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Success: Drivers are Slowing Down on Streets with 24/7 Speed Cameras
Violations dropped 30 percent over the course of the first year of 24/7 speed camera enforcement.
August 28, 2023
Streetsblog to City: We’ll See You in Court!
The purpose is simple: There is no other way to assess the utility of the safety course other than by checking the plate numbers of all course participants to see if they've been dinged for subsequent speeding tickets.
August 21, 2023
‘Wire’ Creator (and NYC Camera Foe) David Simon Has Received 16 School Zone Speeding Tickets in His Beloved Baltimore
"The Wire" creator David Simon's Lexus picked up 16 speed camera tickets in the last five years in his hometown of Baltimore.
August 11, 2023
How Your Car is Doubling as a Data Collection Device — And Who’s Profiting
Cars and the infrastructure that support them are spying on all of us. What will it take to keep them in check?
August 7, 2023
PASS, FAIL: Automated Traffic Cameras Coming to Some NYC School Buses
Automated cameras are coming this fall to more than two dozen New York City school buses, with fines expected to follow.
August 1, 2023
Heastie Retreat: Assembly Speaker Blows Off Reporter Seeking Comment on ‘Sammy’s Law’ — Then Blames DOT
After weeks of silence amid questions of why he refused to let the popular "Sammy's Law" be voted on in the Assembly, Heastie continued his reticence about not letting NYC set its own speed limits. Later, he blamed the city DOT.
June 23, 2023
Wednesday’s Headlines: Vindication Edition
Here's a criminal mischief update! Plus other news.
March 29, 2023
Data: Unreadable Plates Soared Last Year, Foiling Speed and Red-Light Cameras
The problem of cars evading speed, red-light and bus-lane cameras with defaced or covered plates has gotten markedly worse — with more than 7 percent of plates that triggered automated enforcement cameras last summer proving to be unreadable.
February 13, 2023
Tuesday’s Headlines: That’s Why We Called it ‘Snoozeday’
Newsday published a pro-driver take on a promising school bus camera program that was a particularly egregious example of a bunch of suburban editors reflexively siding with whining, entitled drivers over kids. Plus other news.
February 7, 2023
Four Ways To Build A Better Automated Enforcement Program
Simple messaging changes can help transportation leaders win over residents who are skeptical of automated enforcement, a new study finds — and there's even more they can do to make those programs equitable, effective, and deserving of public support.
December 15, 2022
