Sometimes, automated cameras and red-light cameras, in particular, create hot water situations for locally elected officials. Other times, automated cameras become the stuff of scandal, such as the scandal that keeps on rolling currently in the state of Illinois. The controversy in Fountain Hills, Arizona, is not a scandal per se. But the city council […]
36 Blog Posts From the Corruption Tag
The Defeat of a Red-Light Camera in Fountain Hills, Arizona
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September 2, 2020
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85TH PERCENTILE, Automated Traffic Cameras, Corruption, NMA, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, RIGHT-TURN-ON-RED, Speed Limits, TICKET REVENUE, traffic safety, Yellow Light Duration, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING, YELLOW LIGHTS
Idle Red-Light Cameras in Chicago Means City Budget Holes: MA Court Backs Limited Use of ALPRs
April 22, 2020
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ALPR, Automated Traffic Enforcement, Black Boxes, Corruption, DUE PROCESS, LEGISLATION, NMA, parking tickets, PRIVACY, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, SCHOOL BUS, School Bus Cameras, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director The Ticket Cam Alert is a weekly feature of the NMA blog. We want to bring the issues of automated traffic enforcement to our supporters. Please feel free to comment below the post. Idle Red-Light Cameras in Chicago Means City Budget Holes Just as reported in the last Ticket […]
Driving in America—Are We There Yet?
January 31, 2020
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ALPR, Automated Traffic Enforcement, BLOOD WITHDRAWAL, Breathalyzers, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Corruption, Driver's License, DUI/DWI, FHWA, FOURTH AMENDMENT, Fuel, ILLEGAL SEARCH, LEGISLATION, NHTSA, NMA, OOIDA, Parking, parking tickets, Predatory Towing, racial profiling, Red-Light Cameras, Road Diets, Road Rage, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLLING, TOWING, Traffic Congestion, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Motorist advocates have many choices to make when it comes to fighting for rights. Trends change and either becomes complicated or simplified just because an elected official says “Enough!” Case in point: Texas Governor Greg Abbott vowed when he was running for governor in 2018 that he would like […]
ATE Racket Report for November 25, 2019
November 25, 2019
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ALPR, Automated Traffic Enforcement, Corruption, DUE PROCESS, Facial Recognition, LEGISLATION, NMA, PRIVACY, RADAR, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, Speed Cameras, Technology, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, TOWING, Traffic Tickets, Yellow Light Duration, YELLOW LIGHTS
Curated by Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: The ATE Racket Report will be taking a vacation next week, December 2, 2019 and will return again on December 9, 2019. The ATE Racket Report is a weekly feature of the NMA blog. We want to bring the issues of automated traffic enforcement to our […]
Officer Frank
July 12, 2019
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Corruption, NMA, REVENUE GENERATION, Ticket Quotas, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets
This post originally appeared as NMA E-Newsletter #538 on May 5, 2019. 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 […]
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