Under current law in Connecticut only kids under the age of 16 in the backseat must wear a seat belt. This means that if you are older than 16 and riding in the backseat of any vehicle you do not have to wear your seat belt under current state law. Many in the state feel […]
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Police Drones Take Off—At what Impact to Motorists?: NMA E-Newsletter #485
April 30, 2018 • 0 Comments • ACLU, DRONES, Facial Recognition, LEGISLATION, Policing for Profit, PRIVACY, SAFETY, Technology, traffic enforcement, TRAFFIC STOP
Traffic stops are often one of the most dangerous situations for law enforcement (not to mention for motorists as many recent events have proven). The unknown can escalate a situation beyond safe. Police departments are now turning to drones to help alleviate some of the danger involved. Under tight regulations, drones can indeed become a […]
Georgia Moves to Curtail Mobile Phone Use in Vehicles
Nearly all states in the Union have laws that criminalize the use of a cell phone for texting while driving a motor vehicle. However, these laws are difficult to enforce because of the fact that the use of a cell phone for making phone calls is not against the law. Law enforcement, therefore, struggles to […]
Aftermath of the first Driverless Car Pedestrian Tragedy
• March 25, 2018 • 0 Comments • Auto Industry, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DRIVERLESS CARS, LEGISLATION, SAFETY, Technology
A week ago, an Uber car in autonomous mode with a safety driver behind the wheel hit and killed a woman who was jaywalking with her bike across an eight lane street in Tempe, Arizona. According to the Tempe police chief, 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg stepped out in front of the car from a center median […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: March 12, 2018
March 12, 2018 • 0 Comments • Auto Industry, DUI/DWI, LEGISLATION, NHTSA, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, Speed Cameras, SPEED TRAP, TheNewspaper, Ticket Quotas, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets, Yellow Light Duration
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Louisiana Ticket Quota caught on Tape– –GA County lines not a safe from traffic stops– –MD passes minor speed cam reform– Friday, March 9, 2018 Louisiana Ticket Quota Caught On Tape Police officials nearly always insist that ticket quotas are a myth. The denials, however, did not hold up in […]
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