Curated by Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director
The ATE Racket Report is a weekly feature of the NMA blog. We want to bring the issues of automated traffic enforcement to our supporters in a more coherent up-to-date fashion.
We love to hear from you about the report. Please feel free to comment below the post.
ATE Racket Report Stories of the Week
New Miami, OH mayor-elect wants to settle the years-long speed camera case
National ATE Racket Report Stories
US Senators introduce bipartisan bill restricting police use of facial recognition tech
Feds sued over lack of transparency about facial recognition
TheNewspaper.com Stories of the Week
Ohio City Challenged For Ignoring Speed Camera Law
Speed Camera Firm Boasts Of Improved Profits
Indiana Supreme Court Considers Whether Removing GPS Tracker is a Crime
France, Italy, UK: Speed Cameras Out Of Action
From the MassPrivatel Blog
Weekly Privacy/Civil Rights News Roundup for November 18, 2019
Mayor wants Ban on Public Surveillance Lifted, Claims it Limits Ability to Fight Crime
Regional and Local ATE Racket Report Stories of the Week
California
Opinion: Berkeley is being bamboozled by the way the city uses license plate readers
San Diego Can’t Quell its Smart Streetlights Controversy
Georgia
Rome Board of Education plans vote on red-light camera at Rome High School
Illinois
Ex-Chicago city official moonlighted for red-light camera contractor that’s part of federal probe
Red-light camera study bill advances in Illinois Senate
SafeSpeed rep under federal scrutiny pushed Oak Lawn to issue more red-light-camera tickets
Editorial: With Corruption Accelerating, Slam the Brakes on Illinois Red-Light Cameras
Maryland
Uncritical Reporting on a Biased Baltimore Spy Plane Toll
Mount Airy, MD approves new police license plate reader
Texas
More than half who fight $300 school bus stop-arm tickets are winning in Austin, TX
Fort Worth, Texas estimates $3.7 million loss with official termination of red-light cameras
That’s this week’s ATE Racket Report. If you want to fight automated traffic enforcement or ATE in your town, county, or state, check out these NMA resources:
Check out the NMA Facebook Page called the ATE Racket Report
We are currently building a closed Facebook Group called the ATE Racket Report Discussion Group for local and state activists to have a space to discuss best practices and ask questions.
Here are links to several NMA Issue Pages:
Also, here are a number of NMA Blogs posts that might be of interest!
- 10 Reasons to Oppose Red-Light Cameras
- How to fight Red-Light Cameras in Your Neck of the Woods
- Build a Ballot Petition Campaign against Red-Light Cameras
- The “Gold Standard” for Red-Light Camera Accident Analysis
- The Truth About Speed Cameras: They Don’t Work
- Ticket Cameras Create Major Due Process Concerns
