December 16, 2018 • 85TH PERCENTILE,
Automatic Traffic Enforcement,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
INSURANCE,
Insurance Company,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
REVENUE GENERATION,
SAFETY,
SPEED LIMIT,
TICKET FINES,
TICKET REVENUE,
VISION ZERO From guest writer Ian Tootill, who is co-founder of the grassroots British Columbia motorists advocacy group SENSE BC (or Safety by Education and Not Speed Enforcement). SENSE BC and the NMA are kindred spirits, with SENSE advocating for sensible driving standards for more than 23 years and the NMA for over 36. The issues facing […]
Randy LoBasso, policy manager at the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, loves to hate the National Motorists Association. We are often the bogeyman he uses as a counterpoint to his pro-bicyclist, Vision Zero, anti-car rhetoric. For instance: “Let’s understand what the National Motorists Association is: An extremist fringe group that thrives on emotional explanations to […]
October 28, 2018 • CALIFORNIA,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Gas Tax,
LETTER WRITING,
New York City,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
POLICING FOR PROFIT,
Red-Light Camera,
Road Diet,
SAFETY,
SPEED LIMIT,
SPEED TRAP,
TEXAS,
TOLL,
TOLL ROAD,
VISION ZERO Even though drivers constitute what should be the largest voting block in the country, you would never know it by apathetic motorists who drive blissfully unaware until they are confronted with the reality of the war on cars—which is essentially an effort to get people out of their cars for good through regulations that impede […]
October 14, 2018 • CALIFORNIA,
COLORADO,
Digital Driver's License,
DMV,
Driver's License,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
HAWAII,
IDAHO,
MINNESOTA,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
NORTH CAROLINA,
Real ID,
TEXAS For years, comedians have made fun of long lines at the DMV (Departments of Motor Vehicles), but you know what…it’s not really funny anymore. The widespread problem seems to be three-fold. · Short term: A number of states are now under a tight deadline to implement REAL ID and motorists must apply for one in […]
Ivan Sever, Life Member and former NMA Massachusetts State Coordinator, has never been one to sit back and just take it. About a year ago, the Salem City Council voted to lower the speed limit on Swampscott Road, a busy route driven frequently by Sever, from 40 to 25 mph. No speed study, no discussion, […]
