The War on Cars Watch is a weekly feature of the NMA blog. The War on Cars Watch focuses on road diets, traffic calming and programs such as Vision Zero and Complete Streets as well as studies, court cases, and other news that affect motorists. Special commentary from NMA California Member Michael Jabbra is […]
202 Blog Posts From the Speed Traps Tag
War on Cars Watch for November 6, 2019
• November 6, 2019 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Breathalyzers, Car Care, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Complete Streets, Congestion Pricing, Driver's License, DUI/DWI, Eighth Amendment, Gas Tax, Parking, PEDESTRIAN, Policing for Profit, PRIVACY, racial profiling, REVENUE GENERATION, Road Diets, SAFETY, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, Technology, Textalyzer, TEXTING, TICKET FINES, Traffic Calming, Traffic Congestion, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets, VISION ZERO
A Policing-for-Profit Cautionary Tale–New Miami, Ohio: NMA E-Newsletter #561
October 14, 2019 • 0 Comments • Automated Traffic Enforcement, CIVIL, LEGISLATION, Policing for Profit, Speed Cameras, Speed Traps, TRAFFIC CAMERA, Traffic Tickets
An hour away from Cincinnati, the known speed trap village of New Miami sits just north of Hamilton, the Butler County seat. Over six years ago, drivers in a class action sued this sleepy village of nearly 2,400 residents over its questionable speed camera practices. Even though the village’s program was found unconstitutional in 2014, […]
A Reflection on 5.5 Million Miles of Driving
By NMA Alaska Member Merrill Gehman When we were young, we learned many things about driving from those that we saw driving. We learned from an early age, who can drive and who can’t. We started driving farm equipment as kids and graduated to cars and trucks later. Driving was something we could excel at […]
NMA Principle Number 2: Traffic Laws Fairly Written and Reasonably Enforced
• February 22, 2019 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Automated Traffic Enforcement, FHWA, MUTCD, NMA, PRIVACY, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SHORT YELLOW LIGHT, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FIGHTING, TICKET REVENUE, traffic safety, Traffic Tickets, YELLOW LIGHT, Yellow Light Duration, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
The Driving in America Blog was started a year ago to bring more information to those who are beginning their journey as motorists’ rights advocates. Over the next several months, I will be working with each of the seven NMA principles to give readers of this weekly blog some idea of what we all are working towards […]
1987 Again . . . Briefly: Thoughts on a Traffic Stop Encounter
• February 5, 2019 • 0 Comments • Eric Peters, Insurance Companies, LASER, RADAR DETECTOR, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets
Yesterday, I had an encounter with an armed government worker on a motorcycle, running a speed trap. And running laser, which is kryptonite to even the best radar detector because you get no warning. If the detector detects laser, you are already detected. Which is just what happened to me. Bingo! You “win.” I was […]
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