Editor’s Note: Over the years, the NMA has received occasional contact from law enforcement officers who have complained about department policies, sometimes crafted to avoid direct violation of state anti-ticket-quota laws, which force officers to write a predetermined number of citations during each work shift. The following commentary recently submitted to us by “Officer Frank” […]
82 Alerts From the TICKET REVENUE Tag
Officer Frank: NMA E-Newsletter #538
May 5, 2019
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Corruption, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, NMA, REVENUE GENERATION, SEAT BELT, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic stops, Traffic Tickets
Again, The Lines are Drawn in Ohio: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #536
April 21, 2019
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Automated Traffic Enforcement, CIVIL, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Gas Tax, LEGISLATION, NEWSLETTER, OHIO, Red-Light Camera, REVENUE GENERATION, Speed Cameras, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC CAMERA
In early April, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine approved an $8 billion, two-year transportation budget that included a 10.5 cents-per-gallon gas tax hike and a 19 cent hike on diesel fuel. Raising taxes is always controversial but what has the state’s mayors in a tizzy is something entirely different. When the governor signed off on the […]
On the 2019 Legislative Agenda–Red-Light Cameras: NMA E-Newsletter #526
February 10, 2019
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Automated Traffic Enforcement, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, HAWAII, ILLINOIS, IOWA, LEGISLATION, MISSOURI, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, POLICING FOR PROFIT, Red-Light Camera, REVENUE GENERATION, SPEED CAMERA, TEXAS, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC CAMERA, Traffic Safety, Traffic Tickets, VIRGINIA
January and February are the heart of activity for many state legislative sessions across the country. Red-light cameras (RLCs) have certainly been the focus in a number of states. Bills in Colorado, Florida and Illinois are calling for outright bans. Legislators in Texas want to ban new camera programs while allowing existing installations to finish […]
Are Cyclists Vision Zero Zealots—Readers’ Responses: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #525
February 3, 2019
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Bicyclist, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, NMA, NMA Foundation, Speed Bumps, SPEED LIMIT, TEXTING, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, VISION ZERO, WASHINGTON D.C., WYOMING
Last week, we emailed and posted on our website a guest newsletter entitled Are Cyclists Vision Zero Zealots? written by Eric Berg, an NMA Board Member, an NMA Life Member, an avid sport bicyclist, and a staunch defender of motorists’ rights. Readers, including some of whom (like Eric) are bicyclists, responded with interesting perspectives which […]
The Next Ten Years: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #520
December 30, 2018
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85TH PERCENTILE, AUTO INDUSTRY, Automated Traffic Enforcement, Congestion Pricing, DRIVERLESS CARS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FHWA, Insurance Company, ITE, LEGISLATION, NEWSLETTER, NHTSA, NMA, NMA Foundation, NSC, NTSB, POLICING FOR PROFIT, PRIVACY, REVENUE GENERATION, Ridesharing, ROAD-USER FEES, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT, Technology, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC CAMERA, Traffic Safety, Traffic Tickets
We wanted to do something special for Issue #520 because it marks ten years of uninterrupted weekly NMA e-newsletters that, we hope, have provided entertaining (if not thought-provoking) perspectives. To carry on that tradition, NMA and NMA Foundation directors were asked to provide mini essays for the occasion. No one likes homework but they tackled […]
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