April 2, 2017 • ACLU,
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COLORADO,
Driver's License,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
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ILLINOIS,
KANSAS,
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MICHIGAN,
MISSISSIPPI,
MISSOURI,
NEWSLETTER,
POLICING FOR PROFIT,
TENNESSEE,
TEXAS,
TICKET FINES,
TICKET REVENUE,
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING,
VIRGINIA,
WASHINGTON Alexander City, Alabama has agreed to give $680,000 to nearly 200 people who were jailed because they were too poor to pay their court fines. The suit filed in September 2015 by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) claimed that the town ran “a modern-day debtors prison.” Indigent debtors served time in the municipal jail […]
The Federal Trade Commission has started an investigation into the practice of auto lenders equipping new vehicles with GPS and other devices. A payment assurance device attached to a vehicle’s ignition allows finance companies to remotely and instantly disable the vehicle and prevent it from being driven. If a car goes missing, lenders can use […]
November 13, 2016 • ALABAMA,
CALIFORNIA,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Fuel Tax,
GEORGIA,
ILLINOIS,
INDIANA,
MAINE,
MICHIGAN,
NEVADA,
NEW JERSEY,
NEWSLETTER,
NORTH CAROLINA,
OREGON,
PPP,
SAFETY,
SOUTH CAROLINA,
TEXAS,
TOLL,
TOLL ROAD,
TOLLING,
TRAFFIC CONGESTION,
UTAH,
VIRGINIA,
WASHINGTON The entire country shared a sigh of relief when the election in-fighting finally ended this week. Before the election, President-elect Donald Trump released his ideas on rebuilding America’s infrastructure. He said he wants to put a trillion dollars into rebuilding infrastructure over the next 10 years without raising taxes. He plans to do this through […]
October 2, 2016 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Gas Tax,
INDIANA,
MISSOURI,
NEWSLETTER,
NORTH CAROLINA,
RHODE ISLAND,
TOLL,
TOLL ROAD,
TOLLING,
VIRGINIA,
WISCONSIN From guest writer Clark Barrineau of the Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates In the fall of 2015, Congress passed a five-year federal transportation bill. This law placed a “use-it-or-lose-it” provision on the Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot Program (ISRRPP)—a pilot program for tolling existing interstates. The three tolling pilot program slots are currently held by […]
If you have ever had your car towed for whatever reason, getting it back is a real hassle. Unfortunately, having your car towed because you parked illegally, had an accident or break down usually means you are having a pretty bad day. Predatory towing makes the experience even worse. According to the Parking Enforcer Blog, […]
