Archive for October, 2009
Beware of the Snake Oil Sales Man!
Picture courtesy of http://www.safespeed.org.uk/
October 31, 2009
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Tags: Fascism, Government Revenue Scams, Police State, safety not revenue · Posted in: Police State, Red Light Cameras, Ticket Cameras, Traffic Lights
Have You Failed to Use a Turn Signal? Your Rights are Suspended!
http://www.conservativedrink.com/media/GloverInterview-060809-Video.asp
October 26, 2009
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Tags: Constitutional Rights, Police State · Posted in: Police State
Utah Raises Speed Limit to 80, Speed and Accidents have not Increased
Nearly all of us have driven 80 on a wide open interstate road. Texas and Utah have made it legal. The safety fear mongers have said that it will cause more accidents, but guess what? It hasn’t. The speed has remained the same on the interstate, despite the posted speed and accidents have not increased. [...]
October 24, 2009
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Tags: driver behavior, enforcement, interstate travel, reasonable speed limits, safety not revenue, Speed Limits, Speeding Ticket · Posted in: Safety Benefits, Speed Limits, Speeding Ticket
Changes to the Yellow Light Timing have Increased Red Light Running by 80%
The 1985 ITE Proposed Recommended Practice (From pages 13-15 of the report The Red Light Running Crisis: Is it Intentional?) http://www.motorists.org/photoenforce/dickarmeyfinalreport.pdf By 1985, ITE had begun to change the way signal times were calculated in the past. The first modifications were published in their “Proposed Recommended Practice” a mere three years after New York City [...]
October 21, 2009
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Tags: 3rd Party Analysis, All-Red Clearance Interval, Camera Research, Engineering Standards, Government Revenue Scams, Police State, Red Light Cameras, Red Light Running, Research, Safety, Safety Solutions, Ticket Cameras, Traffic Cameras, Yellow-Light Timing · Posted in: All-Red Clearance Interval, Engineering Standards, Red Light Cameras, Safety Benefits, Scamera Research, Ticket Cameras, Traffic Lights, Yellow-Light Timing
A Comparison of Old and New Yellow Light Timing Calculations
More from The Red Light Running Crisis Is it Intentional? Yellow Light Timing Engineering Calculations have changed over the last 3 decades. 1976 and earlier Yellow time: Reaction time + Stopping time + Clearance time Clearance time: seconds at the option of the engineer. Included in yellow time, plus all-red of 1-2 The result: Entries [...]
October 20, 2009
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Tags: All-Red Clearance Interval, Camera Research, Engineering Standards, Red Light Cameras, Safety Solutions, Ticket Cameras, Yellow-Light Timing · Posted in: All-Red Clearance Interval, Engineering Standards, Red Light Cameras, Safety Benefits, Scamera Research, Ticket Cameras, Traffic Lights, Yellow-Light Timing
The Red Light Running Crisis Is it Intentional for Profit?
Office of the Majority Leader US House of Representatives 2001 The Red Light Running Crisis Is it Intentional? Executive Summary There’s a hidden tax being levied on motorists today. In theory, this tax is only levied on those who violate the law and put others in danger. But the reality is that the game has [...]
October 20, 2009
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Tags: Camera Research, Red Light Running, Yellow-Light Timing · Posted in: Red Light Cameras, Scamera Research, Ticket Cameras, Traffic Lights, Yellow-Light Timing
Another Good Scamera Blog
FYI http://camerafraud.wordpress.com/
October 20, 2009
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Tags: Camera Blog, Media Coverage, Scamera Blog · Posted in: Red Light Cameras, Scamera Research, Ticket Cameras, Traffic Lights
The Scamera Safety Issue
During the Summer Study Committee on Surveillance Cameras, several of the Tennessee legislators commented that they believe the cameras are saving lives. Over the next few weeks I am going to post information showing that not only are the scameras not reducing accidents, the cameras intersections are seeing more injuries. When examining the research presented on the scameras, it [...]
October 20, 2009
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Tags: 3rd Party Analysis, Government Revenue Scams, Red Light Cameras, Research, Safety · Posted in: Engineering Standards, Red Light Cameras, Safety Benefits, Scamera Research, Ticket Cameras, Traffic Lights
Hawaii Supreme Court Questions Laser Speed Gun Accuracy and Office Training Certification
This case is a motorists dream come true, because it establishes precedent that the State must prove that the laser gun is working properly and the officer must prove operation certification, rather than just saying both are good. http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/29/2920.asp
October 17, 2009
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Tags: Calibration Requirements, Evidence Requirements, Judical Decision, Laser Gun, Lidar, LTI 20-20, Motorist Rights, Speeding Ticket · Posted in: Court Cases, Instrument Calibration, Laser Gun Lidar, Officer Training, Speeding Ticket
Coward Judge Refuses to Publish Anti-Camera Decision
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/29/2932.asp
October 17, 2009
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Tags: cost-neutrality, Judical Decision, Red Light Cameras, Ticket Cameras · Posted in: Court Cases, Ticket Cameras, Traffic Lights