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What States Are Drivers Most Likely To Be Ticketed In?

The NMA put out a press release for the holiday weekend that analyzed which states are most likely to ticket drivers. The results showed that Florida was the "winner", with Nevada and Georgia following close behind. Montana and Wyoming ended up on ...

Guilty in Ohio: Speeding Convictions by the Art of Observation

By Gary Biller, NMA Executive Director As outlined in an NMA email alert sent to Association members nationwide in early June, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a driver can be convicted of speeding based on a police officer’s observation of ...

Illinois Considering Raising Ticket Prices To Save State Police Jobs

In a story that illustrates the connection between police department funding and traffic tickets, the state of Illinois is considering taking a portion of county bond fees collected from minor traffic violations and giving it to the state to help ...

58% Of People Who Fought Traffic Tickets In Washington D.C. Won

How likely is it that I'll win if I fight my traffic ticket in court? This is a question we get a lot and the truth is that it varies pretty wildly depending on the location. It's rare to get a ...

Due Process For Traffic Ticket Defendants Threatened

By James Baxter, NMA President There’s a random pattern around the country where state and local courts are systematically making it harder and more expensive for ticket recipients to fight traffic tickets. This is an admission by the judiciary and state and ...

10 Practical Tips For Avoiding Traffic Tickets

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Not many of us know someone who's been in the clink for a serious crime -- but almost everyone knows someone who's been on the receiving end of a traffic ticket, or received one themselves. This fact ...

Traffic Tickets: Politicians & Double Standards

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist It was a small incident but it revealed something interesting. Not just the hypocrisy of Those Who Rule Us when it comes to the issue of "speeding" -- and much else besides. But more deeply, we ...

Florida Highway Patrol Ticket Quota Exposed

A recent article in the St. Petersburg Times highlighted the story of a Florida Highway Patrol trooper who has accused the department of firing him because he didn't write enough tickets. The Highway Patrol predictably denied having a ticket quota. They said ...

Traffic Enforcement Dollars And Cents

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Do you think it is ever a good idea to tie a money incentive to law enforcement of any kind? Not me. It is a guarantee of corruption and abuse. (See also: The War on Drugs.) Let's ...

How To Handle Yourself During A Traffic Stop

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist It's more likely than it's probably ever been that you'll get pulled over by a cop at some point in the near future. Not only are there more penny-ante laws and violations on the books than ever, ...