The NMA spells out several proven strategies to fight a speeding ticket in our Fight That Ticket! ebook — a free download for supporting members, a $9.95 purchase for non-supporting members. One such technical defense is based on cosine error. It is an underutilized strategy perhaps because it brings back unpleasant memories of high school […]
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 […]
June 8, 2014 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FOIA,
MARYLAND,
NEWSLETTER,
PUBLIC RECORDS,
REVENUE GENERATION,
SPEED CAMERA,
TICKET CAMERA,
TICKET FIGHTING,
TICKET REVENUE Perhaps one of the most efficient ways to describe Ron Ely, past NMA Sentinel Award winner, is by noting his dogged determination. When the editor of Maryland Drivers Alliance website focuses on an injustice, and there are plenty as evidenced by the state’s position as fifth worst in the recent NMA rankings, he won’t let […]
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 […]
March 3, 2014 • CELL PHONE,
Driver's License,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
ILLEGAL SEARCH,
INSURANCE,
LICENSE PLATES,
NEWSLETTER,
RADAR DETECTOR,
ROADBLOCK,
SPEED LIMIT,
SPEED TRAP,
TICKET FIGHTING,
TRAFFIC STOP It seems that more and more traffic stops these days are escalating into situations beyond the driver’s control. (See the Winter 2014 edition of Driving Freedoms — “We Are All Suspects” — for some jaw-dropping examples.) Knowing how to act during a stop can keep you out of serious trouble. But you also need to know […]
