Dashcams or dashboard cameras provide the ability to record footage on the road. This simple function has been used for a variety of purposes throughout history. Its application has morphed over the years and will continue evolving in the future. Coca-Cola was originally made to treat morphine addiction and is now the world’s most popular […]
36 Blog Posts From the Corruption Tag
The Rise of the Dashcam
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December 21, 2020
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CELL PHONE, Corruption, Dash Cam, GPS, INSURANCE, Insurance Companies, Parking, PRIVACY, Ridesharing, SAFETY, Technology, VISION ZERO
When will Chicago Learn its Lesson on Automated Ticket Cameras?
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November 4, 2020
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Automated Traffic Cameras, Corruption, DUE PROCESS, Policing for Profit, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
Late last month, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that she plans to ramp up speed camera ticketing so the city can undoubtedly help close its enormous budget loophole. She has decided that speed cameras will begin ticketing motorists going six miles or over the speed limit instead of the usual ten. The mayor, of course, […]
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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