November 27, 2022 • 85TH PERCENTILE,
CALIFORNIA,
Complete Streets,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
GPS,
MASSACHUSETTS,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
OREGON,
Road Safety,
speed limits,
Technology,
VISION ZERO All traffic is local, and nothing gets people riled up more than speed limits. The 85th percentile has been the standard for measuring speed limits for years. Due to pressure from groups such as Vision Zero and Complete Streets, this standard of measuring speed is losing ground in states such as California, Oregon, and Massachusetts, […]
October 16, 2022 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FMCSA,
GPS,
ISA,
LANE COURTESY,
NEWSLETTER,
NTSB,
OOIDA,
SAFETY,
speed limiters,
speed limits,
Technology,
TRAFFIC CONGESTION During driver’s ed class, many of us drove lesson cars with speed governors. Newbies needed them so they wouldn’t endanger themselves or their trainer by accidentally hitting the gas instead of the brakes. But no one ever imagined speed governors (now called limiters) would become standard equipment on a car, especially when driving requires situational […]
Weather disasters can take on many forms: a sudden downpour that is much worse than predicted, an ice storm that hits suddenly, a dust storm that shows up unexpectedly, or localized ground fog so thick, you can only see a few feet in front of you. Everyone likes to say, “Be prepared.” You can be […]
September 19, 2021 • Congestion Pricing,
Electric Vehicle,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Fuel Tax,
Gas Tax,
GPS,
GPS TRACKING,
infrastructure,
Infrastructure Funding,
LEGISLATION,
Motorcycle,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
PRIVACY,
REVENUE GENERATION,
Road User Charge,
TOLLING,
tolls,
VMT,
VMT Tax,
WHEEL TAX Layered levels of taxation are nothing new to motorists. The gas tax, road tolls, congestion pricing, registration fees, and even wheel taxes are commonplace. Congress is looking at us hungrily again as being ripe for the picking as it debates the final details of desperately needed transportation infrastructure funding. The idea is not new. In […]
June 20, 2021 • AUTO INDUSTRY,
Autonomous Car,
Bicyclist,
DRIVERLESS CARS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
GPS,
infrastructure,
INSURANCE,
LIDAR,
NEWSLETTER,
NHTSA,
PEDESTRIAN,
RADAR,
Ridesharing,
SAFETY,
speed limits,
Technology,
TRAFFIC CONGESTION,
V2V,
v2x By Gary Witzenburg, Automotive Senior Writer and Contributing Editor, President of the North American Car, Truck, and Utility of the Year, and NMA Member. Editor’s Note: HOUR Detroit Magazine has graciously permitted the NMA to publish this piece, which initially appeared in a slightly different version on its pages. Please read Part 1 from last […]
