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3/15/2006
Minneapolis, Minnesota Seizes 600 Vehicles from Confused MotoristsMinneapolis, Minnesota seizes 600 vehicles for violating confusing snow emergency rules, generating $103,200 in fines.
A confusing set of rules allowed the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota to generate $103,200 in towing fees and fines overnight after declaring a snow emergency. Between 9pm Monday and Tuesday morning the city had more than six hundred vehicles towed.
"The police in Minneapolis have gone crazy," towing victim Chris Freeman told KSTP-TV.
Freeman and hundreds of others like him each paid $34 to the city for the parking ticket, $138 for the towing and an extra $18 for each day the car is held on ...
3/15/2006
Arizona: Voters Snub Scottsdale City CouncilScottsdale, Arizona voters reject city council members over photo radar issue.
3/14/2006
Minnesota, Ohio Courts Rule Against Red Light CamerasJudges in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Steubenville, Ohio both strike down photo enforcement programs as invalid or unconstitutional.
3/14/2006
NSW Australia Supreme Court Finds a Speed Camera InaccurateNew South Wales, Australia authorities pay A$30,000 in fees after losing state supreme court fight over A$75 speeding ticket.
3/14/2006
Virginia: Traffic Cameras Fail to Reduce CongestionFederal Highway Administration report shows surveillance-style traffic cameras fail to reduce congestion in Northern Virginia.
