The implementation of Vision Zero programs, with the goal of eliminating all traffic fatalities through various means including reducing vehicle speed and movement, is spreading to many U.S. cities seemingly without concern for cost. If Vision Zero had a goal of minimizing road deaths rather than the unrealistic plan to eliminate them all (as if […]
July 15, 2018 • CROSSWALK,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
MASS TRANSIT,
New York City,
NEWSLETTER,
NHTSA,
NMA,
PEDESTRIAN,
SAFETY,
SPEED CAMERA,
SPEED LIMIT,
TRAFFIC SIGNAL,
VISION ZERO by Gary Biller, NMA President One valuable piece of analytical advice that has stuck with me in the many ─ too many ─ years since attending engineering school and participating in the requisite lab experiments is “let the data lead you to a proper solution.” With that thought in mind, let’s look at the following […]
July 8, 2018 • ALPR,
Automatic Traffic Enforcement,
Corruption,
Drone,
DUE PROCESS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FLORIDA,
Insurance Company,
LICENSE PLATES,
MARYLAND,
NEWSLETTER,
NHTSA,
Red-Light Camera,
SAFETY,
SCHOOL BUS,
SCHOOL BUS CAMERA,
SPEED CAMERA,
TICKET CAMERA,
TICKET REVENUE,
YELLOW LIGHT TIMING As we continue the march toward the publication of the 520th consecutive weekly issue of the NMA e-newsletter later this year, we will on occasion highlight reader favorites over these past ten years. The first installment, NMA E-Newsletter #486, focused on discussions of speed limits. Here we take on the second-most covered newsletter topic through […]
February 4, 2018 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FOIA,
MARYLAND,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
NMA Foundation,
PUBLIC RECORDS,
Red-Light Camera,
SHORT YELLOW LIGHT,
SPEED CAMERA,
SPEED LIMIT,
TRAFFIC SIGNAL,
YELLOW LIGHT,
YELLOW LIGHT TIMING To quote from the NMA Guide to the Freedom of Information Act and State/Municipal Public Records Requests (yes, we do need to work on that title): Constructive reform of government requires a thorough understanding of an issue. Used effectively, the records request helps provide transparency of policy and related activity that are essential ingredients to […]
December 24, 2017 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
IOWA,
LOS ANGELES,
NEWSLETTER,
OHIO,
RACIAL PROFILING,
REVENUE GENERATION,
SPEED CAMERA,
Technology,
TICKET REVENUE,
TRAFFIC CAMERA,
TRAFFIC STOP,
VERMONT Next Generation Police Tools will be an ongoing feature of the Weekly NMA E-Newsletter. Check out Part 1 HERE. Dragon Cameras Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Dayton, Ohio police departments recently announced they are using “Dragon Cameras,” a handheld device that uses both a laser measuring tool and a camera to capture an image of a […]
