NMA E-Newsletter #128: For Your Own Good

June 21, 2011 • CELL PHONE, DISTRACTED DRIVING, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, GPS TRACKING, NEWSLETTER, ROADBLOCK, SPEED TRAP, Technology

Caving to pressure from a few U.S. senators, Apple Inc. and Research in Motion (of Blackberry fame) recently began restricting the availability of mobile phone and PDA apps that alert motorists to roadblock locations not publicized by police. Desp…

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NMA E-Newsletter #127: Florida Judge Throws A Real Curveball At Ticket Cameras

June 14, 2011 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, NEWSLETTER, RED LIGHT CAMERA, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC CAMERA

Like most states that allow automated systems for issuing traffic tickets Florida legislated a system that assesses different fines and penalties for the same offence of violating a red light, depending on whether the ticket was issued by a police…

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NMA E-Newsletter #126: So Much For Precision

June 7, 2011 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, MARYLAND, NEWSLETTER, RED LIGHT CAMERA, SPEED CAMERA, Technology, TICKET FIGHTING, TRAFFIC CAMERA

Maryland drivers are unfortunate. Some jurisdictions in the state have contracted the services of Optotraffic, a company that touts the precision and accuracy of its red-light and speed cameras. Optotraffic notes that it uses “space technology” – …

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NMA E-Newsletter #125: June Is Lane Courtesy Month

May 31, 2011 • DRIVER EDUCATION, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LANE COURTESY, NATIONAL, NEWSLETTER

Two key principles of traffic safety are not understood – certainly not practiced – by much of the driving public. Some may argue that lane courtesy and proper lane merging techniques are law enforcement issues. Indeed, most states do have laws th…

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NMA E-Newsletter #124: Grasping At Straws

May 24, 2011 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, IIHS, INSURANCE, NEWSLETTER, RED LIGHT CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, TEXAS, TICKET CAMERA, TRAFFIC CAMERA

There are several media accounts filled with misleading and erroneous quotes by photo enforcement proponents that we can cite at any given time. Finding candid information is often a futile exercise. The following two stories are cases in point. “…

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