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Advertisement Disguised as Traffic Ticket

Tuesday, March 26th, 2019 (No comments yet)
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Companies that are desperate to force you to look at their ads have been disguising them as traffic tickets which you'll surely not ignore. Even if the ad were fantastic, I think I'd throw it away as a matter of principle.

Note, this post begins a new category on my page dedicated to the low and dirty cheats among the market. It will serve as evidence for my continuing position that the market needs heavy and strict regulation to play fair.

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GPS Beats Radar Gun

Thursday, March 28th, 2019 (No comments yet)
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Here's a new twist on how having a tracking GPS in your car can be a GOOD thing. A teenager who was pulled over for speeding was able to prove that he was following the speed limit using the tracking data from his GPS unit.

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Police Interested in Fines, Not Safety

Friday, April 12th, 2019 (No comments yet)
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A city that found that the red light cameras made motorists more cautious resulting in less tickatable offenses turned them off.

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