ago to bring more information to those who are beginning their journey as motorists’ rights advocates. Over the next several months, I will be working with each of the seven NMA principles to give readers of this weekly blog some idea of what we all are working towards […]
Is Requiring Clairvoyance Constitutional? Texas Supreme Court November Proceedings on RLCs

From guest writer H. F. Van Der Grinten This is an eyewitness account of the Texas Supreme Court recent proceedings concerning a lawsuit brought by the residents of the small town of Willis. They are suing their city because they say the red-light cameras (RLCs) are illegal because the city did not first conduct a […]
On the Road to Ten: Canned Cameras: NMA E-Newsletter #495

As we continue the march toward the publication of the 520th consecutive weekly issue of the NMA e-newsletter later this year, we will on occasion highlight reader favorites over these past ten years. The first installment, NMA E-Newsletter #486, focused on discussions of speed limits. Here we take on the second-most covered newsletter topic through […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: July 2, 2018

In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –IN Court–Must have evidence of speeding to pull someone over for speeding– –Snapchat Speeder Lawsuit gets a slapdown in GA– –MD study shows how cam studies are gamed by researchers– Friday, June 29, 2018 Indiana Court: Cops May Not Pull Someone Over For Appearing To Speed Indiana prosecutors were desperate […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: May 28, 2018

In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Final Report from Australia on Redflex Speed Cam Hack– –WV Audi finds Bureaucrats Commuting on Taxpayer Dime– –CA Gas Tax Repeal Efforts Heats Up– Friday, May 25, 2018 Australia: Final Report Issued On Redflex Speed Camera Hack The government official responsible for maintaining public confidence in photo enforcement on Thursday […]
10 Reasons to Oppose Red-Light Cameras

The National Motorists Association (NMA) opposes red-light cameras for many reasons. I recently wrote this list to Milwaukee, WI officials who are seriously considering bringing red-light cameras (RLCs) to their city. With minor changes based on local information, this list will apply to almost any advocacy efforts opposing red-light cameras. Reason #1: Residents of your […]
Writing Editorials against Automated Traffic Enforcement (and any Other Topics that Support NMA Positions)

From Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director and James C. Walker, NMA Foundation Executive Director Writing a newspaper or online editorial can be one of the most effective advocacy efforts you can do because not only do regular folks read the editorial section but so do influencers. NMA Foundation Executive Director, James C. Walker writes letters […]