178 Alerts From the SAFETY Tag

The March to Automation: Feedback on the Advent of Driverless Car Technology: NMA E-Newsletter #384

May 22, 2016 • COLORADO, DRIVERLESS CARS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, MICHIGAN, MONTANA, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT, Technology

The response to our e-newsletter of two weeks ago (Zombie Drivers – Say What?: NMA E-Newsletter #382) has been considerable.  That overall interest in the topic of driverless cars is also reflected by the daily influx of related stories to the NMA newsfeeds that fuel the Driving News sections of our Motorists.org state pages. Before […]

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What’s Wrong with Airbags?: NMA E-Newsletter #383

May 15, 2016 • AIRBAGS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, INSURANCE, NEWSLETTER, SAFETY, SEAT BELT, TEXAS

By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director If you drive a car manufactured after 2003, you probably have smart frontal airbags whether you want them or not.  This is a fact of life since frontal airbags have been mandated by the Federal Government. The Federal Highway Administration reports that in 2011, 96% of all new cars had […]

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Zombie Drivers – Say What?: NMA E-Newsletter #382

May 8, 2016 • DRIVERLESS CARS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, SAFETY, Technology

We dedicated the Spring 2016 issue of Driving Freedoms to the exploration of various aspects of the technological march toward driverless, interconnected vehicles. There are some distinct safety benefits to be realized through automation and connectivity – intersection movement assist for instance – but there are also very real concerns. There are five classifications of […]

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History Repeating Itself: NMA E-Newsletter #381

May 1, 2016 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, IIHS, INSURANCE, NEWSLETTER, NMSL, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT

By Gary Biller, NMA President My indoctrination to NMA affairs was immediate when I joined the organization in July 2009.  The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, that bastion of the auto insurance industry, had just released a report titled, Long Term Effects of Repealing the National Maximum Speed Limit (NMSL) in the United States.  The […]

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Dangerous Drivers Come in Many Forms: NMA E-Newsletter #377

April 3, 2016 • DRIVER EDUCATION, DRIVER RESPONSIBILITY, DRIVERLESS CARS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, OREGON, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT

We came across an interesting piece the other day on The Truth About Cars website. Writer Seth Parks discusses the problems associated with fearful drivers and goes so far as to claim that fearful drivers “are the greatest ignored danger on the road today.” Overly cautious drivers are all around us, and they do pose […]

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