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. Compiled by NMA Foundation Director James C. Walker and NMA Communications Director Shelia Dunn This Week… A most excellent opinion piece appeared from a […]
5 Blog Posts From the IOWA Tag
ATE Racket Report for November 14, 2018
November 14, 2018
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ALPRs, CA, CALIFORNIA, CO, COLORADO, DEA, Dragon Cameras, FL, FLORIDA, GA, GEORGIA, IA, ICE, IOWA, MI, MICHIGAN, NEW YORK, New York City, NY, NYC, OH, OHIO, Red-Light Cameras, Speed Cameras, Speed Traps, surveillance, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, TN, TX, WA, Washington State
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
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 […]
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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