This country is painted over with double yellow bars — a sort of rolling-ribbon prison, from which escape is not possible. Legal passing zones — always rare — are becoming almost nonexistent. Painted over — for no readily discernible reason. Well, actually, there is a reason: It is the purposeful discouragement of active — as […]
486 Blog Posts From the Speed Limits Tag
Thou Shall Not Pass
• February 13, 2018 • 0 Comments • DRIVERLESS CARS, Eric Peters, Speed Limits, Traffic Congestion, Traffic Tickets
What about Speed Limits?
• February 9, 2018 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, DISTRACTED DRIVING, James Baxter, NMA, SAFETY, Speed Limits, VISION ZERO, Yellow Light Duration, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
Have you ever noticed while driving that generally the experience is fairly civil? Not too much chaos…not too many drivers overdoing it. We all drive along because in reality we just want to go where we need to go without too much hassle. Funny thing is…most of us drive at a speed we feel comfortable […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: February 5, 2018
February 5, 2018 • 0 Comments • ACLU, ALPR, ANPR, Car Care, Driver's License, FOURTH AMENDMENT, Gary Biller, Gas Tax, LICENSE PLATE, NHTSA, NMA, PRIVACY, Red-Light Cameras, Roadblocks, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, TheNewspaper, Ticket Quotas, traffic safety, Traffic Tickets
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Federal Judge upholds Warrantless License Plate Tracking– –NHTSA says Fed Law requires Ticket Quotas– Friday, February 2, 2018 Federal Judge Upholds Warrantless License Plate Tracking The courts place limits on the ability of police to monitor motorists through GPS devices, but officers can now obtain an even more detailed travel […]
Transparency Worth Fighting For: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #473
February 5, 2018 • 0 Comments • FOIA, NMA, NMA Foundation, PUBLIC RECORDS, Red-Light Cameras, SHORT YELLOW LIGHT, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, Traffic Signals, YELLOW LIGHT, Yellow Light Duration, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
To quote from the NMA Guide to the Freedom of Information Act and State/Municipal Public Records Requests (yes, we do need to work on that title): Constructive reform of government requires a thorough understanding of an issue. Used effectively, the records request helps provide transparency of policy and related activity that are essential ingredients to […]
What is a Speed Trap?
• February 2, 2018 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Civil Asset Forfeiture, NMA, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, Roadblocks, SAFETY, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, TICKET FIGHTING, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
When most people think about speed traps, they think about small town police hiding behind billboards or waiting to pick off motorists right where the speed limit changes. But the real answer is much simpler: A speed trap exists wherever traffic enforcement is focused on extracting revenue from drivers instead of improving safety, made possible […]
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