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Florida Judges Tosses Out Thousands Of Bogus Toll Fines

A Florida judge tossed out thousands of Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority and Florida Turnpike Authority toll violation citations for people getting tickets for no apparent reason because their toll transponders malfunctioned. Citizens were subjected to a "bureaucratic morass" when they tried to sort out the bogus tickets, made all the worse because their accounts were on auto-debit. [Orlando Sentinel]

10:00 AM on Thu Apr 24 2008
By Ben Popken
2,842 views, 28 comments

Latest by n/a: @Trai_Dep: It's not so bad here in WA. The tickets are reviewed by a police officer. Also, because more »

food safety

FDA Is So Underfunded It Can't Protect Consumers

Today, an advisory panel to the FDA will present its findings developed over the past year. The result is "a scathing review of the state of the FDA" that says it's "so underfunded and understaffed that it's putting U.S. consumers at risk in terms of food and drug safety." More »

10:40 AM on Mon Dec 3 2007
By Chris Walters
966 views, 20 comments

Latest by Rusted: @galeninjapan: No, it's still free. It's just that what they are selling had better be safe. Well, in a more more »

travel

Renew Your Passports Now, Because 2008 Could Be Worse

Despite all the much-publicized delays with passport applications this year, the government has announced that they'll still be unprepared for the onslaught of applications come 2008, so if you know you'll need a new/renewed passport you should apply now during the slow season. In January, the land and sea portion of the new passport law goes into effect, requiring everyone who travels to Canada, Mexico, or the Caribbean to show proof of citizenship. More »

12:09 PM on Mon Oct 22 2007
By Chris Walters
2,918 views, 20 comments

Latest by Frane: LVP is correct. The best time to apply for a passport, that be for the first time or renwal is more »

drunk with power

Liquor Store Refuses To Sell Booze To Man Who May Be 12 or 74, Who Can Say?

A shop in England refused to sell two bottles of wine to a white-haired, balding grandfather—you know, the kind with wrinkles on his face—because he balked when the cashier asked him to prove he was over 21. The man, being ornery in that way that old folks just naturally embrace, refused: "I felt like saying 'What do I look like? Are you a fool?'" More »

6:29 AM on Thu Sep 27 2007
By Chris Walters
5,364 views, 48 comments

Latest by asscore: ID'ing regardless of how old you look is a stupid policy... no matter what some minimum wage cashier says. I make more »