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 […]
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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 […]
Red-Light Camera Merry-Go-Round in North Carolina: NMA E-Newsletter #694
May 2, 2022 • 0 Comments • LEGISLATION, NORTH CAROLINA, Policing for Profit, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE
Red-light cameras have once again been declared unconstitutional in North Carolina. No one is surprised because this is the second time RLCs have been declared in violation of state law. Policing for profit, even if it is allegedly designed to benefit the school systems, always has a stench about it. Case in point—the city of Greenville […]
A Driver’s License as a Convenience for Whom?
• March 25, 2022 • 0 Comments • BODY CAMERAS, CELL PHONE, Digital Driver's License, DMV, Driver's License, DRONES, TICKET FINES, TRAFFIC RECORD, traffic stops, Traffic Tickets
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in January 2022 as an NMA Weekly Newsletter #677. If you would like to receive the one-topic newsletter from the National Motorists Association, subscribe today. If you drive, you likely have a physical license indicating you passed a test and can legally drive on the nation’s roadways. After the […]
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 […]
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