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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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Critics Pile on After Latest Red-Light Camera Indictment in Chicago Area

Apr

2022

Red Light Cameras

Critics Pile on After Latest Red-Light Camera Indictment in Chicago Area

Former Oakbrook Terrace Mayor Tony Ragucci accepted thousands of dollars in secret payments in exchange for renewing a red-light camera company's deal with the western suburb, according to new federal criminal charges filed against him.

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Apr

2022

Speed Cameras

Repeal the Speed Camera Law Immediately

Recent data clearly showed most people obeying speed limits in work zones, and speeding was counted as a mere 1 mph above the speed limit, which is absurd. Are speedometers and the cameras that accurate?

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