In 2014, Texas NMA Member Ted Levitt had the opportunity to advocate against school bus stop arm cameras and school zone speed cameras in a county adjacent to his. With this written testimony (that he also read at the meeting), he was able to help convince the county commissioners to NOT install the cameras after […]
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How to Fight School Bus Stop Arm Camera Programs in Your City
November 2, 2018 • 0 Comments • Automated Traffic Enforcement, Corruption, Dallas School Bus Camera Scandal, DUE PROCESS, Fifth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, FOURTH AMENDMENT, LICENSE PLATE, NHSB, NMA, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SCHOOL BUS, SCHOOL BUS CAMERA, Seventh Amendment, Sixth Amendment, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
Safety tips, bicycle law and accident liability for Florida cyclists and drivers
From Tampa Car Accident Attorney George Lorenzo Florida’s tropical weather and flat roads encourage bicycle riders to venture out to enjoy the warm, sunny days. Biking is an excellent activity for health and fitness, but both riders and drivers must keep a close eye out for each other. Bicycles aren’t as large or visible as […]
Share of Pedestrian Deaths Attributable to SUVs on the Rise
From Larry Nussbaum, a Pedestrian Accident Attorney with the Nussbaum Law Group, P.C. in Boston. As the economy has rebounded, consumers have gone back to their SUV-loving ways, leading to an increase in the number of SUVs on the road. Unfortunately, researchers have found that pedestrian deaths in vehicle-involved accidents have increased at the same […]
Are Drivers losing the War on Cars? NMA E-Newsletter #511
October 29, 2018 • 0 Comments • Gas Tax, LETTER WRITING, NMA, Policing for Profit, Red-Light Cameras, Road Diets, SAFETY, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, TOLL, Toll Roads, VISION ZERO
Even though drivers constitute what should be the largest voting block in the country, you would never know it by apathetic motorists who drive blissfully unaware until they are confronted with the reality of the war on cars—which is essentially an effort to get people out of their cars for good through regulations that impede […]
7 Ways to Shut Down a Speed Trap
October 26, 2018 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, FOIA, INSURANCE, LETTER WRITING, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, TICKET FIGHTING, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
This article was adapted from information on the NMA’s speed trap registry website, www.speedtrap.org, a listing of speed traps submitted by drivers across the country. Check out the NMA Speed Trap Issues page HERE. Speed traps are often used by municipalities as a method of generating revenue to run the government. “Safety” is given as the […]
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