January 25, 2015 • Driver's License,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
GEORGIA,
INSURANCE,
NEWSLETTER,
SOUTH CAROLINA,
SPEEDING,
SUPER SPEEDER,
TICKET FIGHTING,
TICKET FINES John Nettles probably didn’t give it a second thought when he got a speeding ticket in Ehrhardt, South Carolina, in 1997. Like most people, he simply paid it and moved on. But some 17 years later, that decision has cost him his job. It seems that Nettles’ ticket was never properly processed so it never […]
October 26, 2014 • DISTRACTED DRIVING,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
INSURANCE,
LEGISLATION,
NATIONAL,
NEWSLETTER,
PRIVACY,
SAFETY,
Technology,
V2V In a September e-newsletter we discussed how the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) was soliciting public comments about its proposal to create a national standard to require Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communications capability on all passenger cars and light trucks. NMA President Gary Biller submitted the following comments outlining the NMA’s concerns over this technology. You […]
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 […]
July 22, 2014 • 85TH PERCENTILE,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
IDAHO,
INSURANCE,
LEGISLATION,
NEWSLETTER,
SAFETY,
SPEED LIMIT,
TEXAS,
TICKET CAMERA,
UTAH AAA, formerly known as the American Automobile Association, was founded in 1901 to lobby for driver and passenger rights, fair laws, and safer vehicles. It has long since morphed into an insurance and financial services giant. If there is any doubt about that, check out its profile at Hoovers.com where AAA’s primary competitors are listed […]
May 11, 2014 • CELL PHONE,
CHECKPOINT,
DRIVER RESPONSIBILITY,
DUE PROCESS,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
EVENT DATA RECORDER,
Fuel Tax,
INSURANCE,
LICENSE,
NEWSLETTER,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
REVENUE GENERATION,
ROADBLOCK,
SEAT BELT,
SPEED CAMERA,
SPEED LIMIT,
SPEED TRAP,
SUPER SPEEDER,
TEXTING,
TOLL,
TOLL ROAD We are putting the finishing touches on “Motorists Beware: Ranking the States that Treat You Worst,” a NMA press release that will be issued to media outlets across the nation on May 19th during the run-up to the Memorial Day holiday weekend. All 50 states plus the District of Columbia are rated and compared across […]
