September 17, 2017 • CIVIL,
CRIMINAL,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEW YORK,
New York City,
NEWSLETTER,
Red-Light Cameras,
REVENUE GENERATION,
Speed Cameras,
TICKET CAMERA,
TICKET FIGHTING,
TICKET REVENUE,
TRAFFIC CAMERA By T.A. Beckett, NMA Arkansas Member Editor’s Note: Mr. Beckett is not an attorney but his mother was a trial lawyer in the New York City area who also taught legal writing and courtroom practice at Hofstra University. He notes that from age 16 until the time he graduated college, he spent time watching her […]
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 […]
March 13, 2016 • ARIZONA,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FLORIDA,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA Foundation,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
REVENUE GENERATION,
SAFETY,
SHORT YELLOW LIGHT,
TICKET CAMERA,
TICKET REVENUE,
YELLOW LIGHT,
YELLOW LIGHT TIMING,
YELLOW LIGHTS Editor’s Note: News that red-light cameras in Jacksonville, Florida, delivered almost $368,000 in profits prompted this recent email exchange between NMA Foundation Executive Director Jim Walker and a city official. Jim’s economic argument against ticket cameras is instructive but clearly fell on deaf ears. His follow-up email is equally powerful. Note the official response to […]
February 14, 2016 • BAC,
Driver's License,
DRIVERLESS CARS,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEWSLETTER,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
SAFETY,
SEAT BELT,
SPEED LIMIT,
TICKET CAMERA,
VISION ZERO,
VMT The headlines were predictable: “Huge spike in traffic deaths is largest since 1940s”, “Why Are America’s Traffic Deaths Rising So Fast?”, “Rise in traffic deaths last year raises alarm at NHTSA”, “NHTSA seeks new ways to boost safety.” They’re responding to news of a projected 9.3 percent jump in highway fatalities through the first nine […]
December 6, 2015 • 85TH PERCENTILE,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEWSLETTER,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
REVENUE GENERATION,
RIGHT-TURN-ON-RED,
SAFETY,
SHORT YELLOW LIGHT,
SPEED LIMIT,
TICKET CAMERA,
TICKET FINES,
TICKET REVENUE,
YELLOW LIGHT,
YELLOW LIGHT TIMING,
YELLOW LIGHTS Editor’s Note: The NMA has a long tradition of calling out the AAA for its often contradictory or hypocritical stances on important motorists’ issues such as improperly set speed limits and the use of red-light cameras. NMA Foundation Executive Director Jim Walker has often led the charge as he did recently with this letter to […]
