Posts Tagged ‘electronic payment’

Speed cameras in Arizona nab driver 22 times in 45 days

Thursday, June 26th, 2008
While we can normally sympathize with someone who has been on the receiving end of a speeding violation, occasionally a case comes up which tests our ability to forgive and forget. Such is the case with Jennifer Bitton, who was caught 22 times in less than two months by speed cameras on Arizona's Lo......

Vauxhall Insignia sports all-seeing front camera system [w/VIDEO]

Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Safety technology has become a major selling point for car shoppers, and a new front-sensing camera co-developed by Vauxhall and Opel will give GM's European brands something to brag about. The new camera, which will be available on the Opel/Vauxhall Insignia beginning early 2009, is located between......

Pittsburgh police refunding speeding fines given by mistake

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
A pair of Pittsburgh Revenue Officers misunderstood the rules surrounding the use of some LIDAR gear loaned to the department for testing and issued a raft of tickets that the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police now has to retract. Apparently LIDAR is only approved for use when teamed with other systems lik......

NSFW VIDEO: How NOT to get out of a speeding ticket

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Most of us have gotten speeding tickets before, and it's usually not a pleasant experience. It's "Yes sir" and "No, sir" and "Thank you" while the officer is chastising us for whatever minor infraction we've incurred. All the while, you're thinking to yourself, "I was doing 8 mph over the speed limi......

The parking meter called, your time’s up

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007
Have you ever rushed out of the office to feed your parking meter to find a friendly traffic cop writing you a sweet little love note? Wouldn't it have been nicer had the cop just called you to say, "Hey, just though you might want to throw a couple of quarters down my way." Sorry, not gonna happen.......

A BMW that pays your parking

Friday, June 23rd, 2006
There are Bimmers that self-park, provide backseat passengers hands-free cellphone service, and, in the future, may be polish-free. But a Bimmer that pays your parking space? That's what the Munich Technical University Applied Informatics/Cooperative Systems and BMW Group Research and Technology gro......

Oklahoma, don’t dial that number

Saturday, April 2nd, 2005
Oklahoma, like Illinois and many other states, has electronic payment passes that you can use on state tollways to avoid long lines at the tollbooth. The state sent out a mailer to 41,000 residents to inform them of this great new service. Unfortunately the phone number that was listed was one digi......