by STOPandGO — published on December 19th, 2007
Taking a road trip home for the holidays this year? Be sure to go easy on the gas pedal, particularly if your travels take you up or down the East Coast. According to stats from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the I-95 corridor between the southeast and New England includes five of the 10 U.S. states carrying the highest fines for speeding–Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, Maryland and New Hampshire. All hit up speeders for a maximum of $500 or more for a first offense.
The Most Expensive States For Speeding Tickets 2007
by STOPandGO — published on December 13th, 2007
New traffic ticket cameras set to be placed in busy intersections in Carol Stream are raising a host of questions about their safety and legality. The cameras could also add fuel to the fire of local motorists who complain about the number of citations handed out by Carol Stream law enforcement along North Avenue. The complaints may not just be sour grapes from lead-footed drivers.
Safety first or speed trap? Red light cameras raising eyebrows
by STOPandGO — published on November 17th, 2007
The Arizona Department of Public Safety unveiled a new tool on Thursday that will help them bust speeders. Mobile radar units will now be popping up all over the state.
DPS has new way to catch drivers speeding in AZ
by STOPandGO — published on November 15th, 2007
An I-team investigation found a traffic light malfunction at a major red-light camera intersection. Those are the cameras that record drivers running red lights, but you don’t know you’re busted until you receive a $100.00 fine in the mail. You’d think the malfunction would have translated into money back for motorists. But when the I-team’s went looking for refunds, that is not what she heard.
Red Light Cameras — Safety Or Entrapment?
by STOPandGO — published on November 8th, 2007
More than half of drivers admit speeding but only 16% have been convicted of the offense in the last five years, it has been revealed.
Most drivers break speed limit
by STOPandGO — published on November 8th, 2007
Hoboken is planning to use clandestine cameras to catch people running red lights and stop signs.
Smile, Hoboken: You’ll be on traffic light camera
by STOPandGO — published on November 6th, 2007
Your days of being pulled over for speeding are numbered. That would be great news, except in an increasing number of states the flashing red and blue lights in your rear-view mirror are being replaced by the photographic flash of traffic cameras.
Opinion: The Roads Have Eyes
by STOPandGO — published on November 1st, 2007
How careful are you when you get behind the wheel? Maybe not as much as we should be. This week the North Dakota Highway Patrol is stepping up enforcement of certain violations on roads in the Northwest region of the state.
ND Highway Patrol Cracks Down on Violations
by STOPandGO — published on October 26th, 2007
A California teenager is contesting a speeding ticket which claims he was doing 62mph in a 45mph zone, since a GPS system fitted to his Toyota Celica appears to show he was actually within the limit.
California teen offers GPS challenge to speeding rap
