You might not think telecommuting is a motorist issue, but you’re mistaken. Recently, various news outlets stated that almost half of the 160 million American workers commute from home due to the pandemic. Even after COVID-19 vaccinations are available, will working from home continue? Many workers have told researchers that they want to keep working […]
June 28, 2020 • Automated Traffic Enforcement,
civil asset forfeiture,
Congestion Pricing,
Connected Cars,
DRIVERLESS CARS,
Electric Vehicle,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Fuel Tax,
Gas Tax,
infrastructure,
Infrastructure Funding,
LEGISLATION,
MASS TRANSIT,
NEWSLETTER,
REVENUE GENERATION,
Road Usage Charge,
TICKET QUOTA,
TOLL,
Toll Roads,
TOLLING,
tolls,
TRAFFIC STOP,
VMT,
VMT Tax The need to advocate for motorists’ rights has grown during the time of COVID. NMA members need to be more vigilant than ever in their home communities and states. This newsletter is a reflection of what we see trending nationally. Last week in Part 1, we looked into our crystal ball at speed limits, automated […]
April 26, 2020 • Complete Streets,
DETER Act,
Electric Vehicle,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Gas Tax,
infrastructure,
LEGISLATION,
MASS TRANSIT,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
SAFETY,
TICKET QUOTA,
VISION ZERO,
VMT,
VMT Tax By Rob Talley Editor’s Note: The Washington Report is a regular feature of the NMA’s quarterly Driving Freedoms member magazine. Our representative in DC, Rob Talley, wrote the original version of this newsletter for the spring issue of the magazine before the pandemic halted its publication. So Rob recently updated his dispatch to include more […]
Motorists are not cash cows, and it is time elected officials stop treating us as such! In Washington State, Tim Eyman decided he didn’t think it was fair for everyone in the state to pay for big city transit projects through ever increasing vehicle registration fees (or car tabs, as the locals call them). Anger […]
December 15, 2019 • AUTO INDUSTRY,
CAFE,
CALIFORNIA,
Electric Vehicle,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Fuel,
Gas Tax,
infrastructure,
LETTER WRITING,
NEW YORK,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
SAFETY,
Technology Last week’s newsletter (Part 1, #569) provided a statistical summary of responses to an NMA November online survey seeking feedback about CAFE (corporate average fuel economy) standards. Here, in Part 2, is where the rubber hits the road. Those taking the survey were given the opportunity to include commentary to explain their choices of whether […]
