Editor’s Note: Late last year, The Chicago Tribune performed an independent safety analysis of the city’s extensive red-light camera network. The study concluded that “the cameras do not reduce injury-related crashes overall—undercutting Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s primary defense of a program beset by mismanagement, malfunction and a $2 million bribery scandal.” The study also found that […]
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NMA Reboot: When Did “To Protect and Serve” become “To Ticket and Arrest?”
This weekly post features recent news stories that highlight and update themes previously covered throughout NMA E-Newsletters and Alerts. Editor’s Note: Last week the ACLU of Georgia settled a case with DeKalb County involving a man who was jailed for not paying traffic fines. The man, Kevin Thompson, spent five days in jail for not […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: March 25, 2015
March 25, 2015 • 0 Comments • NMA, Red-Light Cameras, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, 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, March 25, 2015 Texas: Red-Light Camera Firm Makes Second Attempt To Block Vote American Traffic Solutions (ATS) will […]
NMA Reboot: Cell Phones Prime Targets for Illegal Searches
This weekly post features recent news stories that highlight and update themes previously covered throughout NMA E-Newsletters and Alerts. Editor’s Note: A Quebec man has been charged with obstruction after refusing to surrender his smartphone password to border officials upon returning to Canada from the Dominican Republic. The man, Alain Philippon, considered the demand an […]
NMA Reboot: It’s a Biometric World After All
This weekly post features recent news stories that highlight and update themes previously covered throughout NMA E-Newsletters and Alerts. Editor’s Note: Privacy buffs looking for a way to thwart facial recognition systems may have found a solution. Tech company AVG Innovation Labs, has developed a pair of eyeglasses outfitted with infrared lights that can disrupt […]
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