NYC Cracks Down on Uber, Lyft With New-Driver Cap
The New York City Council passed a package of bills Wednesday that made it first major city in the U.S. on Wednesday to put a cap on new vehicles for hire, like Uber and Lyft.
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NJ High Court Could Toss Thousands of Small Cases
Appointing a panel to hold hearings on the issue, the New Jersey Supreme Court suggested Thursday wiping the slate clean for people who were charged years ago with minor municipal offenses like traffic tickets.
Read moreClinging to Its Ticketing Cameras, Toledo Sues Ohio
Just over a week after its first effort foundered at the Ohio Supreme Court, the city of Toledo brought a constitutional complaint to revive its program of issuing traffic tickets with unmanned cameras.
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Self-Driving Cars Alone Are No Answer, Experts Warn
A Ford Motors expert on self-driving cars said Tuesday that the advent of autonomous vehicles could exacerbate traffic congestion and pollution unless the cars are electric and people share rides.
Read moreCourt Skewered for Jailing of Indigent NJ Litterbugs
A federal judge issued a blistering condemnation Friday of a New Jersey court that unconstitutionally jails people who cannot pay littering fines.
Read moreFatal Crash Blamed on ‘Confusing’ Left-Sided Iowa Interchange
The estate of a police officer killed by a drunk driver in a wrong-way crash sued two Iowa cities, claiming they were negligent in designing a “confusing” interstate interchange that routes cars to the left of oncoming traffic.
Read moreLA Suburb’s Development Boom Has Residents Feeling Left Out
While the Los Angeles suburb of Alhambra remains a family-oriented community, many residents believe it’s only a matter of time before the development boom transforming much of Southern California changes their city – and not necessarily for good.
Read moreDrivers Too Late to Sue Over ‘Vigilante’ Police Force
A federal judge dismissed Monday a class action brought by drivers stopped by an Illinois prosecutor’s “vigilante” police force, ruling that the motorists should have known about their civil rights claims before the independent police unit was ruled illegal.
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Irate Commuter Fights NJ Town’s Nonresident Driving Ban
The small New Jersey town by the George Washington Bridge that banned nonresidents from driving on its streets during rush hour has been sued by a commuter who says it has no right to deny her access to public streets.
Read moreTicket-Fighting App Accuses Florida Bar of Monopoly
A cellphone app that has been shaking up Florida’s traffic-ticket-fighting market this year claims in a federal complaint that the state bar association is conspiring with a more established competitor to shut it down.
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Class Takes On Chicago Suburb’s Red-Light Cameras
A resident of the Chicago suburbs filed a class action claiming the city of Markham is collecting fines for red-light camera violations while skirting state law.
Read moreOhio Supreme Court Strikes Some Camera-Related Traffic Laws
A divided Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday struck down several of the state’s red-light and speed camera laws as unconstitutional.
Read moreMadrid Green-Lights Traffic Signals With Women, Gay Couples
Madrid is gearing up to host an international LGBT pride celebration by installing “inclusive” and “gender equal” traffic signals across the city.
Read moreJudicial Council Mulls Making Traffic Tickets a Civil Matter
At Thursday’s meeting of California’s Judicial Council, Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye said she would prioritize improving resources for self-represented litigants, making some court services technology-based, and moving traffic cases out of criminal court over the next 10 years.
Read moreMazda Class Action
Mazda sells 2016 models with real-time, live traffic alerts that don’t work, consumers claim in a federal class action.
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Transit Crisis in Atlanta After Interstate Bridge Collapse
A massive fire in a yard used to store construction materials caused an interstate bridge to collapse during rush hour in Atlanta on Thursday, throwing Friday’s commute into chaos and leaving officials with little to say about when the roadway will reopen.
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