Short Red-Light Camera Grace Period Leads To Ticket Refunds
Monday, October 13th, 2008 Posted in Red-Light Cameras | 6 Comments »Last week, Daniel Rubin of the Philadelphia Inquirer publicized the story of a local driver who was unjustly ticketed: Mike Kochkodin didn't think his car blew the traffic signal on Roosevelt Boulevard. But a few days after the white light flashed, ...
The Hidden Costs Of A Simple Speeding Ticket
Monday, September 29th, 2008 Posted in Traffic Tickets | 11 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Virginia's recently repealed "abuser" fees got a lot of coverage in the press -- but few people understand that a standard-issue traffic ticket can have repercussions just about as lethal to your pocketbook. The difference is that ...
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 | 7 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 ...
What To Do If You Lose Your Copy Of A Traffic Ticket
Friday, August 15th, 2008 Posted in Traffic Tickets | 5 Comments »On occasion, traffic ticket recipients misplace or lose their copy of the ticket. Unfortunately, it’s very rare that the police will lose their copy of the same ticket. In other words, ignoring the problem will not make it go away. The ...
Driver Re-Education: The Hypocrisy Of Speed Enforcement
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 Posted in Speed Limits | 52 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Recently, I spent eight hours attending "driving school." Unfortunately, it wasn't Bob Bondurant's school. And it wasn't really about driving so much as it was about spending eight hours dutifully pretending that the entire shebang wasn't anything ...
Please Pay This Surcharge So We Can Afford To Write More Tickets
Thursday, August 7th, 2008 Posted in Traffic Tickets | 7 Comments »According to the New Jersey Courier Post, a New Jersey state legislator wants drivers to pay for increased police patrols: Sen. Jeff Van Drew, D-Cape May, is proposing a $40 surcharge on all motor vehicle violations and using the money -- ...
How To Give Out 178,000 Traffic Tickets And Accomplish Nothing
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 Posted in Speed Cameras | 66 Comments »Just ask Montgomery County, Maryland, they seem to have it figured out. The Washington Examiner had a story today that mentioned that Montgomery County speed cameras, in action for nine months now, were averaging 20,000 tickets per month and that, ...
Police Officer Gives Himself $21,000 Raise Using Stop Sign Tickets
Friday, July 18th, 2008 Posted in Traffic Tickets | 68 Comments »A recent article by John Stossel examined a Michigan police officer's penchant for giving out stop sign tickets as a means of increasing his income. Day after day in Warren, Mich., people wait in a long line to pay traffic fines. ...
The Old Man In The Buick — And The Return Of Drive 55?
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 Posted in Speed Limits | 19 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist GOP Senator John Warner probably doesn't drive himself anywhere; he is flown, or chauffeured -- at state expense and top speed. Which may explain why he is peddling reduced speed limits to "save fuel" for the ...
The Traveling Public Can Go Elsewhere
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 Posted in Speed Traps | 8 Comments »By James Baxter, NMA President According to public opinion, there are 57,000 speed traps in the United States. That’s how many speed traps have been listed by individuals on SpeedTrap.org, a website sponsored by the NMA. That averages out to 1140 ...
