From guest writer, Joe Cadillic, of the MassPrivatal blog The future of privacy in big cities is bleak—cities are now getting paid to convert street lights into spying SmartNodes. What are SmartNodes you ask? SmartNodes will soon replace street lights, because they are equipped with cameras, microphones, speakers, etc., all-in-one light pole. For example, the […]
October 15, 2017 • Automatic Traffic Enforcement,
BLUE LIGHT,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
IOWA,
MICHIGAN,
MINNESOTA,
MISSISSIPPI,
NEBRASKA,
NEW JERSEY,
NEWSLETTER,
NORTH DAKOTA,
OREGON,
RED LIGHT,
Red-Light Camera,
REVENUE GENERATION,
SAFETY,
TICKET REVENUE,
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING,
TRAFFIC SIGNAL,
VIRGINIA,
WISCONSIN,
YELLOW LIGHT,
YELLOW LIGHT TIMING It should. Bismarck, North Dakota and St. Louis County, Minnesota are among communities that will soon be installing blue lights at signalized intersections with the intent of catching red-light runners. Omni Directional Law Enforcement Confirmation Lights – the acronym ODLECL rolls right off the tongue – are simply blue lights that begin flashing as soon […]
September 24, 2017 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FLORIDA,
GEORGIA,
MINNESOTA,
NEW JERSEY,
NEWSLETTER,
OREGON,
REVENUE GENERATION,
ROADBLOCK,
SPEED LIMIT,
speed limits,
speed traps,
TICKET REVENUE,
TRAFFIC CONGESTION,
UTAH,
WASHINGTON,
WYOMING From Joe Cadillic, writer of the massprivatel blog A nightmare driving scenario, is slowly making its way across the country as states everywhere begin installing ‘Variable Speed Limits’ (VSL) which allows law enforcement to change speed limits on a whim. Imagine you are cruising down the highway, obeying the posted speed limit of 75 MPH only […]
September 17, 2017 • CIVIL,
CRIMINAL,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEW YORK,
New York City,
NEWSLETTER,
Red-Light Cameras,
REVENUE GENERATION,
Speed Cameras,
TICKET CAMERA,
TICKET FIGHTING,
TICKET REVENUE,
TRAFFIC CAMERA By T.A. Beckett, NMA Arkansas Member Editor’s Note: Mr. Beckett is not an attorney but his mother was a trial lawyer in the New York City area who also taught legal writing and courtroom practice at Hofstra University. He notes that from age 16 until the time he graduated college, he spent time watching her […]
Last October the Massachusetts Turnpike switched to all-electronic tolling (AET). Now that Bay State commuters are several months into traveling a cashless turnpike, we asked members how that is working out. More states will undoubtedly be transitioning to AET in the coming years so it is a topic of interest for most NMA members. There […]
