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 […]
August 16, 2015 • BAC,
BREATHALYZER,
CRIMINAL,
Driver's License,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
INSURANCE,
MADD,
NEWSLETTER,
ROADBLOCK,
SAFETY,
TRAFFIC STOP You may have seen this video of an attorney using a novel approach to navigate his way through a DUI roadblock. Essentially he refuses to have any personal contact with the officers by putting his papers in a plastic bag and hanging them out a mostly rolled-up car window. The officers wave him through without […]
Helping NMA members fight traffic tickets is foundational to the NMA mission. Over the years we’ve collected lots of tips and suggestions for getting the best results in court. We recently came across this list of Frequently Asked Questions and thought it would provide a good refresher on some basic ticket-fighting principles. Look for Part […]
September 14, 2014 • BAC,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
INSURANCE,
MASSACHUSETTS,
NATIONAL,
NEWSLETTER,
SAFETY,
SCHOOL BUS CAMERA,
WYOMING By a Massachusetts NMA Member I’ve been impressed with NMA’s diligence for years now, but I think you might need to take a closer look at slide three of the presentation at http://www.alcoholstats.com/uploads/DrunkDrivingStatistics.pdf before jumping into the politicized waters surrounding DUI and the BAC threshold. If I’m reading the chart correctly, in 2010 the total number of […]
September 7, 2014 • DISTRACTED DRIVING,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA Foundation,
SAFETY,
SCHOOL BUS,
SCHOOL BUS CAMERA,
TICKET CAMERA,
VIRGINIA Editor’s Note: The ticket camera companies are masters at exploiting the public’s emotional responses to traffic accidents and fatalities. Nothing like conjuring up a little fear and outrage to sell a few “safety” cameras, especially when the potential victims are school children. Nowhere is this cynicism more apparent than with school bus “stop arm” cameras […]
