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Red-Light Cameras Suffer another Crushing Blow: NMA E-Newsletter #339

July 12, 2015 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, NEWSLETTER, RED LIGHT CAMERA, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SHORT YELLOW LIGHT, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC CAMERA, YELLOW LIGHT, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING, YELLOW LIGHTS

News of another city dropping its red-light camera program may not seem like a big deal these days. It is, however, when that city is in the proverbial belly of the red-light camera beast. We’re talking about Tallahassee, the capital of Florida, home to dozens of camera company lobbyists and control center for a massive […]

NMA E-Newsletter #283: He Said, She Said, It Said?

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 […]

NMA E-Newsletter #248: Seeing Yellow before Red

October 13, 2013 • 85TH PERCENTILE, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, NEWSLETTER, RED LIGHT CAMERA, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SHORT YELLOW LIGHT, SPEED LIMIT, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC CAMERA, YELLOW LIGHT, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING, YELLOW LIGHTS

By Gary Biller, NMA President At the heart of the red-light camera debate is the signal timing for the yellow light. Do the cameras improve intersection safety by modifying driver behavior through punishment or are they a financial windfall for local and state governments and the for-profit camera companies? The answer depends largely on whether […]

NMA E-Newsletter #247: How One Articulate Voice Can Sway Government

October 6, 2013 • Corruption, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LEGISLATION, LETTER WRITING, MICHIGAN, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, RED LIGHT CAMERA, SAFETY, SHORT YELLOW LIGHT, SOCIAL NETWORKING, SPEED CAMERA, TEXAS, TRAFFIC CAMERA, YELLOW LIGHT, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING

Earlier this year, Michigan Representative Wayne Schmidt (with support from a few fellow representatives) introduced two bills to the State Assembly, each designed to pave the way for automated ticketing machines, aka red-light and speed cameras. Michigan currently is one of fifteen states that ban the use of photo enforcement*. The camera companies are keenly […]

NMA E-Newsletter #244: A Driving Tour of Washington, DC, NMA Style

September 15, 2013 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, Parking, RADAR, RED LIGHT CAMERA, SHORT YELLOW LIGHT, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, TRAFFIC CAMERA, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON D.C., YELLOW LIGHT TIMING

(Editor’s Note: Washington, DC has a reputation for being extremely hostile to drivers. Longtime NMA New York Activist Casey Raskob recently took a driving trip to the Washington, DC area and confirmed it with this report.) (Photo courtesy of DC photographer Marty Katz http://washingtonphotographer.com) I’ve driven lots of places, but this last weekend was crazy. I […]

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