The implementation of Vision Zero programs, with the goal of eliminating all traffic fatalities through various means including reducing vehicle speed and movement, is spreading to many U.S. cities seemingly without concern for cost. If Vision Zero had a goal of minimizing road deaths rather than the unrealistic plan to eliminate them all (as if […]
July 15, 2018 • CROSSWALK,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
MASS TRANSIT,
New York City,
NEWSLETTER,
NHTSA,
NMA,
PEDESTRIAN,
SAFETY,
SPEED CAMERA,
SPEED LIMIT,
TRAFFIC SIGNAL,
VISION ZERO by Gary Biller, NMA President One valuable piece of analytical advice that has stuck with me in the many ─ too many ─ years since attending engineering school and participating in the requisite lab experiments is “let the data lead you to a proper solution.” With that thought in mind, let’s look at the following […]
July 8, 2018 • ALPR,
Automatic Traffic Enforcement,
Corruption,
Drone,
DUE PROCESS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FLORIDA,
Insurance Company,
LICENSE PLATES,
MARYLAND,
NEWSLETTER,
NHTSA,
Red-Light Camera,
SAFETY,
SCHOOL BUS,
SCHOOL BUS CAMERA,
SPEED CAMERA,
TICKET CAMERA,
TICKET REVENUE,
YELLOW LIGHT TIMING As we continue the march toward the publication of the 520th consecutive weekly issue of the NMA e-newsletter later this year, we will on occasion highlight reader favorites over these past ten years. The first installment, NMA E-Newsletter #486, focused on discussions of speed limits. Here we take on the second-most covered newsletter topic through […]
Sunday December 30, 2018. While most of us will be in the midst of holiday season preparations, for the NMA it will mark a momentous occasion for another reason. On that date─unless this notice just jinxed it─we will be publishing Issue #520, marking ten years of uninterrupted home delivery of weekly NMA e-newsletters. The range […]
April 29, 2018 • ACLU,
Automatic Traffic Enforcement,
Drone,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Facial Recognition,
ILLINOIS,
LEGISLATION,
LOS ANGELES,
NEWSLETTER,
POLICING FOR PROFIT,
PRIVACY,
SAFETY,
Technology,
TRAFFIC STOP Traffic stops are often one of the most dangerous situations for law enforcement (not to mention for motorists as many recent events have proven). The unknown can escalate a situation beyond safe. Police departments are now turning to drones to help alleviate some of the danger involved. Under tight regulations, drones can indeed become a […]
