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Oops! Baltimore, MD Sends out Erroneous Red-light Tickets

Published on February 17, 2011 in General. 3 Comments Tags: Baltimore, camera, citation, dead, fine, light, MD, officer, oops, red, speed, speeding, ticket.

Red light and speed cameras are almost universally hated by drivers in our country, and some fight their tickets in court. If you live in Baltimore, MD and have gotten a red light camera ticket lately, you may have a good shot of beating it in court.

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UPDATE: Swedish speeder fined $1,014,585

Published on August 13, 2010 in Fun Stuff. 0 Comments Tags: 180, Benz, camera, fine, MB, Mercedes, mph, speed, speeder, Sweden, Swedish.

In an update to a story I wrote about earlier this week, the Swedish government has handed down “300 days of fines”, or £2,166 daily, for a total of £650,000. Translated into USD, that amounts to $1,014,585. And remember, this is based on his speed and income! Also featured in the update: the model of the Mercedes the 37-year old driver was piloting; the brand new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, pictured above, which I wrote about before.

by John Suit

Source: The Guardian, thanks for the tip JJ!

Swedish Speeder could face $962,000 fine

Published on August 11, 2010 in Fun Stuff. 0 Comments Tags: 180, Benz, camera, fine, MB, Mercedes, mph, speed, speeder, Sweden, Swedish.

A 37-year old Swedish driver, who has remained unnamed, was caught speeding in his “black Mercedes-Benz”, which cost $240,000, at 180 mph. This points me in the direction of the new SL65 AMG, which retails at around $200,000 USD. According to officials, that could be a record for the country, and the driver faces a fine of up to $1 million Swiss francs, or $962,000 USD, based on the Swedish government’s formula which fines speeders based on their speed and income level.

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NHTSA and DOT fining Toyota $16 million

Published on April 8, 2010 in Recalls. 0 Comments Tags: DOT, fine, NHTSA, recall, Toyota.

Remember that possible $16.4-million dollar fine that Toyota might possibly have to pay? The NHTSA and DOT are reporting that they’re going to fine Toyota the full amount, for knowing about the danger posed to millions of drivers for months before telling federal investigators and announcing the recall. The NHTSA says its still investigating Toyota to determine if more fines will be levied or not. According to AutoBlog, Toyota has 2 weeks to accept the fine and pay up, or contest it. This is the largest fine ever given to an automaker.

DOT Bans texting for Commercial drivers

Published on January 28, 2010 in General and Industry Update. 0 Comments Tags: bus, buses, cell phone, crash, department of transportation, DOT, drivers, fine, transportation, truck, wreck.

A lot of states have begun banning texting for drivers, and some go as far as fining drivers who aren’t using a hands-free device, such as Bluetooth, to make and receive their calls. A study by Virginia Tech Researchers found that drivers who are distracted by cell phones and other devices are 23 times more likely to crash than those who pay attention to the road.

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