TrafficTickets

    By Jennie L. Phipps

    | 9:00AM 7/19/2009
    Speed traps and I have a long history that owning a radar detector hasn't improved.I used to have a Fuzzbuster that sat on the dashboard. It never squawked until I could see the cop and his radar gun –– and then it was too late.Tickets, Fuzzbusters and opportunistic lawyers constitute a...

    By Tom Barlow

    | 1:30PM 2/17/2009
    The city of Seattle recently was found in court to have overcharged its water customers and ordered to rebate $22 million to them. According to Seattlepi.com, the Seattle City Council is about to approve a surcharge on its city water bills to cover the cost of the rebate. Yes- it is taking money...

    By Tom Barlow

    | 11:00AM 2/11/2009
    Are you a naughty driver? In many states, early offenses will sometimes be forgiven if you complete a session at traffic school. But the time! The nuisance! For drivers in some states, however, an alternative has become popular- the online traffic school. That's right- you (or, dare I suggest it,...

    By Tom Barlow

    | 3:00PM 11/25/2008
    For years, truckers and other drivers wishing to dodge speed traps and roving bears have used the CB radio to exchange on-the-road updates. Now, using the potential of the iPhone, two startups offer a 21st century solution to the same problem. Trapster members report speed traps as they drive by...