March 27, 2016 • 85TH PERCENTILE,
ARIZONA,
CALIFORNIA,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FLORIDA,
LEGISLATION,
LETTER WRITING,
MASSACHUSETTS,
MICHIGAN,
NEWSLETTER,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
REVENUE GENERATION,
RIGHT-TURN-ON-RED,
SCHOOL BUS CAMERA,
SPEED LIMIT,
TEXAS,
TICKET CAMERA,
TICKET FINES,
TICKET REVENUE,
TOWING,
WEST VIRGINIA The NMA continues to advocate for motorists’ rights at the national, state and local level. Legislatures across the country took up a broad range of motorists’ issues in the first quarter of 2016. Here’s a brief summary of the driving-related issues we addressed. Arizona Opposed House Bill 2366 which would revise Arizona’s red-light camera law […]
September 14, 2014 • BAC,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
INSURANCE,
MASSACHUSETTS,
NATIONAL,
NEWSLETTER,
SAFETY,
SCHOOL BUS CAMERA,
WYOMING By a Massachusetts NMA Member I’ve been impressed with NMA’s diligence for years now, but I think you might need to take a closer look at slide three of the presentation at http://www.alcoholstats.com/uploads/DrunkDrivingStatistics.pdf before jumping into the politicized waters surrounding DUI and the BAC threshold. If I’m reading the chart correctly, in 2010 the total number of […]
September 7, 2014 • DISTRACTED DRIVING,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA Foundation,
SAFETY,
SCHOOL BUS,
SCHOOL BUS CAMERA,
TICKET CAMERA,
VIRGINIA Editor’s Note: The ticket camera companies are masters at exploiting the public’s emotional responses to traffic accidents and fatalities. Nothing like conjuring up a little fear and outrage to sell a few “safety” cameras, especially when the potential victims are school children. Nowhere is this cynicism more apparent than with school bus “stop arm” cameras […]
March 23, 2014 • CALIFORNIA,
Driver's License,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FLORIDA,
ILLINOIS,
INDIANA,
Kentucky,
LEGISLATION,
MICHIGAN,
MISSOURI,
NEWSLETTER,
OHIO,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
SCHOOL BUS,
SCHOOL BUS CAMERA,
SPEED CAMERA,
SPEED LIMIT,
TICKET CAMERA,
TRAFFIC CAMERA,
VIRGINIA,
WASHINGTON The NMA continues to advocate for motorists’ rights at the national, state and local level. Legislatures across the country took up a broad range of motorists’ issues in the first quarter of 2014. Here’s a brief summary of the driving-related issues we addressed. California Opposed efforts by the Elk Grove City Council to renew its […]
January 27, 2014 • DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
KANSAS,
NEWSLETTER,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
SAFETY,
SCHOOL BUS,
SCHOOL BUS CAMERA,
Technology,
TRAFFIC CAMERA The good news is that the tide is turning against red-light cameras. Camera operators have been plagued by scandal, mismanagement and public backlash. As a result, the number of cities employing red-light cameras has dropped from 700 in 2011 to 500 today—a 28 percent decrease. The bad news is that the camera companies have found […]
