Reason.com recently published a list of eleven U.S. towns where their police forces were either disbanded or their autonomy as a governmental entity was dissolved because of an addiction to, and dependence on, ticket revenue. We thought it would be informative to present excerpts from Reason’s article for those cities along with select driver-sourced comments […]
15 Blog Posts From the SPEED TRAP Tag
Speed Trap Karma Part 2: NMA E-Newsletter #698
May 30, 2022 • 0 Comments • LEGISLATION, RADAR, RADAR DETECTOR, REVENUE GENERATION, SPEED LIMIT, Speed Limits, SPEED TRAP, Speed Traps, TICKET FINES, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE, traffic enforcement, Traffic Tickets
Speed Trap Karma Part 1: NMA E-Newsletter #697
May 23, 2022 • 0 Comments • ALABAMA, FLORIDA, ILLEGAL SEARCH, LEGISLATION, OHIO, REVENUE GENERATION, SPEED LIMIT, SPEED TRAP, Speed Traps, TICKET FINES, TICKET QUOTA, Ticket Quotas, TICKET REVENUE, traffic enforcement, Traffic Tickets
Reason.com recently published a list of eleven U.S. towns where their police forces were either disbanded or their autonomy as a governmental entity was dissolved because of an addiction to, and dependence on, ticket revenue. We thought it would be informative to present excerpts from Reason’s article for those cities along with select driver-sourced comments […]
Another Speed Trap Town Gets Caught: NMA E-Newsletter #686
March 7, 2022 • 0 Comments • Policing for Profit, Predatory Towing, REVENUE GENERATION, SPEED TRAP, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, TOWING, Traffic Tickets
Have you ever gone on a road trip and been caught in a speed trap in some little town in the middle of nowhere? That’s what happened to many motorists who drove through Brookside, Alabama in the last few years. The state’s Appleseed Center of Law and Justice has dubbed this town of 1,200 the […]
Traffic Safety is the Responsibility of All – Not Just Motorists
February 4, 2022 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Bicyclist, CROSSWALK, Idaho Stop, Jaywalking, LEGISLATION, LIDAR, PEDESTRIAN, racial profiling, RADAR, SAFETY, Speed Limits, SPEED TRAP, SPEEDING, stop signs, TICKET QUOTA, Traffic Calming, traffic safety, VISION ZERO
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in December 2021 as NMA E-Newsletter #674. Subscribe today if you would like to receive NMA’s one-topic E-Newsletter every Sunday! In October, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed AB122, a bill that would have enabled bicyclists to utilize the Idaho Stop (using stop signs as […]
Traffic Safety is the Responsibility of All – Not Just Motorists: NMA E-Newsletter #674
December 13, 2021 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Bicyclist, CROSSWALK, Idaho Stop, Jaywalking, LEGISLATION, LIDAR, PEDESTRIAN, RADAR, SAFETY, Speed Limits, SPEED TRAP, SPEEDING, stop signs, TICKET QUOTA, Traffic Calming, traffic safety, VISION ZERO
In October, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed AB122, a bill that would have enabled bicyclists to utilize the Idaho Stop (using stop signs as yield signs if no cars or pedestrians are present). Newsom cited safety as the primary reason for the veto: “While I share the author’s intent to increase bicyclist safety, I am […]
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