March 31, 2019 • ALPR,
Automated Traffic Enforcement,
Driver's License,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
GEORGIA,
LANE COURTESY,
LEGISLATION,
MARYLAND,
MISSISSIPPI,
NEW JERSEY,
NEW YORK,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
NORTH DAKOTA,
RADAR,
RADAR DETECTOR,
ROADBLOCK,
SCHOOL BUS,
SPEED LIMIT,
TICKET FINES,
TRAFFIC CAMERA,
TRAFFIC SIGNAL,
UTAH,
VIRGINIA,
WEST VIRGINIA Today we complete the first full calendar quarter of reporting motorist-related activity that is passing through state and federal legislatures. The NMA Bill/Regulation Tracker (Bill Tracker) was introduced in the Winter 2019 issue of Driving Freedoms and went live on Motorists.org in early January when most states began new legislative sessions. Only three months in […]
In September 2014, the National Motorists Association sent a letter of complaint to then-Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi about predatory practices by rental car companies in the state related to toll service charges. The NMA letter included a petition calling for reform and compensation signed by several hundred association members. The Consumer Protection Division (CPD) […]
March 10, 2019 • ACLU,
CALIFORNIA,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
ILLEGAL SEARCH,
ILLINOIS,
INDIANA,
INSURANCE,
Insurance Company,
IOWA,
LICENSE PLATE,
MINNESOTA,
Motorcycle,
NEW JERSEY,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
OHIO,
OOIDA,
PENNSYLVANIA,
RACIAL PROFILING,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
RENTAL CAR,
TEXAS,
TICKET CAMERA,
TOLL,
TOLL ROAD,
TOLLING,
TRAFFIC STOP,
Traffic Tickets,
VERMONT Many motorist rights court cases have made news in the past three months. Last week, we presented the first part of this update that focused on federal court decisions, and a few from the US Supreme Court. This week, we are diving into key motorist-related cases in state supreme or appellate courts. Our hope is […]
March 3, 2019 • ARIZONA,
ARKANSAS,
BLOOD WITHDRAWAL,
CAF,
CHECKPOINT,
civil asset forfeiture,
CIVIL FORFEITURE,
DUE PROCESS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Fourteenth Amendment,
FOURTH AMENDMENT,
GEORGIA,
Implied Consent,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
TEXAS,
TRAFFIC STOP Motorist rights cases have made news and even history recently. There have been so many as of late, we are dedicating two separate newsletters to provide some insight on the legal rulings that are affecting drivers around the country. This week’s newsletter focuses on recent rulings and pending US Supreme Court and federal court cases. […]
February 24, 2019 • DELAWARE,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEW JERSEY,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
OOIDA,
PENNSYLVANIA,
Pennsylvania Turnpike PennDOT,
REVENUE GENERATION,
TOLL,
TOLLING Abuses by tolling authorities continue to mount. The lawsuit filed last year in U.S. District Court by Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and the NMA against the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission for collecting inflated tolls to pay for projects unrelated to the operation and maintenance of the Turnpike continues under the purview of a federal judge. She […]
