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1/11/2006
UK Speed Camera Tickets Non-Speeding ProtesterAnnoyed by defiant gesture, speed camera issues ticket to non-speeding driver.
A UK court on Monday severely penalized a motorist for the crime of showing disrespect to a mobile speed camera van. The device had photographed Sean Toehill, 21, driving at 22 MPH in a 40 MPH zone on July 29, 2005 but police became enraged when they noticed he had given the camera a "V-sign."
At the time, the road was otherwise empty and police admitted there was no sign that Toehill's silver VW Polo was out of control or had ever drifted off-course. Officers nonetheless were dispatched to h ...
1/10/2006
South Carolina Seat Belt Ticket Law to Bring MillionsSwitching to a primary seatbelt law will allow South Carolina's highway patrol to generate at least $2 million in revenue.
1/10/2006
Report Shows Rhode Island Inflates DUI StatisticsRhode Island ACLU report shows the state is exaggerating the drunk driving problem to pass more punitive legislation.
1/9/2006
France Puts Speed Cameras into Motorcycle Cop HelmetsNew technology lets French police hide speed cameras in the helmets of unmarked motorcycles.
1/9/2006
New Jersey: DUI for Riding a Pocket BikeA Wayne, New Jersey man will spend six months in jail for riding a sixty-pound toy motorcycle while drunk.
