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 […]
March 29, 2015 • CIVIL,
CRIMINAL,
DRIVER RESPONSIBILITY ACT,
DUE PROCESS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
MICHIGAN,
MISSOURI,
NEWSLETTER,
REVENUE GENERATION,
TICKET CAMERA,
TICKET FIGHTING,
TICKET REVENUE,
YELLOW LIGHT TIMING Editor’s Note: Last week’s newsletter described the Court Innovations system, an online interface that lets ticket recipients plea bargain remotely without having to show up in court. Sounds convenient, but it really amounts to a way for the courts to discourage appeals and to expedite the payment process. A member from Michigan, where this system […]
December 21, 2014 • 85TH PERCENTILE,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
LEGISLATION,
NEW JERSEY,
NEWSLETTER,
PUBLIC RECORDS,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
REVENUE GENERATION,
SAFETY,
TICKET REVENUE,
YELLOW LIGHT TIMING It’s official. New Jersey’s red-light cameras went dark last Tuesday after state lawmakers chose not to take up legislation to extend their operation. The five-year pilot program generated controversy from the start. Outspoken critics such as NMA ally and state Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon were quick to point out that photo ticketing was more about generating […]
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 […]
January 5, 2014 • ALERT,
DISTRACTED DRIVING,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
ETHANOL,
LETTER WRITING,
NEWSLETTER,
PRIMA FACIE,
RENTAL CAR,
ROUNDABOUT,
SCHOOL BUS,
TSA,
YELLOW LIGHT TIMING 260 is an impressive number if we say so ourselves. It represents five full years of weekly e-newsletters issued by the NMA—260 consecutive weeks without ever missing a publication date. From the first issue that kicked things off on January 13, 2009, we have strived to inform, amuse, anger and generally incite reactions from our […]
