Home

Ten Reasons to Challenge a Ticket

News & Editorials

Ticket-Fighting Cases

Letters to the Editor

News Archive

Frequently Asked Questions

Little $ecrets

Diversions

Links

Contact

2/11/05
70 mph limit zips out of Indiana Senate. House leaders say bill to allow faster speed on interstates has a good chance of becoming law.

• The bill likely will be assigned to the House Roads and Transportation Committee, which will decide whether to recommend it for a full House vote.
  
• If the House approves the legislation, it would be sent to Gov. Mitch Daniels, who has pledged to sign it. Change would take effect July 1.

And guess which industry opposed the bill....

- 11/05/04: Want to be environmentally responsible? Buy a hybrid. A hybrid car offers instant gratification, PC-style. It relieves consumers of both guilt and personal responsibility for the broader impact of their daily energy consumption habits.

- Sept. 2004: Based on a 2002 study. the rate of rear-end collisions increased by 37 percent after the installation of red light cameras, Philadelphia leaders acknowledged the number of rear-end collisions may increase after the cameras are installed at their intersections.

- July 2004: The number of alcohol-related traffic deaths increased by only 19 fatalities between 2001 and 2002. David J. Hanson, Ph.D. reveals how the statistics get manipulated.

- May 23, 2004: The number of fatalities from preventable medical errors is three times the number of fatalities on the road.

- April 16, 2004: Speed limits for safety or revenue?

- April 4, 2004: Speed is not the main cause of crashes.

- Mar. 16, 2004: 80 mph approved by Arizona Legislators

- Mar. 9, 2004: PA radar guns are defective!

- Mar. 4, 2004: The entire US vehicle fleet energy consumption.

NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE:

01/05

The number of motorists arrested for drunken driving in Massachusetts has dropped nearly 30 percent since the mid-1990s.

Arraignments on drunken driving charges fell from 23,746 in 1993 to 16,808 in 2003.

The number of drivers asked to take breathalyzer tests by State Police dropped 25 percent between 1996 and 2004.

Deaths from drunken driving crashes have declined by 2 percent - despite more miles driven.

State statutes were stiffened in 2003 so that more drivers can be convicted with a lower reading than ever before.

- August 2004: "The speed limit in the area (Route 9 at Speen Street) could be as high as 55 miles per hour. " The Boston Globe

Statistics and other lies (September)

This was the year it was (January)

New Surcharges, the Natick Experiment (2003)
Police appear circumventing the law (2003)
Bills of Interest to NMA Members. (2003)

"Click It or Ticket" Alert (2002)
"Go Slower - But Only Sometimes. At other times we want to catch you." (2002)
Alcohol Related Is Not Always Drunk Driving (2002)

Roadblocks, Cameras after 9/11 (2001)
More tickets ahead! (2001)
Lower Speed Limits & Video Surveillance? (2001)
Legislative Action - The Speen Street Speed Trap (2001)

Speed limit enforcement kills! (2000)
Members in Action (2000)
Unreasonable Speed Limits (2000)

Legislature, Changing Limits, Complaint Form (1999)
Fuel Tax, Fast Lane, Laser Fighting (1999)

Emmission Testing (1998)

NOTABLE NEWS AND COLUMNS:

2004:

The WALL STREET JOURNAL Editorial (August)

Robin Washington's BOSTON HERALD Column (May)

Steve Syre's BOSTON GLOBE column (March)

2003:

Courtland Milloy's Washington Post Column

Brock Yates' WSJ Column

Howie Carr's Boston Herald Column

Woody Hochswender's NYT Column

David Brooks' WSJ Column

2002:

D. Vassilaros' Tribune Column

Eric Peters' Washington Times Column

Howie Carr's Herald Column

2001:

Rep. Armey's Washinton Post Editorial

Howie Carr's Herald Column

2000:

Howie Carr's Herald Column

1999:

Jeff Jacoby's Boston Globe Column

Another Jeff Jacoby's Boston Globe Column