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Bernie Madoff & Red-Light Cameras

  By James Baxter, NMA President For ten years there were credible investigators and investors telling federal regulatory agencies that Bernard Madoff could not be doing what he claimed to be doing, and that in all probability that he was running a ...

Speed Limit Signs Used To Research Speed Enforcement

The police in Pelham, New Hampshire are using speed limit warning signs to track motorist speeds in school zones. Here's an excerpt from The Eagle Tribune: Two new signs can now track speeders in Pelham's school zone. The signs have flashing lights ...

FCC Conspires To Protect Ticket Camera Corporation

By James Baxter, NMA President The Federal Communications Commission, in the dying days of the Republican administration, has added yet another reason to clear the decks in Washington, D.C. and start all over with a new cast of characters. In a duplicitous, ...

City Of Scottsdale, Arizona Lies To Drivers To Get Their Money

Anyone who has the misfortune of having to drive in Scottsdale, Arizona should read this story from the Phoenix New Times. Here's an excerpt: Here's one way to get people to pay their photo enforcement tickets or waive their right to ...

Ticket Cameras May Be Used To Enforce Text Messaging Laws

The city of Scottsdale, Arizona is considering using its ticket cameras to enforce distracted driving laws. Yes, the same cameras that are frequently unable to identify the drivers of vehicles may be used to check for text messaging behind the ...

9 Ways To Improve Traffic Safety That The Government Will Ignore Because They Are Too Busy Ticketing You

The Federal Highway Administration has strongly recommended nine tools for decreasing road fatalities. You can find them at the end of this article. Most of these tools are fairly basic and simple to implement. So why aren't they already universally ...

How To Give Out 178,000 Traffic Tickets And Accomplish Nothing

Just ask Montgomery County, Maryland, they seem to have it figured out. The Washington Examiner had a story today that mentioned that Montgomery County speed cameras, in action for nine months now, were averaging 20,000 tickets per month and that, ...

The Real Reason Ken Livingstone Lost

By Jim Baxter, NMA President The recent elections in Great Britain have been touted as a reaction to a slowing economy, declining housing values, and rising jobless rates. Of particular note was the sacking of the high profile mayor of ...

Maryland Police Refuse To Pay Speed Camera Tickets

Speed cameras in Montgomery County, Maryland have been ticketing motorists for quite some time now. Under their program, the tickets go to the owner of the vehicle instead of the driver. This is a common flaw in ticket camera systems ...

The 10 Biggest Injustices Against Motorists In October

It has been a rough month for drivers across the country. Abuses of power continue to run rampant while the public remains surprisingly apathetic. We've put together a list of the ten biggest injustices against motorists this month in ...