School is back in session, and that means that those big yellow buses are out and about during your morning and afternoon commute. Buses are carrying some very precious cargo, which is why Minnesota doesn’t look lightly upon drivers who commit infractions near a school bus or in school zone. Below, we take a closer […]
Nearly 15,000 Ticketed In Speeding Crackdown
Despite a warning on our blog that police would be out in full force looking for speeders, nearly 15,000 Minnesotans were ticketed during the recent crackdown. As we noted on our blog, the speeding crackdown ran from July 6 to July 22 and involved agencies all over the state. According to the data, authorities issued […]
Police Use Coin Flip To Decide Woman’s Fate
Two police officers in Georgia have been placed on administrative leave after body camera footage shows them flipping a coin to determine whether a woman they stopped for speeding should be allowed to leave or placed under arrest. The situation happened back in April, but the story is making headlines now that word of what […]
Slow Down – Extra Speed Enforcement Runs Through July 23
Whether you’re racing to work or speeding home to pick up your kids before soccer practice, make sure you don’t go too far above the posted speed limit, otherwise you’ll likely see red and blue lights in your rearview mirror. That’s because Minnesota police are currently conducting a speeding campaign that will run through July […]
The True Cost of Speeding Tickets In Minnesota Cities
As we noted in yesterday’s blog on four potential penalties of speeding, there’s much more that goes into a speeding citation than meets the eye. While we were doing a little information digging on the subject, we came across a cool infographic from the site NerdWallet.com. The graph explained the average true cost of a […]
