Forget Due Process. We’ll Just Wing It.
Friday, October 3rd, 2008 Posted in Red-Light Cameras | 2 Comments »If you need any further proof that cities with red-light cameras don't care about motorists, check out this article from the Chillicothe Gazette on the Chillicothe, Ohio ticket camera program. They've decided to start issuing citations without having any system in ...
Ticket Cameras May Be Used To Enforce Text Messaging Laws
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 Posted in Speed Cameras | 7 Comments »The city of Scottsdale, Arizona is considering using its ticket cameras to enforce distracted driving laws. Yes, the same cameras that are frequently unable to identify the drivers of vehicles may be used to check for text messaging behind the ...
Red-Light Camera Contracts Incentivize Ticketing Innocent Drivers
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 Posted in Red-Light Cameras | 3 Comments »TheNewspaper.com recently published an interesting story on red-light camera ticket quotas in Los Angeles County and Roseville, California. The quota is explained in this excerpt: The contract sets as the baseline that the company must issue 25 tickets for every 100 ...
9 Ways To Improve Traffic Safety That The Government Will Ignore Because They Are Too Busy Ticketing You
Thursday, September 4th, 2008 Posted in Traffic Tickets | 6 Comments »The Federal Highway Administration has strongly recommended nine tools for decreasing road fatalities. You can find them at the end of this article. Most of these tools are fairly basic and simple to implement. So why aren't they already universally ...
Ticket Camera Bias Uncovered At The Orlando Sentinel
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 Posted in Red-Light Cameras | 9 Comments »To stay informed on the latest news about issues important to National Motorists Association members, we keep tabs on multiple news sources around the country. Because of our strong opposition to red light ticket cameras, we monitor news on this ...
Why The Insurance Industry Loves Red-Light Cameras
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 Posted in Red-Light Cameras | 3 Comments »The insurance industry has been the leading advocate for red-light cameras since they were first introduced in the United States and it's worth examining why they push so hard for their installation. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), which ...
The Real Reason Ken Livingstone Lost
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 Posted in Speed Cameras | 4 Comments »By Jim Baxter, NMA President The recent elections in Great Britain have been touted as a reaction to a slowing economy, declining housing values, and rising jobless rates. Of particular note was the sacking of the high profile mayor of ...
Can Missouri Red-Light Camera Tickets Be Thrown Away?
Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Red-Light Cameras | 13 Comments »Recent news reports out of St. Louis, Missouri seem to suggest that it's safe to ignore red-light camera tickets in certain parts of the state. The Columbia Missourian explains: "Because most red-light cameras take a picture only of the car — not ...
Why Don’t Politicians Care About Transportation Issues?
Friday, April 18th, 2008 Posted in Helpful Information | 6 Comments »By Jim Baxter, NMA President In what has to be history’s longest political campaign, I have yet to hear anything meaningful about public policies that directly affect motorists. Sure, there have been inane and uneducated comments stimulated by major events, like the ...
Local School Board Wants Ticket Camera Cash
Friday, April 11th, 2008 Posted in Red-Light Cameras | 5 Comments »In 2006, North Carolina's second-highest court ruled that, under the state constitution, cities had to give 90 percent of ticket camera revenue to the public school system. Because the true appeal of ticket cameras is revenue, this ruling caused the ...
