Next Generation Police Tools will be an ongoing feature of the Weekly NMA E-Newsletter. Check out Part 1 HERE. Dragon Cameras Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Dayton, Ohio police departments recently announced they are using “Dragon Cameras,” a handheld device that uses both a laser measuring tool and a camera to capture an image of a […]
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Next Generation Police Tools, Part 2: NMA E-Newsletter #467
December 25, 2017
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IOWA, LOS ANGELES, OHIO, REVENUE GENERATION, SPEED CAMERA, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC CAMERA, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets, VERMONT
Dueling statistics
As part of its fight with the state of Iowa over ticket revenue, Cedar Rapids released statistics on the effect of city speed cameras. Until a judge stopped ticketing in May, cameras enforced a 66 mph speed limit on I-380. 67 would get your car a ticket in the mail. Speed cameras still collect speed data […]
I brake for auras
The purpose of school zones is to protect city officials from parents. A story out of Cedar Rapids explains why. The city upgraded school zone speed limit signs to flashing signs powered by leading-edge technology. That technology promptly went obsolete. The city reassured parents by saying the signs didn’t matter. Which I do believe. And […]
Speed limit roundup, March 2016
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March 23, 2016
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HAWAII, IOWA, John Carr, KANSAS, MICHIGAN, NEVADA, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, Speed Limits, WYOMING
There’s a good amount of speed limit legislative activity this year. Here’s a summary of the major changes and failures to change. I’ll go from east to west. A New Jersey politician wants to raise the speed limit to 70 or 75. The police union responded maybe 70 on a few roads would be OK. […]
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