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7/23/2008
California: Freeway Toll Proposal Advances Despite OppositionProposal to convert HOV lanes to HOT lanes in Southern California will result in charging carpoolers to drive.
The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LAMTA) is expected to vote tomorrow to approve a revised plan to impose tolls on existing California freeway lanes. In partial response to political pressure, the agency agreed to switch Interstate 110 for the 210 on the first round of tolling. As a result, many drivers currently using the existing Interstate 110 and 10 High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes will be charged $1 a mile to drive on the same lanes that they currently use for free.
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7/22/2008
South Dakota Supreme Court: City Not Liable for Dangerous StreetSouth Dakota Supreme Court rules that cities cannot be held liable for maintaining unsafe roads.
7/21/2008
Washington: Police May Not Arrest Car Passengers Based on SmellWashington state Supreme Court rules that the arrest and search of vehicle occupants cannot be based solely on smell.
7/20/2008
Missouri: Police Caught Driving Impounded CarsPolice in St. Louis seized cars, then freely drove them for months at a time. Perk extended to troubled daughter of police chief.
7/19/2008
UK: Fire Destroys Speed CameraVigilantes destroy a speed camera in Sussex, England.
