If there ever was a system that says ‘taxation by citation,’ the North Carolina red-light camera system is it. A little background. In March 2022 the North Carolina State Court of Appeals ruled that Greenville’s red-light camera program was unconstitutional but not because of the cameras themselves. Under the state’s RLC citation scheme, expenses from […]
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Red-Light Cameras Turned Off in Greenville, NC—At Least for Now!: NMA E-Newsletter #727
December 19, 2022 • 0 Comments • LEGISLATION, NORTH CAROLINA, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE
Motorists Vote 2022: An Overview of US Motorist-Related Ballot Initiatives from the November 8th Vote: NMA E-Newsletter #723
November 21, 2022 • 0 Comments • CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, FLORIDA, Infrastructure, MAINE, Mass Transit, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, NMA, NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO, TEXAS, Voting, Washington State, WEST VIRGINIA
Here is how Americans voted on ballot initiatives that the NMA outlined in Newsletter #719. The following election results came from Ballotpedia unless listed otherwise. Here are some articles from the national perspective on motorist and transportation issues: Voters Across the Country Support Public Transportation at the Ballot Box (APTA Center for Transportation Excellence) It’s […]
Motorists Vote 2022: An Overview of Ballot Initiatives around the US: NMA E-Newsletter #719
October 24, 2022 • 0 Comments • CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, FLORIDA, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, NMA, NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO, TEXAS, Washington State, WEST VIRGINIA
Mid-term elections on November 8th draw near. Here is a list of ballot initiatives that directly affect motorists around the country. No matter your political stance, the National Motorist Association encourages all motorists to vote in every local election. Remember–all traffic is local and your vote can make a difference in how streets and roads […]
Red-Light Camera Merry-Go-Round in North Carolina
• August 5, 2022 • 0 Comments • LEGISLATION, NORTH CAROLINA, Policing for Profit, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE
Editor’s Note: This post first appeared in May 2022 as NMA Weekly Newsletter #694. If you would like to receive the one-topic motorist-related newsletter every Sunday in your inbox, subscribe Here. Red-light cameras have once again been declared unconstitutional in North Carolina. No one is surprised because this is the second time RLCs have been […]
Red-Light Camera Merry-Go-Round in North Carolina: NMA E-Newsletter #694
May 2, 2022 • 0 Comments • LEGISLATION, NORTH CAROLINA, Policing for Profit, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE
Red-light cameras have once again been declared unconstitutional in North Carolina. No one is surprised because this is the second time RLCs have been declared in violation of state law. Policing for profit, even if it is allegedly designed to benefit the school systems, always has a stench about it. Case in point—the city of Greenville […]
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