As we have noted prominently in recent newsletters and email action alerts, the Federal Highway Administration has recommended sweeping changes to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). In Equity and Sustainability (NMA E-Newsletter #637), we criticized the appropriation of those terms, particularly ‘equity,’ to demand broad restrictions on drivers and driving. NMA Director […]
31 Alerts From the MISSOURI Tag
Equity and the MUTCD: NMA E-Newsletter #644
May 16, 2021 • Automated Traffic Enforcement, CROSSWALK, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FHWA, MISSOURI, MUTCD, NEWSLETTER, RACIAL PROFILING, REVENUE GENERATION, speed limits, Stop Signs, Traffic stops, Traffic Tickets, WASHINGTON D.C.
So What Happens if We Don’t Want Them? NMA E-Newsletter #581
March 1, 2020 • ARIZONA, Autonomous Car, Connected Vehicles, DRIVERLESS CARS, drones, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Fuel, infrastructure, LEGISLATION, MISSOURI, NEWSLETTER, OOIDA, Road Rage, SAFETY, Technology
In August 2019, 20 truckers with nine trucks held a rally at the Missouri State Capital, protesting the safety of autonomous trucks. They were there to support a bill on the drafting table by State Representative Mike Moon. Downshift to this year’s state legislative session; Moon sponsored and introduced a bill that would require a […]
Are We Slinking Ever Closer to a Universal Road User Charge? Part 3—Regional and Local Efforts: NMA E-Newsletter #551
August 4, 2019 • CALIFORNIA, DELAWARE, Electric Vehicle, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FHWA, Fuel, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, HAWAII, infrastructure, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEWSLETTER, NORTH CAROLINA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, PRIVACY, Road User Charge, SAFETY, Technology, UTAH, VIRGINIA, VMT, VMT Tax
In Parts One and Two of this series, Are We Slinking Ever Closer to a Universal Road User Charge?, we explored what is happening on the national level and in Congress respectively. Road User Charges (RUC) are also called Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax (VMT) or Mileage-Based User Fees (MBUF). A number of states are experimenting […]
Are We Slinking Ever Closer to a Universal Road User Charge? Part 2—Congress: NMA E-Newsletter #550
July 28, 2019 • CALIFORNIA, DRIVERLESS CARS, Electric Vehicle, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, infrastructure, MICHIGAN, MISSOURI, NEWSLETTER, OREGON, REVENUE GENERATION, Road Usage Charge, TOLL ROAD, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, VISION ZERO, VMT, VMT Tax
Last week, in Part one of Are We Slinking Ever Closer to a Universal Road User Charge?, we examined the efforts of various groups that are currently pushing road user fees onto the American public. (A road user charge or RUC is also commonly referred to as the Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax or VMT Tax […]
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 […]
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