Louisiana is the latest state to try to outlaw speed traps. State Representative Regina Barrow recently proposed legislation that would define a speed trap as a stretch of road for which no valid speed study exists. In such cases, police would be prohibited from using radar enforcement unless the driver’s speed exceeds the prima facie […]
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Paperwork Puzzles
By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist “You are technically correct: the best kind of correct.” — Futurama So you got a ticket for 56 in a 35 zone and filed a massive discovery request. In the response was a smoking gun proving the speed limit was illegal and the radar gun hadn’t been calibrated since […]
The Yin and Yang of Surviving a Traffic Stop
March 11, 2014 • 0 Comments • DUI/DWI, NMA, Roadblocks, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, Tips, Traffic Tickets
It seems that more and more traffic stops these days are escalating into situations beyond the driver’s control. (See the Winter 2014 edition of Driving Freedoms — “We Are All Suspects” — for some jaw-dropping examples.) Knowing how to act during a stop can keep you out of serious trouble. But you also need to know […]
Now How Much Would You Pay?
By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist “Parking appears free because its cost is widely dispersed.” — Donald Shoup UCLA Professor of Urban Planning Donald Shoup is a major influence on urban transportation planning. Shoup works on the West Coast, where cities grew up with cars. His experience in the concrete wasteland of LA inspired his […]
How To Make Traffic Cameras Legal But Useless
February 25, 2014 • 0 Comments • John Carr, MISSOURI, NMA, Red-Light Cameras, Speed Cameras, Traffic Tickets
By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist Pyrrhic victory — A victory where the losses outweigh the gains. Missouri appeals courts ruled that cities are free to use cameras to enforce traffic law the same as they would use any other equipment. For practical purposes these decisions killed cameras.
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