December 25, 2022 • Bicyclist,
DRIVER EDUCATION,
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Road Safety,
SAFETY,
SOCIAL NETWORKING,
Speed Bumps,
Speed Humps,
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speed limits UK research found that cutting speed limits on urban roads does not significantly improve safety. The likely reason—motorists will drive the speed limit they feel most comfortable with based on road design, weather conditions, and traffic. Belfast officials changed the speed limits to 20 mph on 76 roads in 2016. Researchers analyzed data from before […]
September 18, 2022 • Bicyclist,
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SPEEDING,
Traffic Safety The Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA) released a study called America’s Rural Roads: Beautiful and Deadly earlier this month. Researchers found that between 2016 and 2020, 40 percent of US traffic deaths occurred on rural roads. A total of 85,002 people died in rural areas during the five-year study period—nearly half of all traffic deaths across the country. This […]
September 11, 2022 • DRIVER EDUCATION,
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NMA,
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Speed Humps,
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SPEEDING,
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TRAFFIC CAMERA Green Bay, Wisconsin Police Department recently announced that it has partnered with the Green Bay Neighborhood Associations to start a ‘Community Speed Watch.’ The department hopes that the program will bring more awareness to speeding. Lt. Nate Allen added, “One of our number one complaints in the city of Green Bay is traffic and the way people […]
You have probably seen those signs on large trucks that ask, “How is my Driving?” The National Motorists Association’s Driving Courtesy Month 2022 is like that–a way to think about your own driving in, we hope, a fun, and straightforward way. We can all use a tune-up every once in a while. This year, the National Office […]
The creativity of members in finding new ways to support the NMA never ceases to amaze. There are the traditional and very important tax-deductible cash donations made year-round to our nonprofit organization that help fund various advocacy programs. But some individuals go above and beyond the call of duty to promote the NMA, and we […]