August 14, 2022 • ADAS,
Automated Vehicle,
Automotive Industry,
DRIVER EDUCATION,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEWSLETTER,
NHTSA,
SAFETY,
Technology,
Traffic Safety Automakers and safety advocates have pushed for more Advanced Driver Assist Systems (ADAS) on new vehicles for years. But is this burgeoning technology safe? A June National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) report indicated that over 400 accidents have occurred in the past year directly due to the failure or inappropriate use of ADAS. Those […]
August 7, 2022 • Automated Traffic Enforcement,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEWSLETTER,
Parking,
Parking Meters,
PPP,
Public Private Partnership,
Red-Light Cameras,
REVENUE GENERATION,
Speed Cameras,
SPEED LIMIT,
Technology,
TICKET REVENUE,
TOLL ROAD,
Traffic Tickets,
VISION ZERO As of 2022, 61 years are left on the 75-year parking meter lease now held by the Chicago Parking Meters LLC. A recent city audit stated that the private company had already recouped its entire $1.16 billion investment plus $502.5 million more. According to a recent Chicago Sun-Times article, Chicago parking meter revenue is back […]
By Stewart Price, NMA Programs Officer All of us are gradually going deaf. The world is getting louder save for the isolationists that have gone off the grid. Could that prompt Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and law enforcement to make sirens louder? Should flashing lights burn brighter and more intensely to capture our attention? For […]
July 24, 2022 • Bicycle,
Bicyclist,
Electric Vehicle,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Fuel Tax,
HIGH OCCUPANCY,
Highway Trust Fund,
Induced Demand,
MASS TRANSIT,
mileage-based user fee,
NEWSLETTER,
PRIVACY,
speed limits,
TOLL,
tolls,
TRAFFIC CONGESTION by Sherman Johnson, NMA Maryland Member Editor’s Note: NMA e-newsletters and blog posts that stir debate serve the valuable purpose of creating conversation that often leads to a better understanding of the issues at hand. Sherman Johnson’s response to The Automobile Won (Part 1, NMA E-Newsletter #702, and Part 2, #703) follows. The NMA’s stance […]
July 17, 2022 • CELL PHONE,
Drone,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Facial Recognition,
Fuel Tax,
Gas Tax,
LANE COURTESY,
LEGISLATION,
NEWSLETTER,
Photo Enforcement,
Red-Light Cameras,
School Bus Stop Arm Cameras,
Speed Cameras,
SPEED LIMIT,
TICKET QUOTA,
TICKET REVENUE,
Traffic Tickets The January through June legislative activity at the state and national levels is complete. It is worth reviewing a report card of bills resolved during the period, motorist-related legislation that we followed. Overall, 38 bills that the NMA supported or opposed met the fate we desired as opposed to 21 that went against our wishes. […]
