By NMA Arizona Member Rod Harris For 15 years, I have commuted at least once a week between the greater Phoenix area and Flagstaff, AZ, roughly 130 miles each way, on Interstate 17. In my experience, the average speed was more or less the speed limit, when and where that limit is 75 mph. Of course, […]
199 Blog Posts From the Speed Traps Tag
Driving in America: Musings from Arizona’s Interstate 17
January 15, 2021
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US Supreme Court Takes Up Tribal Traffic Stops
By guest writer Richard Diamond, editor of TheNewspaper Editor’s Note: This post first appeared on TheNewspaper website January 7, 2021. High court justices to limit or expand the authority of Indian tribes to conduct speed traps and traffic stops. The power of Indian tribes to exercise authority over non-Indian drivers on public roads will be […]
DC Triples Down on Automated Cams and Vision Zero
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December 2, 2020
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Automated Traffic Enforcement, Bicyclist, Complete Streets, Infrastructure, Parking, PEDESTRIAN, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, RIGHT-TURN-ON-RED, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets, VISION ZERO, WASHINGTON D.C.
Washington, DC, a notorious speed camera trap city, will now bring various other cameras up to the same service level (or cash, perhaps). Currently, DC streets are fastened with 40 red-light cameras, eight stop sign cameras, and zero bus lane cameras. Under the Vision Zero Enhancement Omnibus Amendment Act of 2019 passed this fall, the […]
The World’s Largest Speed Trap—New York City
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October 7, 2020
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Automated Traffic Enforcement, DISTRACTED DRIVING, New York City, REVENUE GENERATION, road safety, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, TICKET FIGHTING, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets, VISION ZERO
New York City is known for many things, good and bad, but now has the distinction of the speed camera capital of the world—basically, one giant speed trap. In September, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city’s Department of Transportation had achieved the goal of installing 950-speed cameras total in 750 school zones throughout […]
“Driving While Black” Billboard Shines Light on City Ticket Records
September 30, 2020
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Bicyclist, Driver's License, DUI/DWI, FOIA, INSURANCE, LICENSE PLATE, Policing for Profit, racial profiling, REVENUE GENERATION, Speed Traps, SPEEDING, TICKET REVENUE, traffic safety, traffic stops, Traffic Tickets
By a Michigan NMA Member Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as NMA E-Newsletter #602 from July 2020. If you would like to receive the weekly NMA E-Newsletter, join today! On July 6, an electronic billboard appeared along I-96 in Redford Township, Michigan, just east of the city limits of Livonia. It warned drivers leaving […]
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