June 16, 2019
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BLOOD WITHDRAWAL,
COLORADO,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FOURTH AMENDMENT,
GEORGIA,
INDIANA,
LEGISLATION,
MASSACHUSETTS,
NEWSLETTER,
POLICING FOR PROFIT,
REVENUE GENERATION,
RHODE ISLAND,
TEXAS,
TICKET FINES,
TICKET REVENUE,
TOLL,
TRAFFIC STOP,
Traffic Tickets,
WISCONSIN
This time of year, many state legislatures have wrapped up their yearly bills, but courts never stop. Here are just some of the cases we have been tracking. The Colorado Supreme Court recently declared that an alert by a drug-sniffing police dog to detect marijuana and other drugs no longer provides probable cause for a […]
March 31, 2019
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ALPR,
Automated Traffic Enforcement,
Driver's License,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
GEORGIA,
LANE COURTESY,
LEGISLATION,
MARYLAND,
MISSISSIPPI,
NEW JERSEY,
NEW YORK,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
NORTH DAKOTA,
RADAR,
RADAR DETECTOR,
ROADBLOCK,
SCHOOL BUS,
SPEED LIMIT,
TICKET FINES,
TRAFFIC CAMERA,
TRAFFIC SIGNAL,
UTAH,
VIRGINIA,
WEST VIRGINIA
Today we complete the first full calendar quarter of reporting motorist-related activity that is passing through state and federal legislatures. The NMA Bill/Regulation Tracker (Bill Tracker) was introduced in the Winter 2019 issue of Driving Freedoms and went live on Motorists.org in early January when most states began new legislative sessions. Only three months in […]
March 3, 2019
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ARIZONA,
ARKANSAS,
BLOOD WITHDRAWAL,
CAF,
CHECKPOINT,
civil asset forfeiture,
CIVIL FORFEITURE,
DUE PROCESS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Fourteenth Amendment,
FOURTH AMENDMENT,
GEORGIA,
Implied Consent,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
TEXAS,
TRAFFIC STOP
Motorist rights cases have made news and even history recently. There have been so many as of late, we are dedicating two separate newsletters to provide some insight on the legal rulings that are affecting drivers around the country. This week’s newsletter focuses on recent rulings and pending US Supreme Court and federal court cases. […]
April 22, 2018
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CALIFORNIA,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
GEORGIA,
MASS TRANSIT,
MASSACHUSETTS,
NEWSLETTER,
Ridesharing,
TOLLING,
TRAFFIC CONGESTION,
WASHINGTON,
WASHINGTON D.C.
The math is simple. More cars on the streets equals more traffic congestion. Ridesharing companies such as Lyft and Uber have tipped that delicate balance between street traffic and transit alternatives. Many city officials are finally taking notice. In a recent Boston survey of 944 rideshare users over four weeks in late 2017, nearly six […]
September 24, 2017
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EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FLORIDA,
GEORGIA,
MINNESOTA,
NEW JERSEY,
NEWSLETTER,
OREGON,
REVENUE GENERATION,
ROADBLOCK,
SPEED LIMIT,
speed limits,
speed traps,
TICKET REVENUE,
TRAFFIC CONGESTION,
UTAH,
WASHINGTON,
WYOMING
From Joe Cadillic, writer of the massprivatel blog A nightmare driving scenario, is slowly making its way across the country as states everywhere begin installing ‘Variable Speed Limits’ (VSL) which allows law enforcement to change speed limits on a whim. Imagine you are cruising down the highway, obeying the posted speed limit of 75 MPH only […]
