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10/03/2023

https://fortune.com/2023/09/25/speeding-traffic-tickets-broke-cities-towns-policing-for-profit/

New research shows that judges in cities facing red ink often use their positions to maximize revenue from traffic tickets.

07/26/2022

Extra patrols in King County looking for drivers using their phones

Credit: melissa mjoen / Unsplash » Extra patrols watching for Washington drivers using their phones behind the wheel Jul 26, 2022 at 9:24 am By Diana Opong Attention Washington drivers: state law says it’s illegal to use your phone when you’re behind the wheel. Now through August 6, law enforce...

06/01/2022

Is your car on this list?

Drivers of these five car brands accrue speeding tickets faster than anyone else on the road in 2022. Which auto manufacturers make the list?

04/18/2022

Do you have a dream car? I received an email from the National Motorists Association about a fun new TV show. They said I could share it with you.
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A TV Project for Car Lovers

The NMA was contacted last week by the casting producers for a car renovation TV series, My Dream Car. Their message, which follows, is self-explanatory. If you are interested in participating in the casting process, please contact Dyana Posner, Casting Associate Producer, at Warm Springs Productions. The email address is [email protected]. The application form can be found at https://forms.gle/wH8RKitziGJExeuR8

From Warm Springs Productions:
We are producing a car renovation series that is going into its 2nd season called My Dream Car. The premise of the show is that we are looking for people who are in the process of gifting a car to a loved one that has significant meaning to them. We are looking for that car to have a connection with the person getting it, specifically, it used to be their first car or it was a car that someone close to them used to own. Once the car has been identified, we would like a shop to be able to help touch it up (6-8 weeks max) which we can help with some costs while the rest comes from the owners. Stories we’d like to showcase are as followed:

*Finding the exact car that someone used to own (Can be exact by serial numbers or just the same color/model)

*Restoring an older car that is on the property, but hasn’t been used in years and that the person used to own or had been in the family for years

*Finding someone’s dream car that they’ve always wanted to own or that maybe a family member used to own and now they want the same car.

We are also open to other stories that do resemble this. The keys are it being a surprise, dream car with a specific connection, and it being a gift.

Do you have a loved one who is trying to find a car that they used to own? Do you want to try and find it for them and give it to them as a gift? Did they own or were they around that special car when they were younger and still talk about it? Would you like to find them that same special car or hav...

03/21/2022

A throwback to gradeschool to remind us to stop for pedestrians. We need to stop even when the crosswalk is not marked. BTW sometimes that pedestrian at a corner looking at their phone is actually an officer working with a team to conduct an emphasis patrol.

An initial phase of a larger campaign will focus on educating drivers that many intersections are crosswalks, marked or not.

02/03/2022

Please oppose policing by camera,

Drivers, beware: Speed cameras may be on their way to a location near you thanks to President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law

12/30/2021

More cameras!

Thanks to Marco for the photo and tip - he spotted that camera installation this week on Fauntleroy Way SW near Fairmount Park Elementary. SDOT had not announced a school-zone speed-enforcement camera for that stretch of street; the only new one previously announced this year in West Seattle was add...

11/16/2021

Another traffic camera ticket given by the City of Seattle. 😟 Careful not to block the box.

The City of Seattle is reminding drivers to not 'block the box' of intersections and crosswalks. Traffic camera enforcement is coming soon.

07/08/2021

Yikes! That's alot of quarters! Yes, I know...quarters, nickles, dimes and pennies are extinct...along with reasonable parking rates.

A Seattle City Council committee voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a steep increase in the hourly rate paid for metered parking during large scale events. TheTransportation and Utilities Committee passed the legislation via a 5-0 vote, meaning the full council will now consider the proposal.

06/29/2021

What do Subaru and Maserati drivers have in common?

On average, 10.53% of all U.S. drivers have gotten at least one speeding ticket.

06/24/2021

WSP Speed Emphasis Patrols this weekend. The Washington State Patrol says they are joining 11 other Western State agencies in a excess speed education and enforcement focus Friday through Sunday in advance of the July 4th weekend.

06/22/2021

A long time coming -

The Seattle Department of Transportation has just wrapped up a project to install vertical posts down the center line of the Aurora Bridge. The yellow posts were installed to help make the center l…