October 15, 2017
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Automatic Traffic Enforcement,
BLUE LIGHT,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
IOWA,
MICHIGAN,
MINNESOTA,
MISSISSIPPI,
NEBRASKA,
NEW JERSEY,
NEWSLETTER,
NORTH DAKOTA,
OREGON,
RED LIGHT,
Red-Light Camera,
REVENUE GENERATION,
SAFETY,
TICKET REVENUE,
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING,
TRAFFIC SIGNAL,
VIRGINIA,
WISCONSIN,
YELLOW LIGHT,
YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
It should. Bismarck, North Dakota and St. Louis County, Minnesota are among communities that will soon be installing blue lights at signalized intersections with the intent of catching red-light runners. Omni Directional Law Enforcement Confirmation Lights – the acronym ODLECL rolls right off the tongue – are simply blue lights that begin flashing as soon […]
October 1, 2017
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CALIFORNIA,
Driver's License,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
IOWA,
MICHIGAN,
NEWSLETTER,
NORTH CAROLINA,
OHIO,
SAFETY,
TENNESSEE,
TEXAS,
TICKET FINES,
VIRGINIA
When a motorist receives a traffic ticket the expectation is that if you plead guilty or are found guilty, you pay the fine. Most of us would agree that if you break the law then you should pay for it. But what if you really cannot “pay for it” due to life circumstances? The Falls […]
June 4, 2017
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EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
LANE COURTESY,
LEGISLATION,
MARYLAND,
MICHIGAN,
MONTANA,
NEVADA,
NEW YORK,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
NORTH CAROLINA,
OKLAHOMA,
OREGON,
RHODE ISLAND,
TRAFFIC CONGESTION,
VIRGINIA
June is Lane Courtesy Month and many state legislatures are taking on the problem of drivers who impede traffic by camping out in the left lane. The NMA long ago established June as the spotlight month for lane courtesy to raise awareness that keeping right to allow faster traffic to pass is one of the […]
Dear NMA Michigan Members, Next Tuesday, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will be meeting and one of the bills under their consideration is HB 4466, a bipartisan bill that for all intents and purposes will not allow motorists to hold and use any personal electronic device while operating a vehicle. We ask that you […]
April 2, 2017
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ACLU,
ALABAMA,
ARKANSAS,
CALIFORNIA,
COLORADO,
Driver's License,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
GEORGIA,
ILLINOIS,
KANSAS,
LOUISIANA,
MICHIGAN,
MISSISSIPPI,
MISSOURI,
NEWSLETTER,
POLICING FOR PROFIT,
TENNESSEE,
TEXAS,
TICKET FINES,
TICKET REVENUE,
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING,
VIRGINIA,
WASHINGTON
Alexander City, Alabama has agreed to give $680,000 to nearly 200 people who were jailed because they were too poor to pay their court fines. The suit filed in September 2015 by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) claimed that the town ran “a modern-day debtors prison.” Indigent debtors served time in the municipal jail […]
