November 8, 2020 • Bicycle,
CELL PHONE,
DISTRACTED DRIVING,
DRIVERLESS CARS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEWSLETTER,
NHTSA,
NTSB,
PEDESTRIAN,
Road Safety,
SAFETY,
Technology By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director For years, an ongoing debate has been raging in the media about who would be responsible when a driverless vehicle injured or killed another road user. Perhaps, we will soon have the answer. In March 2018, Elaine Herzberg jaywalked from a center median with her bicycle across a dark […]
By Tom Pearson, NMA Alabama Member Editor’s Note: The issue of abolishing jaywalking regulations, particularly where high-volume, inner-city streets are concerned, is a tricky one. In last week’s NMA E-Newsletter, #615, Arthur Miller made a compelling case that road safety suffers when one set of users (pedestrians) can cross the street whenever and wherever they like, […]
October 25, 2020 • Bicyclist,
CELL PHONE,
DISTRACTED DRIVING,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
INSURANCE,
Jaywalking,
LEGISLATION,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
PEDESTRIAN,
RACIAL PROFILING,
Road Safety,
SAFETY,
Speed Cameras,
Traffic Safety,
Traffic stops,
VISION ZERO By guest writer Arthur Miller, NYC NMA Member, traffic attorney, and co-owner of the New York Truck Stop website and podcast. The foundation of road safety for all users, motor vehicles, and pedestrians alike, is order and predictability. One of the most dangerous scenarios for a driver lawfully proceeding under power is when someone jaywalks […]
At best, it is a lazy assumption. At worst, there is an agenda at play, facts be damned. In late August, the engineering firm Sam Schwartz issued a release, “First Look at 2020 Traffic Fatality Rates Shows Sharp Spike,” that ascribes an uptick in the US traffic fatality rate over the first six months of […]
August 2, 2020 • civil asset forfeiture,
Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform,
DRIVER EDUCATION,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
ILLEGAL SEARCH,
LEGISLATION,
NEWSLETTER,
POLICING FOR PROFIT,
RACIAL PROFILING,
REVENUE GENERATION,
Road Safety,
SPEED TRAP,
TICKET FINES,
TICKET QUOTA,
TICKET REVENUE,
TRAFFIC STOP,
Traffic Tickets 2020 has undoubtedly been a tough year for all of us. The COVID-19 crisis has changed many aspects of our lives, and so have the protests around the world in the wake of George Floyd’s death. At first, the protests were against police brutality, and now they have turned into calls for police reform. Much […]
