This article first appeared in the Fall 2021 edition of the National Motorists Association’s Driving Freedoms magazine. As a member of the NMA, you receive an automatic subscription four times per year. Become a member today and help the NMA advocate against automated traffic enforcement and other issues affecting motorists. Editor’s Note: Many accounts have […]
6 Blog Posts From the SHORT YELLOW LIGHT Tag
Beating the Photo Ticket Runaround
February 11, 2022 • 0 Comments • Automated Traffic Enforcement, NMA, Red-Light Cameras, SHORT YELLOW LIGHT, SPEED LIMIT, TICKET CAMERA, Traffic Signals, Traffic Tickets, YELLOW LIGHT, Yellow Light Duration, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
Red-Light Cameras Do Not Reduce Right-Angle Crashes
November 2, 2021 • 0 Comments • IIHS, Red-Light Cameras, SHORT YELLOW LIGHT, TICKET CAMERA, YELLOW LIGHT, Yellow Light Duration, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
By Jim Baxter, Founder of the National Motorists Association Editor’s Note: This post first appeared in 2008 but is still quite relevant today. Since then, Case Western University researchers in 2017 found that RLCs do not make intersections safer and, when finally turned off due to community pressure, the intersection is actually safer than before. […]
NMA Principle Number 2: Traffic Laws Fairly Written and Reasonably Enforced
• February 22, 2019 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Automated Traffic Enforcement, FHWA, MUTCD, NMA, PRIVACY, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SHORT YELLOW LIGHT, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FIGHTING, TICKET REVENUE, traffic safety, Traffic Tickets, YELLOW LIGHT, Yellow Light Duration, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
The Driving in America Blog was started a year ago to bring more information to those who are beginning their journey as motorists’ rights advocates. Over the next several months, I will be working with each of the seven NMA principles to give readers of this weekly blog some idea of what we all are working towards […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: March 5, 2018
March 5, 2018 • 0 Comments • CELL PHONE, Corruption, DUI/DWI, LEGISLATION, Red-Light Cameras, SHORT YELLOW LIGHT, Speed Cameras, TheNewspaper, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets, YELLOW LIGHT, Yellow Light Duration, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Forgetful cops can testify using notes in TN– –Short Yellow Lights win in IL– –Redflex continues to lose money– Friday, March 2, 2018 Tennessee: Forgetful Cop Can Testify Based On Notes, Video Cops in Tennessee no longer need to have any independent recollection of the events about which they testify. […]
Transparency Worth Fighting For: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #473
February 5, 2018 • 0 Comments • FOIA, NMA, NMA Foundation, PUBLIC RECORDS, Red-Light Cameras, SHORT YELLOW LIGHT, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, Traffic Signals, YELLOW LIGHT, Yellow Light Duration, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
To quote from the NMA Guide to the Freedom of Information Act and State/Municipal Public Records Requests (yes, we do need to work on that title): Constructive reform of government requires a thorough understanding of an issue. Used effectively, the records request helps provide transparency of policy and related activity that are essential ingredients to […]
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