106 Alerts From the NMA Tag

The Legal Obliteration of Due Process: NMA E-Newsletter #642

May 2, 2021 • Automated Camera Tickets, CALIFORNIA, Driver's License, DUE PROCESS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LEGISLATION, NEWSLETTER, NMA, SCHOOL BUS, TICKET FINES

Coercion is an ugly word, but lawmakers have been known to use it as a blunt weapon to force compliance by the very people they represent. The latest and all-too-blatant example of legislative intimidation is contained within California Senate Bill 111. While this bill is about the use of school bus automated enforcement, a topic […]

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More Hands on Deck: NMA E-Newsletter #641

April 25, 2021 • Bicyclist, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FHWA, MUTCD, NEWSLETTER, NMA, PEDESTRIAN, Road Safety, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT, Stop Signs, TRAFFIC SIGNAL

Member response to the NMA’s April 13th email alert and last week’s newsletter, All Hands on Deck, #640, has been tremendous. This grassroots campaign is focused on convincing the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) that key components of its planned update to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) will make the roads less, not […]

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All Hands on Deck: NMA E-Newsletter #640

April 18, 2021 • 85TH PERCENTILE, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FHWA, MUTCD, NEWSLETTER, NMA, Road Safety, SPEED LIMIT

In Equity and Sustainability, NMA E-Newsletter #637, we noted the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) introduction of a proposed federal rule that would constitute the first major revision of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) since 2009. Major is putting it lightly, and lightly is not how we can afford to treat it. The […]

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Paradise Ticket Quota Extreme: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #636

March 21, 2021 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, HAWAII, NEWSLETTER, NMA, SPEED TRAP, SPEEDING, TICKET QUOTA, Traffic Safety, Traffic Tickets

Multiple times a year, the US Department of Transportation issues grants to states for specific traffic enforcement programs. That money trickles down to cities so they can pay officers overtime. Honolulu police officers are currently participating in one such grant program this month. To measure the program’s effectiveness, the Honolulu Police Department wants officers to […]

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The Consequences of Ignoring the Law: NMA E-Newsletter #628

January 24, 2021 • DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FOURTH AMENDMENT, MICHIGAN, NEWSLETTER, NMA, SPEED LIMIT, TRAFFIC STOP

At the urging of the late motorists’ advocate extraordinaire, Jim Walker, the NMA provided grant support for the defense of a Michigan man pulled over for driving over the speed limit in 2015. This wasn’t your typical speeding case, as illustrated by final closure earlier this month when the state Supreme Court declined to take […]

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