From guest writer H. F. Van Der Grinten This is an eyewitness account of the Texas Supreme Court recent proceedings concerning a lawsuit brought by the residents of the small town of Willis. They are suing their city because they say the red-light cameras (RLCs) are illegal because the city did not first conduct a […]
Is Requiring Clairvoyance Constitutional? Texas Supreme Court November Proceedings on RLCs
November 23, 2018 • 0 Comments • Automated Traffic Enforcement, Policing for Profit, Red-Light Cameras, Yellow Light Duration
Auto Insurance Equity
November 16, 2018 • 0 Comments • ACLU, Driver's License, INSURANCE, Insurance Companies, racial profiling
This article first appeared in the NMA Foundation’s Driving Freedoms Magazine Winter 2018. If you would like to receive Driving Freedom’s Magazine become a member today! ProPublica and Consumer Reports released in 2017 a first-of-its-kind analysis of auto insurance premiums and payouts in California, Illinois, Texas and Missouri. They found that many of the disparities […]
Forced Slow Down: Road Diet Vocabulary for Neophytes
November 9, 2018 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, FHWA, Road Diets, SAFETY, Speed Bumps, Speed Cameras, Traffic Calming, VISION ZERO
This article first appeared in Driving Freedoms Fall 2018. Changing speed limits is not the only way cities try to slow down traffic. Around the country, motorists face numerous obstacles that attempt to restrict traffic flow even beyond the street’s stated speed limit. According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), a classic road diet is […]
How to Fight School Bus Stop Arm Camera Programs in Your City
November 2, 2018 • 0 Comments • Automated Traffic Enforcement, Corruption, Dallas School Bus Camera Scandal, DUE PROCESS, Fifth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, FOURTH AMENDMENT, LICENSE PLATE, NHSB, NMA, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SCHOOL BUS, SCHOOL BUS CAMERA, Seventh Amendment, Sixth Amendment, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
In 2014, Texas NMA Member Ted Levitt had the opportunity to advocate against school bus stop arm cameras and school zone speed cameras in a county adjacent to his. With this written testimony (that he also read at the meeting), he was able to help convince the county commissioners to NOT install the cameras after […]
7 Ways to Shut Down a Speed Trap
October 26, 2018 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, FOIA, INSURANCE, LETTER WRITING, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, TICKET FIGHTING, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
This article was adapted from information on the NMA’s speed trap registry website, www.speedtrap.org, a listing of speed traps submitted by drivers across the country. Check out the NMA Speed Trap Issues page HERE. Speed traps are often used by municipalities as a method of generating revenue to run the government. “Safety” is given as the […]
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