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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
July 28, 2013 • ALPR,
CALIFORNIA,
DUE PROCESS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FLORIDA,
LEGISLATION,
MASSACHUSETTS,
MICHIGAN,
NEWSLETTER,
NORTH CAROLINA,
PRIVACY,
SCHOOL BUS CAMERA,
SHORT YELLOW LIGHT,
SPEED LIMIT,
TICKET FINES,
TRAFFIC CAMERA,
YELLOW LIGHT,
YELLOW LIGHT TIMING,
YELLOW LIGHTS The NMA continues to advocate for motorists’ rights at the national, state and local level. Legislatures across the country took up a broad range of motorists’ issues in the first quarter of 2013. Here’s a brief summary of the driving-related issues we addressed: California: Supported Assembly Bill 612 which would add 1.0 second to the duration […]
June 16, 2013 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FLORIDA,
LEGISLATION,
MICHIGAN,
MINNESOTA,
NEWSLETTER,
SHORT YELLOW LIGHT,
TICKET CAMERA,
YELLOW LIGHT,
YELLOW LIGHT TIMING Despite scandal, gross mismanagement and financial setback, purveyors of red-light cameras continue their quest to place cameras on every street corner in the nation. Or maybe it’s because of these challenges. Either way, camera companies are practically doing or saying anything to regain the profitable ground they’ve lost over the last year. One strategy is to put the hit […]
