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Reducing Speed Limits to 20mph Has Little Impact on Road Safety, New Report Finds

Nov

2022

Reducing Speed Limits to 20mph Has Little Impact on Road Safety, New Report Finds

Research from Queen's University Belfast and the University of Edinburgh found that cutting speed limits on urban roads to 20mph does not significantly improve safety.

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NYPD Arrests Cyclist for Uncovering Obscured License Plate, Lets Driver Go

Nov

2022

License Plates

NYPD Arrests Cyclist for Uncovering Obscured License Plate, Lets Driver Go

The driver, who racked up more than $2,000 in traffic fines in NYC alone, was not charged with any crime, despite the mayor's vow to crack down on "ghost cars."

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Nov

2022

Speed Cameras

Speed Camera Racket and HS2 Costs

If only speed limits were the end of it. But they're not. Blundering into ever-expanding low-traffic neighbourhoods (fine), congestion zones (fine) or emissions zones (fine); bus lanes that suddenly rear out of the side of the road (fine); yellow box junctions set up like fiendish games of chance (fine) -- it can all seem like a confusing, infuriating lottery in reverse.

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Let's Hope Red Light Cameras Have Met Their Demise

Nov

2022

Red Light Cameras

Let's Hope Red Light Cameras Have Met Their Demise

I have never been fond of red light cameras. Although the courts have protected their use as a replacement for being faced by an accuser, I am still trying to figure out how the camera can testify.

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People Die From Drowsy Driving: Here's How Many and Who May Be Wreaking the Most Havoc

Nov

2022

Drowsy Driving

People Die From Drowsy Driving: Here's How Many and Who May Be Wreaking the Most Havoc

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that drowsy driving led to 633 deaths in 2020 and reported 11,654 alcohol-imired-driving fatalities in 2020.

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Greenville City Council Votes to End Red Light Camera Program

Nov

2022

Red Light Cameras

Greenville City Council Votes to End Red Light Camera Program

Greenville's Red Light Safety Camera Program will come to an end on Nov. 15. City Council voted 5-1 to end the program during Monday's meeting.

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Albuquerque Speed Camera Shut Down for Incorrectly Citing Drivers

Nov

2022

Speed Cameras

Albuquerque Speed Camera Shut Down for Incorrectly Citing Drivers

The Albuquerque Police Department confirmed some drivers have been falsely cited due to an inaccurate speed limit programmed into the system. The company that runs the cameras shut the camera down late last week.

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Tesla Driver's Manslaughter Trial Hinges on 'Man vs. Machine'

Nov

2022

Autonomous Vehicles

Tesla Driver's Manslaughter Trial Hinges on 'Man vs. Machine'

A manslaughter trial set to begin in Los Angeles for a fatal crash caused by a Tesla operating on Autopilot presents a first-of-its kind test for the legal responsibility of a human driver in a car that was partly driving itself, legal experts say.

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Red-Light Camera Program Could Be on Way Out in Greenville

Nov

2022

Red Light Cameras

Red-Light Camera Program Could Be on Way Out in Greenville

Greenville's red-light camera program was ruled unconstitutional back in March because too little of the money it generates through penalties end up with the local school system, the state Court of Appeals ruled. Now, the Greenville City Council could be set to pull the plug on the entire program.

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