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 […]
17 Blog Posts From the TICKET QUOTA Tag
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
Crime Isn’t the Only Thing That Doesn’t Pay: NMA E-Newsletter #668
November 1, 2021 • 0 Comments • LOS ANGELES, Parking, parking tickets, REVENUE GENERATION, TICKET FINES, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
Care to hazard a guess on how much money the city of Los Angeles has raked in from traffic and parking enforcement during their last five fiscal years, which end each June 30th? If your estimate is more than half a billion dollars, you are getting warm. During those five years, Los Angeles collected more […]
Are Speed Limit Signs (or lack thereof) Disrespectful to Drivers?
April 30, 2021 • 0 Comments • Policing for Profit, REVENUE GENERATION, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
By Merrill Gehman, an Alaska NMA Member If those who establish, post, and enforce work zone, detour, and other temporary site speed limit signs wonder why so many drivers don’t obey these signs, I can show them a good example. There are a significant number of these sites where drivers are just not respected. Usually, […]
Ticket Quotas are Alive and All Too Well
• February 21, 2020 • 0 Comments • LEGISLATION, NHTSA, NMA, Policing for Profit, REVENUE GENERATION, Speed Traps, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
Editor’s Note: After news this week that Washington State lawmakers are pushing Senate Bill 6316 to stop the police practice of traffic ticket orders, we thought this would be a great companion blog. One of the national issues of the NMA is to advocate against traffic ticket quotas which if implemented by a police department, […]
Ticket Quotas are Alive and All Too Well: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #572
December 30, 2019 • 0 Comments • NHTSA, NMA, REVENUE GENERATION, SPEED TRAP, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
By our latest count, twenty states have explicit laws banning traffic ticket quotas. And yet, the practice continues, even within some of those states. City, county, and state budgets must be met, and a reliable target for revenue continues to be the motorist. A brief rundown of the states with quota prohibitions follows but first, […]
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