June 27, 2021 • Automated Ticket Enforcement,
Automated Traffic Enforcement,
CIVIL,
DUE PROCESS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEWSLETTER,
OHIO,
Red-Light Cameras,
REVENUE GENERATION,
SPEED CAMERA,
SPEED LIMIT,
TICKET CAMERA,
TICKET FINES,
TICKET REVENUE,
Traffic Tickets When will Ohio municipalities ever learn? The Ohio Supreme Court has been working overtime on automated enforcement cases brought by motorists against cities and townships across the state. Justice would be better served if the state prohibited ticket cameras altogether. The difficulty is that the larger cities in Ohio have home-rule authority, i.e., they set […]
May 2, 2021 • Automated Camera Tickets,
CALIFORNIA,
Driver's License,
DUE PROCESS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
LEGISLATION,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
SCHOOL BUS,
TICKET FINES Coercion is an ugly word, but lawmakers have been known to use it as a blunt weapon to force compliance by the very people they represent. The latest and all-too-blatant example of legislative intimidation is contained within California Senate Bill 111. While this bill is about the use of school bus automated enforcement, a topic […]
January 17, 2021 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Insurance Company,
NEWSLETTER,
REVENUE GENERATION,
SAFETY,
SPEED LIMIT,
speed limits,
TICKET FINES,
TICKET REVENUE,
Traffic Tickets By guest writer Eric Peters The problem with speed limits is they’re arbitrary and presumptive. A velocity maximum is decreed, and you are presumed a threat to others if you exceed it. Almost everyone understands this is silly—else almost everyone would not “speed” routinely. Most of us do not play Russian roulette, for instance, irrespective […]
You might not think telecommuting is a motorist issue, but you’re mistaken. Recently, various news outlets stated that almost half of the 160 million American workers commute from home due to the pandemic. Even after COVID-19 vaccinations are available, will working from home continue? Many workers have told researchers that they want to keep working […]
August 16, 2020 • CIVIL,
DELAWARE,
DUE PROCESS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEWSLETTER,
POLICING FOR PROFIT,
Red-Light Camera Tickets,
TICKET FIGHTING,
TICKET FINES,
TRAFFIC CAMERA,
Traffic Tickets The Delaware Supreme Court ruled recently that red-light camera ticket fines under $100 cannot be appealed beyond local courts. Delaware Code Section 4101 states: “A person found responsible for a civil traffic offense shall have a right of repeal only in those cases in which the civil penalty imposed exceeds $100.” Stanley Lowicki challenged his […]
