Nevada DOT recently posted 80 mph on part of I-80, leaving most of the highway posted 75. This was a political compromise. The legislature had asked for 80 as a general speed limit but the governor’s people didn’t want any of it. The order went out last year to collect speed data on part of […]
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The dog ate my report
Before we take a look at what the crooks at Nevada DOT are up to, I want to tell a story about a former employer. The company was catching a lot of unwanted attention from prosecutors and competitors. Corporate lawyers adopted two policies. First, they had the computer automatically delete email to keep it out […]
In search of numerate reporters
A reporter who is more interested in writing a drama than telling the facts said “what safety advocates predicted and feared” happened after South Dakota raised the speed limit from 75 to 80. What happened was the enforcement threshold went up from 86 to 88 and the number of speeding tickets increased while highways remained […]
Lane Courtesy or Law–A California Cultural Examination
• June 14, 2017 • 0 Comments • DRIVER EDUCATION, Driver's License, Lane Courtesy, NMA, ROUNDABOUT, Speed Limits
from Norman Risch, NMA California Member While the NMA has been increasingly promoting left lane courtesy for years, I can compare several states in which I have lived or worked. California is far worse than Maryland, DC, or Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and most other Eastern states in left and right lane courtesy (not that any […]
Where to get a ticket in Wichita
In the sea of empty-headed speed reporting I came across something informative recently, an analysis of speeding tickets in Wichita including a map of top ticketing locations. In space, most tickets are on a highway with a low speed limit or near an airport. In time, most tickets are written in the middle of the […]
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