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The Split-Speed Limit Effect: That “Oh Crap” Look on Drivers’ Faces: NMA E-Newsletter #548

July 14, 2019 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LEGISLATION, NEWSLETTER, NMA, OOIDA, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, Truck speed limiter

Split speed limits, where certain commercial vehicles such as large trucks are forced to travel at lower speeds than surrounding traffic, are anathema to truckers and car drivers alike. That is why the NMA and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) have often joined forces to oppose the posting of split speeds and the use […]

NMA Wrap Up of Legislative Activity, 2nd Quarter 2019: NMA E-Newsletter #547

July 7, 2019 • Automated Traffic Enforcement, CELL PHONE, civil asset forfeiture, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DRIVER EDUCATION, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, IDAHO, ILLEGAL SEARCH, INDIANA, LEGISLATION, LICENSE PLATE, MARYLAND, MISSOURI, MONTANA, MOVE OVER LAW, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW MEXICO, NEWSLETTER, NORTH DAKOTA, OKLAHOMA, RACIAL PROFILING, RED LIGHT CAMERA, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SCHOOL BUS, SCHOOL BUS CAMERA, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, Technology, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, TRAFFIC STOP, UTAH, VIRGINIA

April, May, and June were busy months in state legislatures where many of the bills affecting motorists that were introduced in the first quarter, or carried forward from last year, were resolved. The results were a mixed bag, but the biggest victory was a special one: Governor Greg Abbott of Texas signed into law House […]

Motorists in Court—Latest Court Case Updates from Around the Country: NMA E-Newsletter #544

June 16, 2019 • BLOOD WITHDRAWAL, COLORADO, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FOURTH AMENDMENT, GEORGIA, INDIANA, LEGISLATION, MASSACHUSETTS, NEWSLETTER, POLICING FOR PROFIT, REVENUE GENERATION, RHODE ISLAND, TEXAS, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, TOLL, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets, WISCONSIN

This time of year, many state legislatures have wrapped up their yearly bills, but courts never stop. Here are just some of the cases we have been tracking. The Colorado Supreme Court recently declared that an alert by a drug-sniffing police dog to detect marijuana and other drugs no longer provides probable cause for a […]

Predatory Towing Not Just an Inconvenience: NMA E-Newsletter #539

May 12, 2019 • civil asset forfeiture, Driver's License, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, ILLINOIS, LEGISLATION, NEWSLETTER, NMA, Predatory Towing, PUBLIC RECORDS, REVENUE GENERATION, TICKET FINES, TOWING, Traffic Tickets

Cities tow cars for many reasons. They are often towed when doubled parked or left in front of a fire hydrant. If there are too many parking tickets, cities will often boot first, and if the driver does not pay the tickets in a certain amount of time, the boot comes off, and the vehicle […]

Again, The Lines are Drawn in Ohio: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #536

April 21, 2019 • Automated Traffic Enforcement, CIVIL, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Gas Tax, LEGISLATION, NEWSLETTER, OHIO, Red-Light Camera, REVENUE GENERATION, Speed Cameras, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC CAMERA

In early April, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine approved an $8 billion, two-year transportation budget that included a 10.5 cents-per-gallon gas tax hike and a 19 cent hike on diesel fuel. Raising taxes is always controversial but what has the state’s mayors in a tizzy is something entirely different. When the governor signed off on the […]

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