Republished with permission from thenewspaper.com Original co-author of yellow signal timing formula tells engineering body it has misinterpreted his work. Transportation officials gathered in Hollywood, Florida last week for an Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) conference. They were surprised to learn that one of their leading members says they are doing signal timing wrong. Alexei […]
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Traffic Signal Pioneer Warns of Overly Short Yellow Lights
August 18, 2015 • 0 Comments • NMA, Red-Light Cameras, Speed Limits, TheNewspaper, Traffic Tickets, Yellow Light Duration
NMA Reboot: When Wrong Becomes Right
August 13, 2015 • 0 Comments • E-News Reboot, NMA, Red-Light Cameras, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, Traffic Tickets, Yellow Light Duration
This weekly post features recent news stories that highlight and update themes previously covered throughout NMA E-Newsletters and Alerts. Editor’s Note: Patricia Parker’s six-year ordeal is emblematic of everything that is wrong with the traffic justice system, especially as practiced in many small towns across America: a bogus traffic stop followed by unwarranted citations and […]
NMA Reboot: Enlightened Traffic Enforcement—Pass it on
This weekly post features recent news stories that highlight and update themes previously covered throughout NMA E-Newsletters and Alerts. Editor’s Note: Drivers in Maine are benefiting from a statewide trend toward issuing warnings rather than actual traffic tickets. Data show that speeding convictions have dropped significantly over the last 10 years, and police officials attribute […]
NMA Reboot: With Red-Light Cameras, Time is Money
May 28, 2015 • 0 Comments • E-News Reboot, NMA, Red-Light Cameras, Speed Limits, Traffic Tickets, Yellow Light Duration
This weekly post features recent news stories that highlight and update themes previously covered throughout NMA E-Newsletters and Alerts. Editor’s Note: The Orange County, Florida, Board of Commissioners recently decided to refund $41,080 worth of red-light camera citations issued at one intersection between August 2012 and May 2013. It turns out the 4.0 second yellow-light […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: May 27, 2015
May 27, 2015 • 0 Comments • NMA, Speed Cameras, Speed Traps, TheNewspaper, Traffic Tickets, Yellow Light Duration
Each Wednesday, we’ll publish quick summaries of the articles from the last week on TheNewspaper.com. We’re doing this because these articles are often strongly connected to the issues that National Motorists Association members are interested in. Wednesday, May 27, 2015 Ohio: Code Enforcement Officers Personally Liable For Seizing Cars Code enforcement officers in Riverside, Ohio […]
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