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The Worst Speed Trap Cities In North America

We put out a press release yesterday that organized some of the data we've collected in running the National Speed Trap Exchange (www.speedtrap.org) over the past decade. It's a list of the worst speed trap cities in the United States ...

19 Interesting Driving-Related Legal Rulings From This Year

There are hundreds of motorists-related cases that come through the court system each year, but most never attract the attention of the average motorist. What follows is a collection of interesting legal rulings from this year that you may not ...

Speedtrap.org Redesigned: A New Focus On Usability

The NMA has operated The National Speed Trap Exchange (www.speedtrap.org) for nearly a decade and it has consistently been the number one spot on the web for people looking for information on speed traps. After a large increase in interest ...

Avoid Speeding Tickets: The Value Of A Good Radar Detector

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist The best way to fight a traffic ticket is to avoid getting one in the first place. In addition to developing the habit of constantly scanning your surroundings and being on alert for cops -- and radar ...

Jericho, Arkansas: Pay Your Ticket Or Get Shot

There are many small-town speed traps across the country, but Jericho, Arkansas may be one of the most outrageous speed traps out there. A big reason why speed trap towns are able to stay in business for years is that they ...

Watch Your Wallet When Driving Through These 10 States

With the first major driving holiday of the summer season approaching, we have analyzed the laws across the country to determine the best and the worst states when it comes to exploiting the motoring public. These state rankings were calculated using ...

Ohio Cashes In On Freeway With Artificially Low Speed Limit

Unfortunately, there are plenty of stories like this one every week: All this week, packs of Columbus-based officers on white motorcycles have been prowling Akron's freeways, handing out tickets faster than a political candidate distributing fliers at a football game. During the ...

Traffic Tickets: A Tax Increase By Other Means

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Governments all over the country are looking for creative ways to increase their cashflow -- without a formal tax raise. Instead of filching through everyone's pockets via a new sales tax or jacking up the real ...

How Not To Run A Speed Trap

You know you're running a blatant speed trap when other police agencies start warning the public about your officers. Most police agencies try to keep their speed traps somewhat subtle. That way they can collect as much money as possible without ...

How To Fight A Michigan Speeding Ticket

The Detroit News is in the middle of a series of articles on speed limits. This article, excerpted below, gives a good overview of how to fight a speeding ticket in Michigan: But motorists often lose their cases because they aren't ...