June 17, 2018 • ALABAMA,
ALPR,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
LICENSE PLATE,
MICHIGAN,
NEW HAMPSHIRE,
NEWSLETTER,
PRIVACY,
Technology,
TEXAS,
TOLL The National Motorists Association received some thoughtful comments from readers like you and thought we should share them. If you missed reading Part 1, click HERE. Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the author. I enjoyed reading today’s NMA Weekly E-Newsletter. Another topic that has hit several people I have worked […]
From guest writer Joe Cadillic of the MassPrivatel Blog. Since October 1, 2017, Massachusetts vehicle inspection sticker stations have each been required to purchase five cameras to record vehicles in real-time. The new system called ‘Mass Vehicle Check‘ (MVC) requires inspectors and stations to spend between $5,710.00 – $8.141.00 dollars on government-approved surveillance gear. Forcing vehicle inspection stations to pay […]
Sunday December 30, 2018. While most of us will be in the midst of holiday season preparations, for the NMA it will mark a momentous occasion for another reason. On that date─unless this notice just jinxed it─we will be publishing Issue #520, marking ten years of uninterrupted home delivery of weekly NMA e-newsletters. The range […]
April 29, 2018 • ACLU,
Automatic Traffic Enforcement,
Drone,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Facial Recognition,
ILLINOIS,
LEGISLATION,
LOS ANGELES,
NEWSLETTER,
POLICING FOR PROFIT,
PRIVACY,
SAFETY,
Technology,
TRAFFIC STOP Traffic stops are often one of the most dangerous situations for law enforcement (not to mention for motorists as many recent events have proven). The unknown can escalate a situation beyond safe. Police departments are now turning to drones to help alleviate some of the danger involved. Under tight regulations, drones can indeed become a […]
April 1, 2018 • ARIZONA,
AUTO INDUSTRY,
CALIFORNIA,
CELL PHONE,
DISTRACTED DRIVING,
DRIVERLESS CARS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
HAWAII,
IDAHO,
New York City,
NEWSLETTER,
NHTSA,
SAFETY,
Technology,
TEXTING,
WASHINGTON Have we become a nation of cellphone zombies? Many experts believe that the increase in distracted driving, in particular using a cellphone to text while driving, has been a big factor in the increase of traffic fatalities since 2009. Another factor apparently is distracted walking. Pedestrian deaths account for 16 percent of all traffic fatalities. […]
