April 30, 2023 • Automated Camera Tickets,
Automated Ticket Enforcement,
Bus Lane Cameras,
CIVIL,
DUE PROCESS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEWSLETTER,
Photo Enforcement,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
REVENUE GENERATION,
SAFETY,
SCHOOL BUS CAMERA,
SPEED CAMERA,
TICKET CAMERA,
TICKET REVENUE By Jay Beeber, Director of Policy & Research For the past few years, we’ve been monitoring a concerning trend in traffic enforcement: a steady shift towards more and more automated ticketing. Unfortunately, this trend appears to be gaining momentum. In California, we’ve witnessed a surge of bills introduced that attempt to authorize various forms of […]
Motorists have always been a target for criminals, but since the pandemic began, it seems the nefarious activity has increased dramatically. Some are violent, most involve property loss and all turn victims’ lives upside down. For example, cities large and small have reported an increase in carjackings. The Associated Press has reported cases are on […]
June 21, 2020 • 85TH PERCENTILE,
ACLU,
ALPR,
Automated Traffic Enforcement,
Biometrics,
CELL PHONE,
Contact Tracing,
DISTRACTED DRIVING,
DMV,
Drone,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Facial Recognition,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
NMSL,
PRIVACY,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
REVENUE GENERATION,
Ridesharing,
SAFETY,
SPEED CAMERA,
SPEED LIMIT,
Street Surveillance,
Technology,
TICKET REVENUE,
VISION ZERO The need to advocate for motorists’ rights has grown during the time of COVID. NMA members need to be more vigilant than ever in home communities and home states. This newsletter is a two-parter and comes from what we see trending nationally. This week, we look at speed limits, automated traffic enforcement, and street surveillance. […]
September 8, 2019 • Automated Traffic Enforcement,
DISTRACTED DRIVING,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
IIHS,
ITE,
NEWSLETTER,
PRIVACY,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
REVENUE GENERATION,
RIGHT-TURN-ON-RED,
SAFETY,
TICKET FINES,
TICKET REVENUE,
Traffic Safety,
Traffic Tickets,
VISION ZERO The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety took a page out of its own book, and that of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), by issuing a recent report on red-light running with a title designed to send the media into a frenzy. “Red Light Running Deaths Hit 10 Year High” did exactly that. While […]
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 […]
