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11/17/2008
Michigan: Police Chiefs Admit Traffic Enforcement is for RevenueMunicipalities near Detroit, Michigan boost ticketing efforts to cover dwindling tax revenue.
Dwindling property tax revenue has forced local governments in Michigan to look to motorists to refill their municipal budgets, according to a Detroit News analysis. In 2002, the city of Detroit issued a total of 126,007 traffic tickets. Last year, that figure grew to 245,249 -- a 94 percent jump. The percentage increase was even greater in small towns like Plymouth which saw the number of tickets skyrocket from 440 to 2,584 -- up 487 percent -- over the same period.
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11/16/2008
France: Vigilantes Burn Speed CameraFrench activists set fire to a speed camera near the town of Tour-du-Crieu.
11/15/2008
Photo Enforcement Executives Ignore Own TicketsExecutives in the Arizona offices of two photo enforcement companies frequently ignore their own speed camera tickets.
11/14/2008
Group to Shame Cities with Short Intersection Yellow TimeNational Motorists Association gears up to challenge cities that use short yellow times to maximize red light camera profit.
11/13/2008
UK Government to Make Challenging Speeding Tickets More ExpensiveTaking a traffic ticket to court could cost UK motorists thousands after a proposed rule change.
