May 10, 2015 • ALPR,
Corruption,
CRIMINAL,
DRIVER EDUCATION,
Driver's License,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
GPS TRACKING,
ILLEGAL SEARCH,
LICENSE PLATES,
NEWSLETTER,
PRIVACY,
Real ID,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
REVENUE GENERATION,
ROAD-USER FEES,
ROADBLOCK,
SAFETY,
SPEED LIMIT,
SPEED TRAP,
TICKET REVENUE,
TOLL,
TRAFFIC STOP Most websites, particularly those offering a product or service, have an About Us section. That is where curious online viewers can learn more about the website sponsor, albeit through a controlled narrative. For an advocacy organization like the NMA, About Us can serve multiple purposes. It can inform those who are thinking about becoming a […]
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is, in its own words, a federation of 50 affiliated state trucking associations and industry-related conferences/councils. It claims to be the voice of the U.S. trucking industry and, apparently now, for all U.S. vehicular traffic. The ATA, long a proponent of speed limiters on all trucks, has recently raised the […]
Time was when you could tune up your car with a few simple tools, a Chilton’s manual and some elbow grease. Not anymore. Today you almost need an IT degree just to pop the hood. And there’s a good reason for that. Modern vehicles incorporate complicated computers, electronic control units and multiple sensor arrays that […]
March 22, 2015 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
MICHIGAN,
MISSOURI,
NEWSLETTER,
REVENUE GENERATION,
SAFETY,
SPEED LIMIT,
SPEED TRAP,
TICKET FIGHTING,
TICKET FINES,
TICKET QUOTA,
TICKET REVENUE The NMA’s ever vigilant Michigan contingent sent us this article about a startup company that has made it even easier for the traffic justice system to hoover up your hard-earned money. The company, Court Innovations, has developed a web-based app that lets traffic ticket recipients negotiate court settlements remotely, instead of showing up in court […]
March 15, 2015 • CALIFORNIA,
DRIVER RESPONSIBILITY,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEW YORK,
NEWSLETTER,
REVENUE GENERATION,
SAFETY,
SPEED CAMERA,
SPEED LIMIT,
VISION ZERO,
VMT Vision Zero came to America last year with the election of New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, who campaigned on the promise to eliminate all traffic fatalities in the five boroughs within 10 years. His program for doing so, known as Vision Zero, relies on the usual complement of command-and-control traffic safety interventions, such as: […]
