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Man Slams Medford for "Red Light Trap"

26

Jun

2022

Red Light Cameras

Man Slams Medford for "Red Light Trap"

After getting a ticket, a Medford-based chiropractor plans to file a class-action lawsuit against the city for having a yellow light that lasts 3.5 seconds. The Oregon Department of Transportation's required minimum for such yellow lights is four seconds.
Aldermen Defy Lightfoot, Advance Plan to Raise Threshold for Speed Camera Tickets Back to 10 Mph

23

Jun

2022

Speed Cameras

Aldermen Defy Lightfoot, Advance Plan to Raise Threshold for Speed Camera Tickets Back to 10 Mph

The CBS 2 Investigators analyzed city traffic crash data and looked at how many traffic deaths occurred before and after the threshold for issuing tickets was lowered.
Louisiana DOTD Wants to Cut Down on Distracted Driving Accidents

23

Jun

2022

Texting

Louisiana DOTD Wants to Cut Down on Distracted Driving Accidents

Louisiana State Police says about 800 crashes happen every year on I-10 along that stretch of highway, with 77% of those accidents caused by drivers not paying attention.
The USDOT, Speed Cameras, and Automated Corruption

20

Jun

2022

Speed Cameras

The USDOT, Speed Cameras, and Automated Corruption

The widespread corruption that automated enforcement has instigated since coming to America has cut a wide swath of fraud, bribery, and convictions.
Surveillance Cameras Use Big Tech-Designed Software That Considers Everyone a Potential Threat

20

Jun

2022

Surveillance

Surveillance Cameras Use Big Tech-Designed Software That Considers Everyone a Potential Threat

Big Tech and law enforcement are working together to identify people who could be a "potential threat" using artificial intelligence (AI).
Civil Asset Forfeiture in Indiana Goes Beyond Policing for Profit

19

Jun

2022

Civil Asset Forfeiture

Civil Asset Forfeiture in Indiana Goes Beyond Policing for Profit

Initially created to take down drug lords, civil asset forfeiture has morphed into an excuse by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to confiscate cash and other property regardless of whether a person is charged with a crime.
N.J. Drivers Could Be Spared Speeding and Red-Light Camera Fines From Other States

14

Jun

2022

Red Light Cameras

N.J. Drivers Could Be Spared Speeding and Red-Light Camera Fines From Other States

A New Jersey lawmaker well-known for his disdain for speed and red-light cameras says he wants to protect Garden State residents from getting ticketed from other states for those violations.
Clearview AI Banned From Selling Facial Recognition Database Access to Companies

08

Jun

2022

Facial Recognition

Clearview AI Banned From Selling Facial Recognition Database Access to Companies

A legal settlement filed in ACLU v. Clearview AI will prohibit Clearview from selling access to its facial recognition database to companies and private individuals.
Countering the Safe Streets / Vision Zero Mindset

05

Jun

2022

Vision Zero

Countering the Safe Streets / Vision Zero Mindset

Some approaches to safe systems design aren't reasonable. In particular, the idea that cars should never go faster than the speed at which a fatal injury might occur if there's a conflict with a vulnerable road user is mostly nonsensical.
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