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Don't Make Privacy a Victim of Fighting Crime

Apr

2022

Don't Make Privacy a Victim of Fighting Crime

Across the country, ALPRs capture scads of passing license plate numbers, along with the location, date, and time and photos of the vehicles. Sometimes they also snap a photo of the driver and passengers.

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Former Crestwood Mayor Sentenced to 1 Year for Bribery

Apr

2022

Red Light Cameras

Former Crestwood Mayor Sentenced to 1 Year for Bribery

Former Crestwood Mayor Louis Presta was sentenced Monday to one year in prison, five months after he quit and admitted he took a secret $5,000 cash bribe while corruptly promising to hike the number of red-light camera tickets issued in the southwest suburb.

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Steve Lehto: License Plate Co Lobbies for Two Plates on Every Car

Apr

2022

License Plates

Steve Lehto: License Plate Co Lobbies for Two Plates on Every Car

Currently, there are 19 states that don't require front plates.

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Warning Drivers Could Be Slapped With £5,000 Fine for Wearing Everyday Item of Clothing

Apr

2022

Nanny State

Warning Drivers Could Be Slapped With £5,000 Fine for Wearing Everyday Item of Clothing

Drivers could be slapped with an eye watering £5,000 fine - just for wearing an everyday item of clothing in the car. Clobber such as baggy jeans and even long dresses have been branded inappropriate and you can face on-the-spot fines of £100.

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Stop Using Chicago's Speed Cameras as a Cash Machine

Apr

2022

Speed Cameras

Stop Using Chicago's Speed Cameras as a Cash Machine

Instead of providing safety improvements, the speed camera ticketing policy has become a huge cash machine for a city constantly on the financial edge.

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Taxpayers Could Be on the Hook for New Traffic Camera Program if There Are Not Enough Speeders

Apr

2022

Speed Cameras

Taxpayers Could Be on the Hook for New Traffic Camera Program if There Are Not Enough Speeders

Taxpayers could be on the hook to fund the city's speed enforcement camera program if there are not enough speeders getting caught.

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Apr

2022

Speed Cameras

The Plan to Kill the Family Car

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is using "the phony rise in highway deaths" to "kill cars to save you and me."

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Illinois Mayor Fights Corruption Charge in Red Light Camera Scandal

Apr

2022

Red Light Cameras

Illinois Mayor Fights Corruption Charge in Red Light Camera Scandal

Former mayor of Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, denied charges that he took bribes to install red light cameras.

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Can I Get Fined for Adjusting My Car Seat While Driving?

Apr

2022

Nanny State

Can I Get Fined for Adjusting My Car Seat While Driving?

This is because changing your seat position can be fiddly and result in a lack of concentration, and if anything goes wrong, could result in not being able to reach the pedals or being too close to the steering wheel.

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