September 28, 2014 • ALPR,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Gas Tax,
LETTER WRITING,
NEWSLETTER,
PRIVACY,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
ROADBLOCK,
SPEED CAMERA,
SPEED LIMIT,
TICKET QUOTA,
TOLL ROAD For better or worse, election season is upon us. That means it’s the perfect time to find out where your elected officials stand on a variety of motorists’ rights issues. Your local, state and federal representatives all have an obligation to respond to any reasonable question you pose. Pick the issues important to you and […]
May 11, 2014 • CELL PHONE,
CHECKPOINT,
DRIVER RESPONSIBILITY,
DUE PROCESS,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
EVENT DATA RECORDER,
Fuel Tax,
INSURANCE,
LICENSE,
NEWSLETTER,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
REVENUE GENERATION,
ROADBLOCK,
SEAT BELT,
SPEED CAMERA,
SPEED LIMIT,
SPEED TRAP,
SUPER SPEEDER,
TEXTING,
TOLL,
TOLL ROAD We are putting the finishing touches on “Motorists Beware: Ranking the States that Treat You Worst,” a NMA press release that will be issued to media outlets across the nation on May 19th during the run-up to the Memorial Day holiday weekend. All 50 states plus the District of Columbia are rated and compared across […]
April 28, 2014 • ARIZONA,
CALIFORNIA,
CELL PHONE,
CHECKPOINT,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
GPS TRACKING,
LICENSE PLATES,
MASSACHUSETTS,
NEWSLETTER,
PRIVACY,
ROADBLOCK,
Technology Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? (From the Latin: Who’s watching the watchmen?) Think about the web of surveillance that surrounds our daily lives: Google tracks our online behavior. The cable company knows what we watch on TV. Our smart phones track our movements. Government agencies monitor our electronic communications and take pictures of our vehicle license […]
March 3, 2014 • CELL PHONE,
Driver's License,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
ILLEGAL SEARCH,
INSURANCE,
LICENSE PLATES,
NEWSLETTER,
RADAR DETECTOR,
ROADBLOCK,
SPEED LIMIT,
SPEED TRAP,
TICKET FIGHTING,
TRAFFIC STOP It seems that more and more traffic stops these days are escalating into situations beyond the driver’s control. (See the Winter 2014 edition of Driving Freedoms — “We Are All Suspects” — for some jaw-dropping examples.) Knowing how to act during a stop can keep you out of serious trouble. But you also need to know […]
