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12/10/2009
Ohio Appeals Court: No Speeding Tickets for Fast Sounding CarsOhio Court of Appeals rules that a police officer cannot issue a speeding ticket because a car sounds fast.
The Ohio Court of Appeals on Monday ruled that a motorist cannot be convicted of speeding based solely on how fast his car may have sounded. On October 18, 2007, Patrolman Ken Roth ticketed Daniel Freitag in the village of West Salem as Freitag was driving with his wife Jane on US Route 42. Roth claimed his radar unit clocked Freitag at 42 MPH in a 35 zone. Roth also claimed he could hear Freitag's 2006 Lincoln Navigator speeding.
"As it approached I could hear the vehicle on the roadway whic ...
12/9/2009
Indiana: City Threatens $2500 Fines for Challenging Traffic TicketsLawyer sues traffic and parking courts in Indianapolis, Indiana over threatened $2500 penalty for contesting a ticket in court.
12/8/2009
Administration to Hike Driving Taxes for Non-Road SpendingUS Transportation Secretary talks about a number of motorist tax hike options to pay for massive new spending on non-road projects.
12/7/2009
Texas: Judge Ignores November Vote On Anti-Camera InitiativeActivist judge sides with traffic camera company over the voters of College Station, Texas in referendum dispute.
12/6/2009
UK, The Netherlands: Speed Cameras Destroyed, Gift-WrappedUK speed camera burns while Dutch cameras are gift wrapped on St. Nicholas Eve.
