178 Alerts From the SAFETY Tag

Pedestrians must be Accountable for their own Safety: NMA E-Newsletter #342

August 2, 2015 • CELL PHONE, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LETTER WRITING, NEWSLETTER, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SOCIAL NETWORKING

Last week’s newsletter on whether pedestrians should take responsibility for their own safety garnered many thoughtful member responses. We thought we would share a few with you. From Dick Goodwin, New Hampshire: Excellent article! And so true. Most pedestrians seem to have at least a small interest in self-preservation, but all too many apparently think […]

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If it Walks Like a Duck: NMA E-Newsletter #341

July 26, 2015 • COMMUNITY, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, NEWSLETTER, NORTH CAROLINA, SAFETY, VISION ZERO, WASHINGTON D.C.

Summer is the time when communities across the country conduct their annual crosswalk sting operations in which undercover police officers walk out into busy intersections hoping they won’t get run over. The purpose is to ticket passing drivers who fail to yield to, or stop for, the “pedestrian” in the crosswalk. Locally, the unlucky undercover […]

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Red-Light Cameras Suffer another Crushing Blow: NMA E-Newsletter #339

July 12, 2015 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, NEWSLETTER, RED LIGHT CAMERA, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SHORT YELLOW LIGHT, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC CAMERA, YELLOW LIGHT, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING, YELLOW LIGHTS

News of another city dropping its red-light camera program may not seem like a big deal these days. It is, however, when that city is in the proverbial belly of the red-light camera beast. We’re talking about Tallahassee, the capital of Florida, home to dozens of camera company lobbyists and control center for a massive […]

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The Helping Hands of Highway Safety: NMA E-Newsletter #334

June 7, 2015 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, SAFETY, WISCONSIN

Summer is almost here and that means you’ll be sharing the road with more motorcycles in the months ahead. We encourage you to stay sharp and to follow the safety tips we’ve previously published here. To help with that, we’d like to share an interesting graphic we ran across from ABATE of Wisconsin, the statewide […]

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NMA E-Newsletter #331: The Tradeoffs of Driverless Cars

May 17, 2015 • CALIFORNIA, DRIVERLESS CARS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, INSURANCE, LEGISLATION, MICHIGAN, NEVADA, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, SAFETY, Technology

No development in the auto industry has attracted more attention lately than the prospect of driverless cars. And with good reason. Driverless car advocates promise many potential benefits including safer roads, less congestion, greater mobility and convenience, and lower insurance costs. As we pointed out in our summer 2013 Driving Freedoms cover story, driverless cars […]

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