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Sep
2022
Lake County Florida Approves License Plate Reading Cameras
The Lake County Commission has approved a proposal forwarded by Lake County Sheriff Peyton Grinnell that will see 108 automated license plate reader cameras placed around Lake County. The cameras will read license plates from vehicles traveling through intersections throughout the county, and transmit them to a database, with the results showing if vehicles that are being searched for by local, state, or federal authorities are traveling through the county.
30
Aug
2022
First Major Congestion Tolling Program Proposed in U.S. Let's Make It the Last.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which is responsible for public transportation in the greater New York City (NYC) area, has announced a public comment period ending September 9, 2022, on the implementation of the Central Business District (CBD) Tolling Program. The Program’s claimed purpose is to reduce traffic congestion in the Manhattan CBD while generating revenue for future public transportation improvements at the expense of motorists.
30
Aug
2022
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Aug
2022
27
Aug
2022
Aiding and Abetting
People ask why car culture is dying. It is being helped along by car journalists. They have become not far removed from the vapid-in-the-background guitar-strumming infomercials for insurance companies that tell you much you’ll save by buying something you neither need nor want but which they have managed to maneuver the government into forcing you to buy from them.
26
Aug
2022
Judge Green Lights Class Action Challenging 80,000+ Crestwood Red Light Camera Tickets
A Cook County judge will allow a class action lawsuit to pull forward against the village of Crestwood, accusing the suburban municipality of making millions of dollars issuing red light tickets at an intersection that didn't have a signal for certain drivers to violate.
23
Aug
2022
23
Aug
2022
Safety Isn't the Only Issue for Self-Driving Vehicles - Data Privacy and Algorithmic Oversight Need Attention Too
The UK wants to see self-driving vehicles rolled out by 2025, but the Center for Data Ethics and Innovation raises some interesting points about surveillance data and black box algorithms.
