Monthly Archives: September 2026

A property owner in Florida planted a banana tree in a long standing pot hole so that the local governmental entity would fix the pothole. Picture this, a tree in the middle of your paved new development.  @thebrainypedia

Ohio Legislature will convene in a special session to suspend the gas tax for 90 days. The final straw in Ohio? Diesel prices. Let’s do the math… 90 days will be after the midterms. The Vindicator

In 2010, Sweden created a speed camera lottery. For every vehicle obeying speed limits, they were entered in a cash lottery. The prizes were funded by speeding tickets. Average speeds dropped by 22%. Quelle surprise! Psychologists were right and rewarding good behavior is the most powerful tool. Oneclub.org

During a Dallas area World Cup match, a rogue drone was “spotted” above the stadium and was removed from the area by a security operated, friendly drone. I know this is Texas, but the friendly drone did not shoot a gun at the rogue drones. During the World Cup, the FBI & DHS seized more […]

Michigan is starting a pilot program to address gas tax shortages by implementing a pay per the mile program. The public sentiment is largely anti-government tracking. It’s like license plate reader opposition 2.0. Fox 17 West Michigan

Arizona’s Prop 141 would ban the state from imposing any taxes that are based on the miles a car travels. KJZZ

 Senate Bill 1013 would have restricted state law enforcement agencies to using license plate data only for locating criminal suspects or missing people, would have made police take privacy and cybersecurity training, would have restricted sharing with national databases by default, and would have required the attorney general’s office carry out random audits of license plate […]