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Dubbed the “ghost cruiser” by police in Fairfax County, the unmanned police car seems to be working. Last month, police parked an unmanned, marked police car on Pohick Road as part of a traffic study. Officers previously studied the speeds of drivers on the road without the vehicle present. When the officers charted the speeds [...]
What if you could just pay a flat fee to not worry about receiving a speeding ticket? Nevada gubernatorial candidate Eugene DiSimone’s Free Limit plan rings eerily similar to the concept. The idea: sell drivers $25 day passes for the privilege of driving 90 mph on state roads. DiSimone estimates the plan would generate almost [...]
It’s easier to just avoid speeding, but it’s always nice to know where you’re going to pass through a speed trap, area where speed limits change drastically, or red light camera. Trapster.com is a web-based application that can help you do all those things—it can be especially handy for travel. This user-generated map shows speed [...]
Traffic cops in New Delhi, India, have begun writing tickets based upon pictures uploaded to their “tattletale” Facebook page (here). While streets in New Delhi are notoriously clogged, there are only about 5,000 traffic cops for their 6.5 million registered motor vehicles. Pedestrian accidents are commonplace. So they opened their Facebook page. Click on the [...]
Studies show that aggressive driving often spikes as the whether gets warmer, resulting in the new Fairfax County police initiative, Let’s Eliminate Aggressive Driving. Police will be focusing their efforts during morning and evening rush hour, and will target violations such as speeding, tailgating, unsafe lane changes, running red lights, etc. For more information, view [...]
A class-action lawsuit is underway for drivers that received a speed camera ticket from Montgomery County, Rockville, Gaithersburg, and Chevy Chase Village alleging that the speed cameras have been operating in violation of Maryland law. The claimants of the lawsuit are asserting that Montgomery County, Rockville, Gaithersburg, and Chevy Chase are allegedly paying Affiliated Computer [...]
We all think we know what to do when pulled over, but everyone panics just a little. Here are four things to keep in mind when you’re pulled over in Virginia.
It’s an issue that’s come to light nationwide—texting and driving. But do bans work? A recent study says no.
New Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell wants to make good on one of his campaign promises – increase the speed limit to 70 mph on rural sections of I-95, I-64, I-81 and I-77. NBC12 ; We think we can get traffic moving a little quicker in the more sparsely populated areas of Virginia … and do [...]
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety announced on January 11, 2009, their state highway safety rankings based on the number of the 15 highway safety laws the organization has deemed required and enforced for optimal highway safety that each state has adopted. Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety gave Virginia the worst highway safety law [...]
