December 30, 2018 • 85TH PERCENTILE,
AUTO INDUSTRY,
Automated Traffic Enforcement,
Congestion Pricing,
DRIVERLESS CARS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FHWA,
Insurance Company,
ITE,
LEGISLATION,
NEWSLETTER,
NHTSA,
NMA,
NMA Foundation,
NSC,
NTSB,
POLICING FOR PROFIT,
PRIVACY,
REVENUE GENERATION,
Ridesharing,
ROAD-USER FEES,
SAFETY,
SPEED LIMIT,
Technology,
TICKET FINES,
TICKET REVENUE,
TRAFFIC CAMERA,
Traffic Safety,
Traffic Tickets We wanted to do something special for Issue #520 because it marks ten years of uninterrupted weekly NMA e-newsletters that, we hope, have provided entertaining (if not thought-provoking) perspectives. To carry on that tradition, NMA and NMA Foundation directors were asked to provide mini essays for the occasion. No one likes homework but they tackled […]
December 9, 2018 • 85TH PERCENTILE,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FHWA,
ITE,
LETTER WRITING,
NCUTCD,
NEWSLETTER,
NMSL,
NTSB,
SAFETY,
SPEED LIMIT,
Technology,
VISION ZERO,
VMT The Fall 2018 issue of the NMA member magazine Driving Freedoms (“The Big Lie”) sounded a clarion call against the dismantling of established traffic engineering standards by the very agencies tasked with upholding those standards and protecting the public. Swept up in the Vision Zero dream of achieving zero road fatalities, the Federal Highway Administration […]
From guest writer Joe Cadillic of the MassPrivtel Blog A recent Reuter’s article revealed that ST Engineering has been awarded $5.5 million to install facial recognition street lights in Singapore. ST’s smart street lights come equipped with sensors, LED screens and covert cameras already installed. Incredibly, ST claims their spying street lights can bring “healthcare benefits to residents.” […]
November 4, 2018 • CALIFORNIA,
CELL PHONE,
CONNECTICUT,
Dashcam,
Driver's License,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FLORIDA,
ILLINOIS,
INSURANCE,
MARYLAND,
MASSACHUSETTS,
MICHIGAN,
MONTANA,
NEVADA,
NEW HAMPSHIRE,
NEWSLETTER,
PENNSYLVANIA,
PRIVACY,
Technology,
TRAFFIC STOP,
WASHINGTON An interesting phenomenon is being reported by some members. Police officers approaching their vehicles during routine traffic stops are asking an opening question different than the traditional, “Do you know why I stopped you?” Rather, in this day of rising popularity of dashcams and the ubiquitous presence of smartphones, the opening query is just as […]
June 24, 2018 • CALIFORNIA,
Car Care,
CONNECTICUT,
DELAWARE,
Drone,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
infrastructure,
MICHIGAN,
MINNESOTA,
NEBRASKA,
NEW YORK,
NEWSLETTER,
PENNSYLVANIA,
PPP,
Public Private Partnership,
Technology,
TEXAS Nothing worse than hitting a pothole you can’t avoid on the road. Not only is it jarring and disruptive to your driving but it can also damage your car. AAA reports that American drivers pay an estimated $3 billion per year to repair cars damaged by potholes. AAA Manager of Technical Services Michael Calkins said […]
