26 Alerts From the Automated Traffic Enforcement Tag

NMA Wrap Up of Legislative Activity, 2nd Quarter 2019: NMA E-Newsletter #547

July 7, 2019 • Automated Traffic Enforcement, CELL PHONE, civil asset forfeiture, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DRIVER EDUCATION, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, IDAHO, ILLEGAL SEARCH, INDIANA, LEGISLATION, LICENSE PLATE, MARYLAND, MISSOURI, MONTANA, MOVE OVER LAW, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW MEXICO, NEWSLETTER, NORTH DAKOTA, OKLAHOMA, RACIAL PROFILING, RED LIGHT CAMERA, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SCHOOL BUS, SCHOOL BUS CAMERA, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, Technology, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, TRAFFIC STOP, UTAH, VIRGINIA

April, May, and June were busy months in state legislatures where many of the bills affecting motorists that were introduced in the first quarter, or carried forward from last year, were resolved. The results were a mixed bag, but the biggest victory was a special one: Governor Greg Abbott of Texas signed into law House […]

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A Forum About Modifying Speed Limits and Driver Behavior: NMA E-Newsletter #537

April 28, 2019 • 85TH PERCENTILE, Automated Traffic Enforcement, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FHWA, GHSA, IIHS, NEWSLETTER, NMA, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, TICKET QUOTA, Traffic Tickets

The April 15-16, 2019 conference in Ruckersville, Virginia was billed as a “national forum [seeking] to address the neglected problem of speeding.” The sponsoring organizations, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), are leading proponents of lowering speed limits with the goal of reducing highway fatalities to near […]

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Again, The Lines are Drawn in Ohio: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #536

April 21, 2019 • Automated Traffic Enforcement, CIVIL, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Gas Tax, LEGISLATION, NEWSLETTER, OHIO, Red-Light Camera, REVENUE GENERATION, Speed Cameras, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC CAMERA

In early April, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine approved an $8 billion, two-year transportation budget that included a 10.5 cents-per-gallon gas tax hike and a 19 cent hike on diesel fuel. Raising taxes is always controversial but what has the state’s mayors in a tizzy is something entirely different. When the governor signed off on the […]

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Tracking Legislative Activity the NMA Way: NMA –E-Newsletter #533

March 31, 2019 • ALPR, Automated Traffic Enforcement, Driver's License, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, GEORGIA, LANE COURTESY, LEGISLATION, MARYLAND, MISSISSIPPI, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, NMA, NORTH DAKOTA, RADAR, RADAR DETECTOR, ROADBLOCK, SCHOOL BUS, SPEED LIMIT, TICKET FINES, TRAFFIC CAMERA, TRAFFIC SIGNAL, UTAH, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA

Today we complete the first full calendar quarter of reporting motorist-related activity that is passing through state and federal legislatures. The NMA Bill/Regulation Tracker (Bill Tracker) was introduced in the Winter 2019 issue of Driving Freedoms and went live on Motorists.org in early January when most states began new legislative sessions. Only three months in […]

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On the 2019 Legislative Agenda–Red-Light Cameras: NMA E-Newsletter #526

February 10, 2019 • Automated Traffic Enforcement, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, HAWAII, ILLINOIS, IOWA, LEGISLATION, MISSOURI, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, POLICING FOR PROFIT, Red-Light Camera, REVENUE GENERATION, SPEED CAMERA, TEXAS, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC CAMERA, Traffic Safety, Traffic Tickets, VIRGINIA

January and February are the heart of activity for many state legislative sessions across the country. Red-light cameras (RLCs) have certainly been the focus in a number of states. Bills in Colorado, Florida and Illinois are calling for outright bans. Legislators in Texas want to ban new camera programs while allowing existing installations to finish […]

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