February 14, 2016 • BAC,
Driver's License,
DRIVERLESS CARS,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEWSLETTER,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
SAFETY,
SEAT BELT,
SPEED LIMIT,
TICKET CAMERA,
VISION ZERO,
VMT The headlines were predictable: “Huge spike in traffic deaths is largest since 1940s”, “Why Are America’s Traffic Deaths Rising So Fast?”, “Rise in traffic deaths last year raises alarm at NHTSA”, “NHTSA seeks new ways to boost safety.” They’re responding to news of a projected 9.3 percent jump in highway fatalities through the first nine […]
In last week’s e-newsletter (DHS Moves to Restrict Travel: NMA E-Newsletter #365) we updated you on Real ID and the possibility of domestic air travel restrictions for passengers who couldn’t produce an acceptable ID. The good news is that the Department of Homeland Security just announced it will hold off on enforcing any restrictions for […]
January 10, 2016 • Driver's License,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
MINNESOTA,
NEW HAMPSHIRE,
NEWSLETTER,
PRIVACY,
Real ID,
TSA,
WASHINGTON D.C.,
WISCONSIN Sometime this year the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will likely begin restricting the rights of U.S. citizens to travel freely throughout the country. At the end of last year DHS announced that sometime in 2016 it may require airline passengers to present either a traditional passport or Real ID-compliant identification to board a domestic […]
December 27, 2015 • CALIFORNIA,
Driver's License,
DRIVERLESS CARS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
LICENSE,
NEWSLETTER,
PRIVACY,
SAFETY,
SPEED LIMIT,
Technology We see many news stories touting the potential benefits of driverless cars: increased mobility for the elderly, congestion mitigation and safer roads to name a few. But amid the enthusiasm, we ran across two stories this week that illustrate the conflicts and contradictions that arise when trying to reconcile the role driverless cars will play […]
The NMA has never been shy about calling out the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for its agenda-driven “research,” shoddy methodology and reality-defying study results. So, we were skeptical when we read this headline in the latest IIHS newsletter: “Offering skid avoidance course to teen drivers doesn’t improve safety.” The article summarizes a Maryland […]
