2019-11-15 10:53
The Maryland Transportation Authority mailed 22,000 erroneous speeding notices to motorists, according to a report in the Washington Post.Drivers received the notices within the past month… Read More
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2019-08-19 11:37
The Montgomery County Maryland Office of Inspector General has raised questions about the contract which placed automated ticketing systems on school buses, and questioned the system's effec… Read More
2019-02-24 21:26
An audit of the Maryland SafeZones speed camera program by the state Office of Legislative Audits found inconsistencies with the SHA's statewide speed camera program.The report stated "SHA d… Read More
2018-12-07 12:50
Two Montgomery County police cruisers have been involved in accidents within the span of 30 days which seriously injured a pedestrian and a cyclist, according to WTOP.The first incident occu… Read More
2018-10-27 15:22
Maryland's upcoming election could have huge implications for transportation policy for years to come. Motorists, who represent the vast majority of commuters, unfortunately often allo… Read More
2018-08-28 11:38
The former CEO of a company which put photo enforcement systems on Montgomery County school buses has plead guilty to federal fraud charges, according to an article on WTOP. … Read More
2018-04-10 12:21
Maryland residents are being given their first opportunity to provide public comment on Governor Hogan's $7.5billion plan to build new toll lanes on I-270, the Capital Beltway, and across th… Read More
2018-02-26 03:17
The state legislature is considering creating an entirely new form of photo enforcement in Maryland. The bill identified as HB0749 in the House and SB0551 in the Senate would create "B… Read More
2018-02-26 03:13
Two bills which aim to remedy longstanding complaints about photo enforcement and are currently before the Maryland General Assembly.House Bill 1151 would require that speed camera citations… Read More
2018-02-24 17:28
The Maryland SHA has stated that it will no longer install a model of guardrail blamed for causing traffic fatalities in several states, but has yet to remove them from existing roadways.Ten… Read More
2018-02-12 13:03
The Maryland Legislature is considering a bill which would increase the minimum amount of time which yellow lights are required to display at locations where red light cameras are in use.Hou… Read More
2018-01-08 13:40
A recent report on the Implementation of the Maryland Public Information Act by the Maryland office of Attorney General references two pubic records disputes raised by the Maryland Driv… Read More
2018-01-07 22:46
A former spokesperson for the Montgomery County Council who announced his candidacy for his bosses' job says the council is not listening to their voters. Neil Greenberger was th… Read More
2017-12-05 14:04
On the first day in which "congestion priced" tolls were charged on I-66 inside the beltway, many motorists were surprised to see morning tolls spike at over $34, according to a report by WT… Read More
2017-09-28 11:15
The Maryland Drivers Alliance is looking for individuals who have received red light camera citations for making a LEFT turn on red. We are particularly interested in contacting individuals… Read More
2017-09-22 12:32
Governor Larry Hogan has unveiled a $9billion plan to widen I-270, I-495, and the Baltimore Washington Parkway with a network of express toll lanes. The plan would involve adding approximate… Read More
2017-08-17 12:53
Frequently, we at the Maryland Drivers Alliance find ourselves criticizing programs like Baltimore City's speed camera program, which had a long pattern of issuing erroneous citatinos.  &hell…Read More
2017-08-15 01:33
Baltimore Mayor Catherine PughBaltimore City's speed camera program issued $38,480 worth of erroneous citations on the first day the program resumed after being shut down since 2013 due… Read More
2017-08-05 14:56
On July 11, Governor Larry Hogan announced the start of construction of the $97.71 million I-270 interchange project at Watkins Mill Road. This major congestion relief project will improve o… Read More
2017-08-02 02:15
Violations issued by a Montgomery County red light camera declined more than 50% after the yellow light timing was increased in response to concerns raised by local media and by the Maryland… Read More
2017-05-17 11:12
Baltimore City officials will be restarting their failed speed and red light camera programs and have selected some of the same companies who previously calibrated and run cameras… Read More
2017-03-27 12:49
Do you believe your state lawmakers actually drive 20mph? A bill which would allow Montgomery County to lower the speed limits on many roads to 20mph has passed the House of Delegates a… Read More
2017-03-06 10:46
By Courtland Milloy Columnist March 5 at 5:02 PM Anyone who has been to traffic court knows the chances of beating a traffic-camera citation are slim to none. But those of us who… Read More
2017-02-26 11:46
The Maryland Legislature is near passage of a bill with the claimed purpose of combating "blocking the box" by making is a crime to enter an intersection on a green or yellow light if the ve… Read More
2017-02-22 01:36
Delegate Al Carr(D, Montgomery County), is seeking to create a brand new type of photo enforcement which will issue citations for the mere presence of a vehicle.You have probably already hea… Read More
2017-02-19 12:12
A bill repealing the authority to use speed cameras and red light cameras (House Bill 536) is scheduled for a hearing on February 23rd in the the House Environment and Transportation Committ… Read More
2017-02-16 11:29
Apparently missing the memo that they should never (publicly) acknowledge that cameras are about revenue, some officials in Washington County openly stated that speed cameras should be used… Read More
2017-02-07 12:15
Dear Ike Leggett,The Montgomery County Executive website lists among the guiding principals of your staff "Adhering to the highest ethical standards", "Being open, accessible, and responsive… Read More
2017-01-30 11:17
The Montgomery County Delegation is pushing two bills which would allow speed limits to be lowered without any traffic engineering justification for doing so.House Bill 0337, would allow Mon… Read More
2017-01-26 12:52
Documents obtained by the Maryland Drivers Alliance reveal that the Montgomery County Government has made false and highly misleading statements to a state compliance board in response to a… Read More
2017-01-22 20:01
New data released by the MDTA showed that toll rates cuts introduced last year reduced overall revenues by only one percent, according to a report in the Baltimore Sun.Between 2006 and 2014… Read More
2017-01-17 12:38
Legislation has been submitted to the State Senate which allow the Motor Vehicle Administration to create regulations for registering and testing autonomous vehicles in Maryland.SB-009 … Read More
2017-01-07 12:58
Baltimore County issued a speed camera citation to a car which had stopped to allow an ambulance to pass for speeding, and then failed to identify the obvious error after the motorists reque… Read More
2016-12-30 12:03
Red Light Camera Company Redflex has reached a settlement in a bribery case with the US Department of Justice. Under the terms of the agreement, Redflex must pay the city of Columbus O… Read More
2016-12-26 15:41
A speed camera in Upper Marlboro was hit in a collision which resulted in serious injury, according to a report on Patch.com.According to the report, Prince George's County Fire/EMS reported… Read More
2016-12-15 12:06
Governor Larry has stated his "top priority" next year will be to seek the repeal of legislation which he says will require him to stop work on dozens of transportation projects in Maryland… Read More
2016-12-13 03:28
The Montgomery County Automated Traffic Enforcement Unit has temporarily turned off a red light camera located at Georgia Avenue at Seminary Road after it was revealed that the timing does n… Read More
2016-11-18 11:57
Montgomery County Council Member Hans Riemerbelieves YOU can't safely drive fasterthan 20mphLocal and state lawmakers from Montgomery County are proposing legislation which would significant… Read More
2016-11-07 13:17
With so much focus in the media on national elections, it is often forgotten that our local and state elected officials have a much more direct impact on our day to day lives, and how much m… Read More
2016-11-05 20:09
WJLA has reported that the City of College Park issued 685 erroneous speed camera citations which will now need to be refunded.Motorists had received citations in September from a speed came… Read More
2016-10-13 10:59
Montgomery County's speed camera program exceeded revenue projections in 2015, increasing by $2.1 million over 2014 to $18.7 million, according to a report in the Washington Post. This… Read More
2016-06-10 10:54
The Maryland Department of Transportation is seeking comment from the public on their statewide transportation improvement program. We encourage motorists to examine the 2017 Transport… Read More
2016-04-28 12:09
The Prince George's County Police are refusing to honor a public records request for information about speed camera events that were rejected or voided by their contractor.The editor of the… Read More
2016-04-21 11:18
A study conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland concluded that the use of red light cameras resulted in a "loss of capacity" at intersections which negatively affects traffic… Read More
2016-04-08 11:15
Police Cruisers in Northern Virginia have been involved in an unusual string of accidents lately resulting in numerous injuries and a fatality.On April 7th, four people were sent to the hosp… Read More
2016-03-26 17:16
The so called “Ombudsman” for Montgomery County's speed camera has been deliberately refusing to respond to “questions and concerns” as is his specifically pres… Read More
2016-03-26 16:35
The City of Rockville voided a speed camera citation issued to a school bus after a request by the Montgomery County Board of Education.Documents obtained by the Maryland Drivers Alliance sh… Read More
2016-03-15 11:22
The so called “Ombudsman” for Montgomery County's speed camera has been deliberately refusing to respond to “questions and concerns” as is his specifically pres… Read More
2016-02-26 12:04
The Maryland Campaign for Liberty has reported that thousands have signed a petition to repeal speed cameras, created to support House Bill 436 and Senate Bill 468. The petition was pr… Read More
2016-02-26 12:00
More than three months after we originally asked Montgomery County to explain the cause of "processing errors" reported to us by motorists, Montgomery County has finally acknowledge that the… Read More
2016-02-26 12:00
Portion of Acknowledged Speed Camera Errors in FY15Montgomery County has produced records of dozens of erroneous speed camera errors which they had previously claimed to have no records of… Read More
2016-02-26 11:59
A Rockville man received some unwanted Christmas presents in the mail this year: multiple photo-enforcement tickets for cars that doesn't belong to him, according to a report by Fox 5 news.M… Read More
2016-02-26 11:59
College Park issued erroneous speed camera citations, including one issued to a non-moving bus, according to documents obtained from the city under the Public Information Act.Stopped UMD Shu… Read More
2016-02-26 11:22
Legislation has been submitted by state lawmakers from Baltimore County which would increase speed camera fines by 25%, increase the hours of operation they can be used, and lower the speed… Read More
2016-02-22 03:25
District Court records reveal that Takoma Park police officer Jon Goldin issued a citation to Silver Spring resident Reginald Laurent for failure to stop at a stop sign line. Mr… Read More
2016-02-10 11:47
Legislation has been submitted to the House of Delegates to repeal the authority of local and state agencies to use speed and red light cameras. The bill, labeled as House Bill 436, is… Read More
2016-01-27 12:11
A jury has found former Deputy head of Chicago Department of Transportation John Bills guilty on 20 counts including fraud, extortion, bribery and other charges pertaining to the city's red… Read More
2016-01-21 12:22
A report by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles found that accidents increased almost 15% after the deployment of red light cameras at intersections. A study of… Read More
2016-01-04 13:14
The Montgomery County Police have been exploiting a loophole in the Open Meetings Act to create a number of called “Citizens Advisory Boards” which ordinary citizens are not perm… Read More
2015-12-12 03:20
You've seen them in the news and on TV talking about speed cameras in Maryland and DC, and may have believed that AAA has been hard at work defending motorist's rights on this issue. If so w… Read More
2015-09-26 12:17
Wicomico County will not renew its speed camera contract, according to an article in DelmarvaNow.com.Wicomico County Executive Bob Culver said that the county contract with Redspeed will not… Read More
2015-09-20 11:24
A Montgomery County lawmaker found himself on the wrong side of the law yet again, as Maryland court records show that Council member Craig Rice received two traffic tickets this past August… Read More
2015-09-19 13:32
Transportation Planners in Maryland and Virginia continue to be at odds about the prospect of a new Potomac River Crossing. Leaders in Virginia have long been calling for a new bridge… Read More
2015-09-03 17:03
Motorists in Maryland who receive a speed camera citation have the option of requesting a trial. Most motorists don't request a trial and simply pay the $40 fine. However… Read More
2015-09-02 09:59
An Insurance Industry Group is claiming that a study on Montgomery County's speed camera program shows the benefits of speed cameras, even though that study found no difference in accident r… Read More
2015-08-30 20:54
For several years, Montgomery County routinely issued speed camera citations on days where a basic requirement of the law for daily calibration logs was not met, yet refunds were never issue… Read More
2015-08-05 12:14
Excerpt of revenues from College Park budgetThe City of College Park's gross speed camera revenues increase by more than a million dollars over the previous year's level, according to the ci… Read More
2015-07-28 11:28
The Montgomery County Automated Traffic Enforcement Unit (ATEU) has vigorously objected to criticisms that the program lacks transparency. These criticisms were raised by a report published… Read More
2015-07-20 11:53
Montgomery County estimated speed and red light camera revenues which exceeded projections in FY 2015. Montgomery County had projected $14.6million in speed camera revenues for FY2015… Read More
2015-07-17 12:08
Photo Enforcement Companies spent over $416,000 attempting to influence state legislators from May 2014 through April 2015, according to state ethics disclosures.Speed Camera Company Xerox s… Read More
2015-07-17 12:06
After Baltimore City's disastrous speed camera program was forced to admit that their supposedly perfectly calibrated equipment had produced erroneous speed camera tickets due to what speed… Read More
2015-07-01 01:40
A Takoma Park police officer has been indicted by a Prince George's County Grand Jury on charges of related to a 2014 road rage incident. Prosecutors state that in July 2014 Officer Travis A… Read More
2015-06-29 11:00
This is a time of year where we tend to see too many stories involving teens leaving parties with underage drinking which have an all too familiar and tragic ending. It is really sad t… Read More
2015-06-29 10:59
Governor Larry Hogan announced $1.97billion in funding for highways and bridges to fund 84 individual projects across the state.Selected projects would include repaving 1,959 lane miles… Read More
2015-06-21 10:44
An investigation by the Maryland Drivers Alliance revealed that Montgomery County's speed camera program issued several erroneous citations in recent months by issuing them to the wron… Read More
2015-06-03 12:23
Baltimore City has completed a new report on the failures and problems with their Speed and Red Light camera programs.Baltimore City's speed and red light camera programs have been shut down… Read More
2015-05-27 10:42
Prince George's County has charged the police chief of the small town of Edmunston with two counts of malfeasance while in office after an investigation by WTOP News. The WTOP investigation… Read More
2015-05-26 12:27
Attorney Paul Layer has filed suit in Montgomery County Circuit Court, alleging that the Local Designee (aka "Ombudsman") selected for Montgomery County's speed camera program failed to comp… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
As the legislative session nears a close, bills which would regulate the use of automated license plate scanners are awaiting decisions by committees in both the Senate and House of Delegate… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Lawmakers are busy praising their own handiwork on so-called "reform" legislation, which we have criticized as being worthless at protecting the legal rights of motorists and correcting the… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
From TheNewspaper.com:South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard (R) has signed one of the strongest photo ticketing bans in the nation. Not only will red light cameras be banned in South Dakota… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Last week (March 16-22) was "National Sunshine Week", an event which promotes the importance of open government and freedom of information. To celebrate the occasion, a Maryland legisl… Read More
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