Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as NMA Newsletter #623 in December 2020. To receive the NMA weekly E-Newsletter, subscribe HERE today! Automatic License Plate Readers or ALPRs can detail a motorist’s comings and goings without any thought of whether the person driving is suspected of nefarious activity. Some motorists around the country are challenging […]
12 Blog Posts From the FOIA Tag
ALPRs win the Day in the Virginia Supreme Court
• January 27, 2021 • 0 Comments • ACLU, ALPR, FOIA, LICENSE PLATE, NMA, PRIVACY, PUBLIC RECORDS, VIRGINIA
Wanna Bet? How Casino Gambling Will Pay the Way for Highway Funding in Arkansas, Part 2
By Thomas Beckett, Arkansas NMA Member Editor’s Note: In 2020, for the Driving in America blog, Thomas has already written three posts on how a small state like Arkansas is working to fund infrastructure projects and an additional post on how Arkansas is raising speed limits. His last post was Part 1 of Wanna Bet? […]
“Driving While Black” Billboard Shines Light on City Ticket Records
September 30, 2020 • 0 Comments • Bicyclist, Driver's License, DUI/DWI, FOIA, INSURANCE, LICENSE PLATE, Policing for Profit, racial profiling, REVENUE GENERATION, Speed Traps, SPEEDING, TICKET REVENUE, traffic safety, traffic stops, Traffic Tickets
By a Michigan NMA Member Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as NMA E-Newsletter #602 from July 2020. If you would like to receive the weekly NMA E-Newsletter, join today! On July 6, an electronic billboard appeared along I-96 in Redford Township, Michigan, just east of the city limits of Livonia. It warned drivers leaving […]
Record Every Movement and then Sell the Data—What?
August 3, 2020 • 0 Comments • Auto Industry, DRIVERLESS CARS, Facial Recognition, FOIA, Insurance Companies, PRIVACY, SAFETY, Technology, Traffic Tickets
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director and Joe Cadillic, MassPrivatel Blog Did you know that more than 325 million vehicles surveil drivers every day? One hundred million data transactions surge to the cloud every month. Automakers have used technology such as microphones, virtual assistants, and gaze-monitoring cameras to check out what you are doing and […]
A Refresher Course on Ticket-Fighting Part 1: Driving in America
• April 10, 2020 • 2 Comment • DISCOVERY, DUI/DWI, FOIA, LASER, NMA, PUBLIC RECORDS, RADAR, RADAR DETECTOR, Seventh Amendment, Sixth Amendment, Speed Traps, TICKET FIGHTING, Traffic Tickets
Editor’s Note: A Refresher Course on Ticket-Fighting Part 1 first appeared as a NMA Newsletter #336. If you would like to receive our weekly Email Newsletter, please join the NMA today! Helping NMA members fight traffic tickets is foundational to the NMA mission. Over the years we’ve collected lots of tips and suggestions for getting […]
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