August 19, 2018 • ARIZONA,
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ZIPPER MERGE The National Motorists Association received some thoughtful comments from readers like you and thought we should share them. If you missed reading Part 1, click HERE. I’m glad one more place seems to have figured this out. Many other places have not. People get the idea that others who are using an open lane to a […]
The most frequent encounter the public has with law enforcement is during a traffic stop. The interaction can be a frightening experience with ever changing dynamics that can seem surreal at best. Motorist Adam Finley in Arkansas found out this the hard way in December 2016 when he was stopped by Officer Matthew Mercado of […]
April 2, 2017 • ACLU,
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ARKANSAS,
CALIFORNIA,
COLORADO,
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EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
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MICHIGAN,
MISSISSIPPI,
MISSOURI,
NEWSLETTER,
POLICING FOR PROFIT,
TENNESSEE,
TEXAS,
TICKET FINES,
TICKET REVENUE,
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING,
VIRGINIA,
WASHINGTON Alexander City, Alabama has agreed to give $680,000 to nearly 200 people who were jailed because they were too poor to pay their court fines. The suit filed in September 2015 by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) claimed that the town ran “a modern-day debtors prison.” Indigent debtors served time in the municipal jail […]
January 31, 2016 • ARKANSAS,
DRIVER EDUCATION,
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NEW HAMPSHIRE,
NEW YORK,
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ROUNDABOUT Roundabouts. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, members always respond with passion when we write about them, as we did in last week’s e-newsletter. We thought we would share a few thoughts covering both sides of the issue. From a New York Member: One local roundabout cost taxpayers over a quarter of a million dollars while […]
August 24, 2014 • ALASKA,
ARKANSAS,
CONNECTICUT,
DELAWARE,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
ILLEGAL SEARCH,
MISSISSIPPI,
MISSOURI,
NEWSLETTER,
OPEN CONTAINER,
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TENNESSEE,
VIRGINIA,
WEST VIRGINIA With Labor Day just around the corner, many of us will hit the road for one last road trip before summer turns to fall. One often overlooked and misunderstood hazard of this endeavor concerns so-called open container laws. This becomes even more of an issue when it comes to motor homes. The issue of open […]
