With the first major driving holiday of the summer season approaching, we have analyzed the laws across the country to determine the best and the worst states when it comes to exploiting the motoring public. These state rankings were calculated using seventeen criteria related to specific traffic laws, enforcement practices, and the treatment of traffic […]
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Watch Your Wallet When Driving Through These 10 States
May 22, 2009 • 0 Comments • James Baxter, NMA, Red-Light Cameras, Roadblocks, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, Toll Roads, Traffic Tickets
Ohio Cashes In On Freeway With Artificially Low Speed Limit
Unfortunately, there are plenty of stories like this one every week: All this week, packs of Columbus-based officers on white motorcycles have been prowling Akron’s freeways, handing out tickets faster than a political candidate distributing fliers at a football game. During the first three days alone: 600 citations. At best, this is dirty pool. At […]
A New Way To Set Speed Limits?
Many drivers assume that speed limits are set scientifically using reason and logic, but the reality is that speed limits are highly political. Particularly in smaller towns. According to WDXE News, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee has decided to change some of their speed limits: The Lawrenceburg City Commission has proposed several speed limit changes for city streets. […]
6 Dumb Traffic Laws That Should Be Repealed
November 14, 2008 • 0 Comments • Eric Peters, Roadblocks, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, Traffic Tickets
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Just because it’s “the law” doesn’t mean it’s right — or even sensible — when it comes to traffic law, anyhow. While we may have no choice but to obey — or risk a ticket — that doesn’t make bad traffic laws any more worthy of our respect than the […]
A “Reasonable And Prudent” Approach To Speed Limits
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist “Speeding” is one of those things that’s very much in the eye of the beholder — and the letter of the law. There is the legal definition: Traveling in excess of the posted maximum (whatever the number). Exceed the posted maximum and you may be ticketed for “speeding.” Very straightforward. […]
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