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11/3/2007
Texas: Federal Gas Tax Money Enforces Illegal Speed LimitFederal taxpayers fund effort by Galveston, Texas to raise revenue with low speed limits.
Funds from federal taxes on gasoline are diverted to uses unrelated to the upkeep and construction of existing and new roads. In Galveston, Texas, for example, local officials are celebrating a $100,000 grant paid for by motorists around the country. The new money will be used to buy lidar guns -- speed measuring devices that use laser instead of radar.
Galveston police will use these speed guns to issue speeding tickets to motorists in locations where the limits are posted so low that, in at ...
11/2/2007
Federal Driver Database Filled with Security HolesA Department of Transportation Inspector General report finds national driver license database filled with security holes that threaten privacy.
11/2/2007
California: Shortened Red Light Camera Grace Nets City $2 MillionBy shortening the trigger timing on its red light cameras by 0.4 seconds, San Diego, California will collect an extra $2 million in ticket revenue.
11/1/2007
Texas DOT Used Unlicensed Drivers for Medical TransportTexas Department of Transportation used criminals and unlicensed drivers to transport patients to hospitals and medical appointments.
10/31/2007
Michigan Teen Sues Over Arrest for Loud Car StereoA teenager arrested for driving with a loud stereo sues the city of Kalamazoo, Michigan.
