By Jim Baxter, NMA President There are many traffic laws that function reasonably well—as long as they are not strictly enforced. Enforcing “the letter of the law” can make a reasonable regulation unreasonable. Prior to the passage of the National Maximum Speed Limit in 1974, most speed limits were prima facie, meaning exceeding the limit […]
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Making Functional Laws Dysfunctional
May 11, 2010 • 0 Comments • James Baxter, Red-Light Cameras, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, Traffic Tickets
Due Process Is A Right, Right?
By James Baxter, NMA President Fighting a traffic ticket isn’t fun, at least for most people. You’re playing in an arena where the other side has the home field advantage, makes all the rules, owns the referees, and virtually operates without meaningful oversight. No wonder only a tiny percentage of ticket recipients seriously set out […]
How Do You Feel When You See A Police Car?
By James Baxter, NMA President Recently, as I read the article about the Texas software engineer who flew his plane into an IRS office complex, I was caused me to reflect on the downward spiral of the relationship between the citizenry and the government. The incident will be officially portrayed as a “one off” event […]
Due Process For Traffic Ticket Defendants Threatened
By James Baxter, NMA President There’s a random pattern around the country where state and local courts are systematically making it harder and more expensive for ticket recipients to fight traffic tickets. This is an admission by the judiciary and state and local governments that there is growing public resistance to being ripped off via […]
Help Decide How NHTSA Spends Your Tax Dollars
By James Baxter, NMA President The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is the federal government’s lead agency when it come to safety policies and regulations; including speed limits, DUI laws, cell phone and texting bans, federal subsidies for speed traps and roadblocks, and vehicle equipment requirements. This agency was the last entity standing in support […]
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