November 19, 2017 • BODY CAMERAS,
BREATHALYZER,
civil asset forfeiture,
CIVIL FORFEITURE,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
INDIANA,
NEBRASKA,
NEWSLETTER,
ROADBLOCK,
SAFETY,
TRAFFIC STOP,
WASHINGTON D.C.,
X-RAY SCANNER Traffic enforcement continues to go high tech beyond just the newest drone technology. Here are three recent examples of how police are using federal and state funding – some from assets seized from citizenry – to patrol motorists. Police Body Cameras In late October, results from a large study on police body cameras was released […]
October 8, 2017 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
INDIANA,
NEW YORK,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
PPP,
Public Private Partnership,
ROAD-USER FEES,
TOLL,
TOLL ROAD,
TOLLING In late September, President Donald Trump changed his mind on PPPs or Public-Private Partnerships, one of his bedrock funding mechanisms for funding infrastructure. He campaigned on the idea of utilizing PPPs and seemed to be for the idea all the way up until he reversed his support when talking to the House Ways and Means […]
November 13, 2016 • ALABAMA,
CALIFORNIA,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Fuel Tax,
GEORGIA,
ILLINOIS,
INDIANA,
MAINE,
MICHIGAN,
NEVADA,
NEW JERSEY,
NEWSLETTER,
NORTH CAROLINA,
OREGON,
PPP,
SAFETY,
SOUTH CAROLINA,
TEXAS,
TOLL,
TOLL ROAD,
TOLLING,
TRAFFIC CONGESTION,
UTAH,
VIRGINIA,
WASHINGTON The entire country shared a sigh of relief when the election in-fighting finally ended this week. Before the election, President-elect Donald Trump released his ideas on rebuilding America’s infrastructure. He said he wants to put a trillion dollars into rebuilding infrastructure over the next 10 years without raising taxes. He plans to do this through […]
October 2, 2016 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Gas Tax,
INDIANA,
MISSOURI,
NEWSLETTER,
NORTH CAROLINA,
RHODE ISLAND,
TOLL,
TOLL ROAD,
TOLLING,
VIRGINIA,
WISCONSIN From guest writer Clark Barrineau of the Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates In the fall of 2015, Congress passed a five-year federal transportation bill. This law placed a “use-it-or-lose-it” provision on the Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot Program (ISRRPP)—a pilot program for tolling existing interstates. The three tolling pilot program slots are currently held by […]
September 4, 2016 • CELL PHONE,
DRIVER EDUCATION,
Driver's License,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
INDIANA,
INSURANCE,
LETTER WRITING,
MICHIGAN,
NEWSLETTER,
PENNSYLVANIA,
TEXAS,
WASHINGTON Last week’s newsletter on the new Center for Disease Control guidelines to states with regards to nighttime driving for teen drivers brought in some great comments for discussion. We thought we would share a few thoughts covering both sides of the issue. To read last week’s newsletter, More Nighttime Restrictions for Teen Drivers. Why? Part […]
