NMA E-Newsletter #273: We Need ALPR Legislation Now

April 7, 2014 • ALPR, ARKANSAS, CIVIL, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, INSURANCE, LEGISLATION, LICENSE PLATES, MAINE, MINNESOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEWSLETTER, NORTH CAROLINA, PRIVACY, Technology, TICKET FINES, UTAH, VERMONT

On the heels of the NSA domestic spying scandal, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced plans in February to build a national database of motor vehicle license plate data. Not only would the system have included data collected by DHS, but data from other law enforcement agencies and private companies as well. The good […]

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NMA E-Newsletter #272: Of Pretzel Logic and E-Cigarettes

March 31, 2014 • CELL PHONE, CONNECTICUT, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, MAINE, MINNESOTA, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, TEXTING, TRAFFIC STOP

Jason Dewing’s story has a surreal quality to it. Well, it did take place in traffic court so anything is possible. Dewing was stopped by an Upstate New York police officer for driving while using his cell phone. Only he wasn’t using his cell phone, he was smoking an electronic cigarette. The officer didn’t believe […]

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NMA E-Newsletter #271: 2014 First Quarter Legislative Update

March 23, 2014 • CALIFORNIA, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, Kentucky, LEGISLATION, MICHIGAN, MISSOURI, NEWSLETTER, OHIO, RED LIGHT CAMERA, SCHOOL BUS, SCHOOL BUS CAMERA, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, TICKET CAMERA, TRAFFIC CAMERA, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON

The NMA continues to advocate for motorists’ rights at the national, state and local level. Legislatures across the country took up a broad range of motorists’ issues in the first quarter of 2014. Here’s a brief summary of the driving-related issues we addressed.  California  Opposed efforts by the Elk Grove City Council to renew its […]

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NMA E-Newsletter #270: Dash Cams—A Double-Edged Sword

March 16, 2014 • BLACK BOX, CELL PHONE, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FOURTH AMENDMENT, GPS TRACKING, ILLEGAL SEARCH, ILLINOIS, INSURANCE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, Technology, TRAFFIC STOP, VIDEOTAPING

We talk a lot here about how evolving technology can work for you or against you. A perfect example is the use of cell phones to record police activity during traffic stops. Even though you may be within your rights to record police, they may not see it that way, which can lead to no […]

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NMA E-Newsletter #269: Talk to the Hand

March 9, 2014 • Corruption, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, ILLINOIS, NEWSLETTER, RED LIGHT CAMERA, REVENUE GENERATION, RIGHT-TURN-ON-RED, RTOR, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FIGHTING, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC CAMERA

The City of Chicago stiff armed Jamal Norwood. Norwood received a red-light camera ticket for making a right-turn-on-red at the intersection of Austin Avenue and Irving Park Road at 5:31 am Dec. 6. The city claimed he didn’t come to a complete stop. But this video, analyzed by NMA Illinois Activist and forensic video expert […]

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