February 26, 2017 • ALPR,
CELL PHONE,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FOURTH AMENDMENT,
GPS TRACKING,
IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE,
MINNESOTA,
NEWSLETTER,
PRIVACY If you are one of 11,000 convicted drunk drivers in Minnesota, your car whereabouts are currently known through GPS tracking. Apparently, Department of Public Safety (DPS) officials had implemented a GPS location-tracking for interlock ignition systems without the backing of the state legislature. Representative Peggy Scott (R-Andover) says that when the legislature passed the interlock […]
May 10, 2015 • ALPR,
Corruption,
CRIMINAL,
DRIVER EDUCATION,
Driver's License,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
GPS TRACKING,
ILLEGAL SEARCH,
LICENSE PLATES,
NEWSLETTER,
PRIVACY,
Real ID,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
REVENUE GENERATION,
ROAD-USER FEES,
ROADBLOCK,
SAFETY,
SPEED LIMIT,
SPEED TRAP,
TICKET REVENUE,
TOLL,
TRAFFIC STOP Most websites, particularly those offering a product or service, have an About Us section. That is where curious online viewers can learn more about the website sponsor, albeit through a controlled narrative. For an advocacy organization like the NMA, About Us can serve multiple purposes. It can inform those who are thinking about becoming a […]
February 15, 2015 • ALPR,
CIVIL,
DELAWARE,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
GPS TRACKING,
MARYLAND,
NEW JERSEY,
NEW YORK,
NEWSLETTER,
PENNSYLVANIA,
PRIVACY,
ROAD-USER FEES On February 6, 2015, NMA President Gary Biller spoke to approximately 100 members of the Lehigh Valley Tea Party (LVTP) at their monthly meeting in the Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton area of eastern Pennsylvania. The presentation is part of an outreach program to mobilize more people, needed now more than ever, to fight for drivers’ rights. While the […]
The phrase “reasonable expectation of privacy” pops up a lot when discussing issues related to motorists and privacy. But what does it mean, and how does it apply to the daily business of driving? A reasonable expectation of privacy exists if 1) you have an expectation of privacy in a given situation and 2) your […]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has a vision for vehicle-to-vehicle communications and the role the technology will play in highway safety. In addition to issuing a lengthy report on the topic last month (DOT HS 812 014, Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications: Readiness of V2V Technology for Application), the federal agency is currently soliciting public comments […]
