December 27, 2015 • CALIFORNIA,
Driver's License,
DRIVERLESS CARS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
LICENSE,
NEWSLETTER,
PRIVACY,
SAFETY,
SPEED LIMIT,
Technology We see many news stories touting the potential benefits of driverless cars: increased mobility for the elderly, congestion mitigation and safer roads to name a few. But amid the enthusiasm, we ran across two stories this week that illustrate the conflicts and contradictions that arise when trying to reconcile the role driverless cars will play […]
December 20, 2015 • CELL PHONE,
CIVIL FORFEITURE,
CONNECTICUT,
DISTRACTED DRIVING,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
LANE COURTESY,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA Foundation,
ROADBLOCK,
SAFETY,
SEAT BELT,
SPEED TRAP,
SPEEDING,
TEXTING,
TICKET QUOTA,
TRAFFIC STOP Record numbers of Americans are expected to hit the road this holiday season. Couple that with the inevitable bad weather and overbearing traffic enforcement, and we thought it made sense to provide this holiday travel checklist—NMA style. Be Prepared: Pack a roadside safety kit in case you find yourself stranded, especially in bad weather. Pick […]
December 13, 2015 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEWSLETTER,
PUBLIC RECORDS,
REVENUE GENERATION,
SAFETY,
TICKET FIGHTING,
TICKET QUOTA,
TICKET REVENUE,
TRAFFIC CAMERA,
TRAFFIC STOP,
VIDEOTAPING In football, it pays to scout the competition. The same holds true when it comes to fighting tickets. With that in mind, we’d like to review some interesting articles we found on policeone.com, which is a news and information site targeted toward police officers. The site is definitely worth a look because the content reflects […]
December 6, 2015 • 85TH PERCENTILE,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEWSLETTER,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
REVENUE GENERATION,
RIGHT-TURN-ON-RED,
SAFETY,
SHORT YELLOW LIGHT,
SPEED LIMIT,
TICKET CAMERA,
TICKET FINES,
TICKET REVENUE,
YELLOW LIGHT,
YELLOW LIGHT TIMING,
YELLOW LIGHTS Editor’s Note: The NMA has a long tradition of calling out the AAA for its often contradictory or hypocritical stances on important motorists’ issues such as improperly set speed limits and the use of red-light cameras. NMA Foundation Executive Director Jim Walker has often led the charge as he did recently with this letter to […]
The NMA just launched its latest salvo in the speed trap wars with the following press release that ranks the Worst Speed Trap states in the country. The goal is to call attention to “Policing for Profit” wherever we see it and to expose the worst offenders. Not coincidentally, this is also the theme for […]
