February 8, 2015 • CALIFORNIA,
DELAWARE,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
ILLINOIS,
LANE COURTESY,
LETTER WRITING,
MINNESOTA,
NEWSLETTER,
OKLAHOMA,
ROADBLOCK Last week’s e-newsletter really stirred up member response with an overwhelming number of you rejecting the Seattle driver’s approach to trying to single-handedly wipe out traffic jams and backups. The consensus was that he was obstructing traffic and should have stayed in the far right lane to let faster traffic pass. We agree. Here are […]
The NMA continues to advocate for motorists’ rights at the national, state and local level. Legislatures across the country took up a broad range of motorists’ issues in the second half of 2014. Here’s a brief summary of the driving-related issues we addressed. California Opposed Assembly Bill 1646 which would add a violation point for texting […]
Editor’s Note: A member in Kissimmee, Florida, recently sent this letter to a county official questioning the county’s motives for employing red-light cameras. Note how the writer makes it personal by telling his own story. It’s a great example that may help you as you reach out to your public officials about motorists’ issues that […]
September 28, 2014 • ALPR,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Gas Tax,
LETTER WRITING,
NEWSLETTER,
PRIVACY,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
ROADBLOCK,
SPEED CAMERA,
SPEED LIMIT,
TICKET QUOTA,
TOLL ROAD For better or worse, election season is upon us. That means it’s the perfect time to find out where your elected officials stand on a variety of motorists’ rights issues. Your local, state and federal representatives all have an obligation to respond to any reasonable question you pose. Pick the issues important to you and […]
January 5, 2014 • ALERT,
DISTRACTED DRIVING,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
ETHANOL,
LETTER WRITING,
NEWSLETTER,
PRIMA FACIE,
RENTAL CAR,
ROUNDABOUT,
SCHOOL BUS,
TSA,
YELLOW LIGHT TIMING 260 is an impressive number if we say so ourselves. It represents five full years of weekly e-newsletters issued by the NMA—260 consecutive weeks without ever missing a publication date. From the first issue that kicked things off on January 13, 2009, we have strived to inform, amuse, anger and generally incite reactions from our […]
