July 19, 2020 • ARIZONA,
CALIFORNIA,
CIVIL,
civil asset forfeiture,
CRIMINAL,
Driver's License,
Eighth Amendment,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
IDAHO,
INDIANA,
LEGISLATION,
MASSACHUSETTS,
MICHIGAN,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
TICKET FIGHTING,
TICKET FINES,
Traffic Tickets None of us ever want a traffic ticket, but at least many of us can afford to deal with the ticket either by fighting it or paying the fine. You might believe that if you violate a traffic law, no allegedly about it, you should pay the fine. But what if the only recourse for […]
March 1, 2020 • ARIZONA,
Autonomous Car,
Connected Vehicles,
DRIVERLESS CARS,
drones,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Fuel,
infrastructure,
LEGISLATION,
MISSOURI,
NEWSLETTER,
OOIDA,
Road Rage,
SAFETY,
Technology In August 2019, 20 truckers with nine trucks held a rally at the Missouri State Capital, protesting the safety of autonomous trucks. They were there to support a bill on the drafting table by State Representative Mike Moon. Downshift to this year’s state legislative session; Moon sponsored and introduced a bill that would require a […]
By guest writer Joe Cadillic of the MassPrivatel Blog What does gridding mean? The Arizona Mirror recently described it this way: “As part of the training for the ALPR (automated license plate readers) systems, Chandler police officers are taught to “grid” neighborhoods during their downtime – systematically driving up and down every street in an area, indiscriminately […]
March 3, 2019 • ARIZONA,
ARKANSAS,
BLOOD WITHDRAWAL,
CAF,
CHECKPOINT,
civil asset forfeiture,
CIVIL FORFEITURE,
DUE PROCESS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Fourteenth Amendment,
FOURTH AMENDMENT,
GEORGIA,
Implied Consent,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
TEXAS,
TRAFFIC STOP Motorist rights cases have made news and even history recently. There have been so many as of late, we are dedicating two separate newsletters to provide some insight on the legal rulings that are affecting drivers around the country. This week’s newsletter focuses on recent rulings and pending US Supreme Court and federal court cases. […]
November 11, 2018 • ARIZONA,
CALIFORNIA,
COLORADO,
CONNECTICUT,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FLORIDA,
Fuel Tax,
Gas Tax,
IDAHO,
infrastructure,
LOUISIANA,
MAINE,
MISSOURI,
NEVADA,
NEW MEXICO,
NEWSLETTER,
Red-Light Camera,
SAFETY,
TEXAS,
UTAH,
Washington State The mid-term elections are officially over. Ballotpedia stated this week on its website that voters in 37 states decided a total of 155 statewide ballot measures. Not all, of course, were motorist related but a few certainly were. We have also included some important county or city ballot issues that asked voters to raise the […]
