An hour away from Cincinnati, the known speed trap village of New Miami sits just north of Hamilton, the Butler County seat. Over six years ago, drivers in a class action sued this sleepy village of nearly 2,400 residents over its questionable speed camera practices. Even though the village’s program was found unconstitutional in 2014, […]
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A Policing-for-Profit Cautionary Tale–New Miami, Ohio: NMA E-Newsletter #561
October 14, 2019 • 0 Comments • Automated Traffic Enforcement, CIVIL, LEGISLATION, Policing for Profit, Speed Cameras, Speed Traps, TRAFFIC CAMERA, Traffic Tickets
Bicycle Idaho Stops are Not Safe for Any Road User
October 4, 2019 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Bicyclist, E-Scooters, LEGISLATION, NMA, road safety, SAFETY, traffic safety
This post first appeared in September 2018 as NMA E-Newsletter #504. Since 1982, Idaho has been the only state that has allowed bicyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs and stoplights as stop signs. No other state passed a similar law until 2017. Delaware now has a similar law on its book and the Idaho […]
A Better Way to Train Human Drivers and Test Autonomous Vehicles
September 8, 2019 • 0 Comments • ATW, DRIVER EDUCATION, Driver's License, DRIVERLESS CARS, LEGISLATION, SAFETY
By guest writer, Richard Goodwin, an NMA member The light turns green, and I start to move out when I see a car heading for the red light on my left. I hesitate, briefly touching the brake, and am treated to a horn blast from behind, so I start to go but the car approaching the light flies right […]
Do You Know the New Child Seat Laws in Louisiana?
By Joe Kopfler, Houma car accident attorney of Kopfler & Hermann, Attorneys at Law This past July, Louisiana adopted a new car seat law that all parents and caregivers should be aware of and understand. The new law came into effect after 110 children under the age of 14 died in car accidents over the […]
New 2019 Rules for Ontario, Canadian Roads Frustrating for Drivers
• August 21, 2019 • 0 Comments • BREATHALYZER, CELL PHONE, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DUI/DWI, LEGISLATION, racial profiling, TEXTING, TRAFFIC STOP
Distracted Driving and testing for impaired and drunk driving are just a few of the laws that have recently been enacted in Canada and many Canadian drivers and civil rights advocates are not happy. Distracted Driving Since January 1, 2019, stricter rules regarding driver care on the roads came into force in the province of […]
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