735 Alerts From the EMAIL NEWSLETTER Tag

How Government Largesse Obstructs Progress: NMA E-Newsletter #372

February 28, 2016 • BAC, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, ROADBLOCK, SPEED TRAP, TICKET QUOTA, VISION ZERO

It’s no secret the federal government can be very generous with taxpayer money, providing grants for everything from volcano hazard monitoring to Zika virus research. But it always seems to come with strings attached. For example, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awards hundreds of millions annually to the states to conduct “selective traffic enforcement […]

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The Big Lie: NMA E-Newsletter #371

February 21, 2016 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, SAFETY, VISION ZERO

Those who would ban us from our vehicles have become skillful manipulators of language and emotion. We were reminded of this after reading an op-ed in Philly.com by a former City of Philadelphia transportation official calling for more Vision Zero-style “safety” interventions in the City of Brotherly Love. In an article decrying how dangerous the […]

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Never Let a Serious Crisis go to Waste: NMA E-Newsletter #370

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 […]

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Profiteering from Surveillance: NMA E-Newsletter #369

February 7, 2016 • ALPR, CIVIL FORFEITURE, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LICENSE PLATES, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, Technology, TEXAS, TICKET FINES

Our discussion of Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) often focuses on the threat the technology poses to motorist privacy as well as on the ways to limit that threat.   And for good reason. With enough ALPRs, authorities can track the day-to-day movements of everyone who drives a car. By storing and mining that data, they […]

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Roundabouts Generate Mixed Reactions from Members: NMA E-Newsletter #368

January 31, 2016 • ARKANSAS, DRIVER EDUCATION, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LETTER WRITING, MASSACHUSETTS, MINNESOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, ROUNDABOUT

Roundabouts. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, members always respond with passion when we write about them, as we did in last week’s e-newsletter. We thought we would share a few thoughts covering both sides of the issue. From a New York Member: One local roundabout cost taxpayers over a quarter of a million dollars while […]

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