June 15, 2014 • CALIFORNIA,
DUE PROCESS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FLORIDA,
LEGISLATION,
NEWSLETTER,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
REDFLEX,
REVENUE GENERATION,
SHORT YELLOW LIGHT,
TICKET CAMERA,
TICKET FIGHTING,
TRAFFIC CAMERA,
YELLOW LIGHT,
YELLOW LIGHT TIMING Challenging a red-light ticket on constitutional and due process grounds just became more difficult thanks to the California Supreme Court. In a recent ruling (California v. Goldsmith) the court concluded that red-light camera evidence does not constitute hearsay, which is defined as second-hand evidence about a statement made by a person. The court also ruled […]
May 18, 2014 • ALPR,
CELL PHONE,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FOIA,
GPS TRACKING,
LICENSE PLATES,
NEWSLETTER,
PRIVACY,
PUBLIC RECORDS,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
SPEED LIMIT,
Technology A couple weeks ago we wrote about what happens when the cameras and microphones are turned on those (law enforcement officers) who normally do the watching. Turns out they don’t like it much. You know who also doesn’t like it? The private companies that partner with law enforcement agencies to help with the watching. Vigilant […]
May 11, 2014 • CELL PHONE,
CHECKPOINT,
DRIVER RESPONSIBILITY,
DUE PROCESS,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
EVENT DATA RECORDER,
Fuel Tax,
INSURANCE,
LICENSE,
NEWSLETTER,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
REVENUE GENERATION,
ROADBLOCK,
SEAT BELT,
SPEED CAMERA,
SPEED LIMIT,
SPEED TRAP,
SUPER SPEEDER,
TEXTING,
TOLL,
TOLL ROAD We are putting the finishing touches on “Motorists Beware: Ranking the States that Treat You Worst,” a NMA press release that will be issued to media outlets across the nation on May 19th during the run-up to the Memorial Day holiday weekend. All 50 states plus the District of Columbia are rated and compared across […]
March 23, 2014 • CALIFORNIA,
Driver's License,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FLORIDA,
ILLINOIS,
INDIANA,
Kentucky,
LEGISLATION,
MICHIGAN,
MISSOURI,
NEWSLETTER,
OHIO,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
SCHOOL BUS,
SCHOOL BUS CAMERA,
SPEED CAMERA,
SPEED LIMIT,
TICKET CAMERA,
TRAFFIC CAMERA,
VIRGINIA,
WASHINGTON The NMA continues to advocate for motorists’ rights at the national, state and local level. Legislatures across the country took up a broad range of motorists’ issues in the first quarter of 2014. Here’s a brief summary of the driving-related issues we addressed. California Opposed efforts by the Elk Grove City Council to renew its […]
March 9, 2014 • Corruption,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
ILLINOIS,
NEWSLETTER,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
REVENUE GENERATION,
RIGHT-TURN-ON-RED,
RTOR,
TICKET CAMERA,
TICKET FIGHTING,
TICKET FINES,
TICKET REVENUE,
TRAFFIC CAMERA The City of Chicago stiff armed Jamal Norwood. Norwood received a red-light camera ticket for making a right-turn-on-red at the intersection of Austin Avenue and Irving Park Road at 5:31 am Dec. 6. The city claimed he didn’t come to a complete stop. But this video, analyzed by NMA Illinois Activist and forensic video expert […]
