Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as NMA E-Newsletter #485. If you would like to receive the NMA E-Newsletter on a weekly basis, join the National Motorists Association today! Traffic stops are often one of the most dangerous situations for law enforcement (not to mention for motorists as many recent events have proven). The unknown […]
29 Blog Posts From the Policing for Profit Tag
Police Drones Take Off—What is the Impact for Motorists?
• September 21, 2020 • 0 Comments • ACLU, Automated Traffic Enforcement, DRONES, Facial Recognition, LEGISLATION, Policing for Profit, PRIVACY, SAFETY, Technology, TRAFFIC STOP
Are Small Towns Addicted to Traffic Fines and Fees?
• July 17, 2020 • 1 Comment • Automated Traffic Enforcement, NMA, Parking, parking tickets, Policing for Profit, REVENUE GENERATION, Speed Traps, TICKET FINES, Ticket Quotas, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
Editor’s Note: This article was initially written for the Spring edition of Driving Freedoms magazine and instead appeared as NMA weekly E-Newsletter #592 in May 2020. The information here pertained primarily to life before the COVID-19 crisis. Still, we believe traffic fines and fees will be even more of an issue for small towns (and […]
Ticket Quotas are Alive and All Too Well
• February 21, 2020 • 0 Comments • LEGISLATION, NHTSA, NMA, Policing for Profit, REVENUE GENERATION, Speed Traps, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
Editor’s Note: After news this week that Washington State lawmakers are pushing Senate Bill 6316 to stop the police practice of traffic ticket orders, we thought this would be a great companion blog. One of the national issues of the NMA is to advocate against traffic ticket quotas which if implemented by a police department, […]
War on Cars Watch for November 6, 2019
• November 6, 2019 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Breathalyzers, Car Care, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Complete Streets, Congestion Pricing, Driver's License, DUI/DWI, Eighth Amendment, Gas Tax, Parking, PEDESTRIAN, Policing for Profit, PRIVACY, racial profiling, REVENUE GENERATION, Road Diets, SAFETY, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, Technology, Textalyzer, TEXTING, TICKET FINES, Traffic Calming, Traffic Congestion, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets, VISION ZERO
The War on Cars Watch is a weekly feature of the NMA blog. The War on Cars Watch focuses on road diets, traffic calming and programs such as Vision Zero and Complete Streets as well as studies, court cases, and other news that affect motorists. Special commentary from NMA California Member Michael Jabbra is […]
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
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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