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Is Distracted Driving the new Drunk Driving? Part 2: NMA E-Newsletter #434

May 7, 2017 • CELL PHONE, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FOURTH AMENDMENT, ILLINOIS, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, RADAR DETECTOR, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, Technology, TENNESSEE, TEXTING, TICKET REVENUE, VIRGINIA

Part 1 dealt with how distracted driving enforcement campaigns, fueled by federal highway money, are also dragnets for other offenses. Part 2 examines new law enforcement tools to check on texting while driving. Currently, law enforcement has great difficulty in determining if a driver was using electronic devices before a crash (and more importantly whether […]

Is Distracted Driving the new Drunk Driving? Part 1: NMA E-Newsletter #433

April 30, 2017 • CELL PHONE, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DRIVER EDUCATION, Driver's License, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, MINNESOTA, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, SAFETY, TEXTING

Distracted driving of any kind can be instantly dangerous. Each April the federal and state governments conduct a public awareness campaign on the dangers of distracted driving that bombards motorists with media messages which leads to increased command-and-control enforcement. There can be many different distractions for drivers but among the most controversial is the use […]

Intexicated While Driving: NMA E-Newsletter #387

June 12, 2016 • Biometrics, BREATHALYZER, CALIFORNIA, CELL PHONE, COLORADO, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DNA, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LEGISLATION, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, Technology, TEXTING

New York State has legislation called Evan’s Law that is winding its way through the system. It would allow law enforcement to use a textalyzer to determine if you have been on your phone while driving. This means even hands free phone usage, texting, surfing the web, and engaging with various apps can raise flags. […]

The NMA Holiday Travel Checklist: NMA E-Newsletter #362

December 20, 2015 • CELL PHONE, CIVIL FORFEITURE, CONNECTICUT, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LANE COURTESY, NEWSLETTER, NMA Foundation, ROADBLOCK, SAFETY, SEAT BELT, SPEED TRAP, SPEEDING, TEXTING, TICKET QUOTA, TRAFFIC STOP

Record numbers of Americans are expected to hit the road this holiday season. Couple that with the inevitable bad weather and overbearing traffic enforcement, and we thought it made sense to provide this holiday travel checklist—NMA style. Be Prepared: Pack a roadside safety kit in case you find yourself stranded, especially in bad weather. Pick […]

“Seriously? It’s Come to This?” Part 2: NMA E-Newsletter #357

November 15, 2015 • CELL PHONE, CONNECTICUT, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, FOURTH AMENDMENT, MADD, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, NEWSLETTER, OHIO, TEXTING, TRAFFIC STOP

In August we recounted some driving stories that were just too absurd to be true (“Seriously? It’s Come to This?” NMA Newsletter #345). Alas, they were true, and the sad part is we’ve compiled enough stories for Part 2. So here goes. New Haven, Connecticut, has been experiencing an uptick in vehicle break-ins lately. The […]

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