Fixing Tickets in Philadelphia

By James J. Baxter Following a federal investigation, two Philadelphia judges pleaded guilty to “fixing tickets.” This isn’t an earth shattering revelation, fixing traffic tickets is a national sport. Cops do it, D.A.s do it, and, as just noted, judges do ...

Driving News Roundup: January 25, 2013

This is a weekly feature on the NMA Blog, running each Friday, where we highlight seven of the most interesting driving news stories of the week. Iowa: Traffic camera ban, restrictions on the table in Iowa Legislature Opponents of traffic enforcement cameras ...

Driving News Roundup: September 21, 2012

This is a weekly feature on the NMA Blog, running each Friday, where we highlight seven of the most interesting driving news stories of the week. Is it more dangerous to drive UNDER the speed limit? I’ve got a theory and it’s ...

Driving News Roundup: June 15, 2012

This is a weekly feature on the NMA Blog, running each Friday, where we highlight seven of the most interesting driving news stories of the week. Texas: Vroom! Texas considers 85 mph speed limit, nation’s highest Everything is bigger in Texas, they ...

Lying Black Boxes And The Truths They Tell

By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist Last November, Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray was out surveying storm damage when his car hit black ice on I-190 and slid off the road. It was just an accident. He was sober and obeying ...

TheNewspaper.com Roundup: December 14, 2011

Each Wednesday, we'll publish quick summaries of the articles from the last week on TheNewspaper.com. We're doing this because these articles are often strongly connected to the issues that National Motorists Association members are interested in. Wednesday, December 14, 2011 Washington: ...

Michigan Judge Dismisses His Own Traffic Tickets

Did you hear the joke about Jackson County, Michigan speeding tickets? Here it is: What is a foolproof way to get out of any speeding ticket in Jackson County? Become a judge. According to a story from mlive.com, Jackson County District Judge James ...

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 ...

St. Louis Aldermen Don’t Have To Worry About Paying Tickets

News stories like this one from STLtoday.com are infuriatingly common. Keep this in mind when you hear a city council enthusiastically praising the idea of installing ticket cameras. Here's an excerpt: When the push to install red-light cameras came to City ...

The Privileged Many: "Professional Courtesy" Exposed

By Jim Baxter, NMA President Jennifer Muir of the Orange County Register did a little digging at the California DMV and found that thousands of state employees have special license plates that are not traceable for enforcement purposes. The recipients are ...