Last year the Nevada legislature raised the speed limit to 80. So why aren’t there any 80 mph signs? Because the DOT director doesn’t want them. The official explanation is the law “allows NDOT to evaluate the potential of raising speed limits where safe and practical to do so.” Not true. Like I said before, […]
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Why blanket speed limits are wrong
Several years ago an NMA member got in touch about a speeding ticket he got in Boston. The ticket said 40-something in a 30 zone. The ticket was a lie. Not the speed, the limit. Like most cities, Boston doesn’t train police to enforce traffic law. Boston trains police to write tickets. Officers are told […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: January 20, 2016
January 20, 2016 • 0 Comments • DUI/DWI, Red-Light Cameras, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, TheNewspaper, Traffic Tickets
Each Wednesday, we’ll publish quick summaries of the articles from the last week on TheNewspaper.com. We’re doing this because these articles are often strongly connected to the issues that National Motorists Association members are interested in. Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Photo Enforcement Industry Dream Bill Introduced In Arizona A group of eleven Arizona state lawmakers […]
Why post an illegal speed limit?
A trial starting this week shows why authorities set low speed limits. So the prosecutor can stand up and say, “he was going 50 in a 30 zone.” The driver was on a parkway with an illegal speed limit. But I repeat myself. All the parkways around Boston have illegal speed limits. The agency in […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: January 13, 2016
January 13, 2016 • 0 Comments • DUI/DWI, Red-Light Cameras, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, TheNewspaper, Traffic Tickets
Each Wednesday, we’ll publish quick summaries of the articles from the last week on TheNewspaper.com. We’re doing this because these articles are often strongly connected to the issues that National Motorists Association members are interested in. Wednesday, January 13, 2016 US Appeals Court Endorses Arrest For A Late Turn Signal A federal appeals court last […]
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