June 20, 2021 • AUTO INDUSTRY,
Autonomous Car,
Bicyclist,
DRIVERLESS CARS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
GPS,
infrastructure,
INSURANCE,
LIDAR,
NEWSLETTER,
NHTSA,
PEDESTRIAN,
RADAR,
Ridesharing,
SAFETY,
speed limits,
Technology,
TRAFFIC CONGESTION,
V2V,
v2x By Gary Witzenburg, Automotive Senior Writer and Contributing Editor, President of the North American Car, Truck, and Utility of the Year, and NMA Member. Editor’s Note: HOUR Detroit Magazine has graciously permitted the NMA to publish this piece, which initially appeared in a slightly different version on its pages. Please read Part 1 from last […]
June 13, 2021 • AUTO INDUSTRY,
Autonomous Car,
Bicyclist,
CROSSWALK,
Electric Vehicle,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
GPS,
LIDAR,
NEWSLETTER,
PEDESTRIAN,
RADAR,
Ridesharing,
SAFETY,
Technology,
TRAFFIC CONGESTION,
TRAFFIC SIGNAL By Gary Witzenburg, Automotive Senior Writer and Contributing Editor, President of the North American Car, Truck, and Utility of the Year, and NMA Member. Editor’s Note: HOUR Detroit Magazine has graciously permitted the NMA to publish this piece, which initially appeared in a slightly different version on its pages. Part 2 will be presented in […]
June 6, 2021 • Congestion Pricing,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
ETL,
Gas Tax,
KANSAS,
LEGISLATION,
MASS TRANSIT,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
Road Diets,
TOLL,
Toll Roads,
TOLLING,
TRAFFIC CALMING,
TRAFFIC CONGESTION,
Traffic Safety By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director On a recent Saturday evening, I spoke at a concerned-citizen Zoom meeting on the planned express toll lanes for US Highway 69 in Overland Park, Kansas. In researching the topic and listening to local residents and commuters, I thought it would be appropriate to write about the difficulty in […]
Over the past two years, insurance rates for trucking companies have increased an average of 20 to 25 percent. Umbrella or excess liability policies have increased even more—over 75 percent—which forces most trucking companies to carry less coverage. By federal law, all commercial haulers must carry $750,000 in liability insurance, which won’t cover most jury […]
A number of recent NMA e-newsletters and national email alerts to members have focused on the seismic event brewing with the national standard for traffic control devices: The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) proposed federal rule to massively overhaul the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Among the myriad recommendations are changes to speed zoning […]
