By Jay Beeber, Director of Policy & Research For the past few years, we’ve been monitoring a concerning trend in traffic enforcement: a steady shift towards more and more automated ticketing. Unfortunately, this trend appears to be gaining momentum. In California, we’ve witnessed a surge of bills introduced that attempt to authorize various forms of […]
15 Blog Posts From the SCHOOL BUS CAMERA Tag
NMA E-Newsletter #738: The Revenue-Hungry Rise of Automated Ticketing
May 1, 2023 • 0 Comments • Automated Camera Tickets, Automated Ticket Enforcement, Bus Lane Cameras, CIVIL, DUE PROCESS, Photo Enforcement, RED LIGHT CAMERA, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SCHOOL BUS CAMERA, SPEED CAMERA, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET REVENUE
NMA Legislative Roundup – January-June, 2022: NMA E-Newsletter #705
July 18, 2022 • 0 Comments • Automated Traffic Enforcement, CELL PHONE, DRONES, Facial Recognition, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, Lane Courtesy, LEGISLATION, Red-Light Cameras, SCHOOL BUS CAMERA, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
The January through June legislative activity at the state and national levels is complete. It is worth reviewing a report card of bills resolved during the period, motorist-related legislation that we followed. Overall, 38 bills that the NMA supported or opposed met the fate we desired as opposed to 21 that went against our wishes. […]
ATE Racket Report for November 18, 2019
November 18, 2019 • 0 Comments • Automated Traffic Enforcement, DUE PROCESS, Facial Recognition, GPS TRACKING, license plate readers, PRIVACY, Red-Light Cameras, SCHOOL BUS, SCHOOL BUS CAMERA, Speed Cameras, Street Lights, TICKET CAMERA, Traffic Tickets
Curated by Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director The ATE Racket Report is a weekly feature of the NMA blog. We want to bring the issues of automated traffic enforcement to our supporters in a more coherent up-to-date fashion. We love to hear from you about the report. Please feel free to comment below the […]
How to Fight School Bus Stop Arm Camera Programs in Your City
November 2, 2018 • 0 Comments • Automated Traffic Enforcement, Corruption, Dallas School Bus Camera Scandal, DUE PROCESS, Fifth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, FOURTH AMENDMENT, LICENSE PLATE, NHSB, NMA, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SCHOOL BUS, SCHOOL BUS CAMERA, Seventh Amendment, Sixth Amendment, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
In 2014, Texas NMA Member Ted Levitt had the opportunity to advocate against school bus stop arm cameras and school zone speed cameras in a county adjacent to his. With this written testimony (that he also read at the meeting), he was able to help convince the county commissioners to NOT install the cameras after […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: September 3, 2018
September 3, 2018 • 0 Comments • Civil Asset Forfeiture, Civil Forfeiture, Corruption, First Amendment, FOURTH AMENDMENT, REVENUE GENERATION, SCHOOL BUS, SCHOOL BUS CAMERA, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, TheNewspaper, TRAFFIC STOP
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! Utah Supremes side with Motorists on CAF Feds Seize Cars and Cash from Corrupt Bus Cam CEO involved in the Dallas School Bus Cam Scandal Fed Judge Upholds right to Flip off Cops Friday, August 31, 2018 Utah Supreme Court Sides With Motorist Who Had Cash Seized A unanimous Utah […]
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