November 5, 2017 • 85TH PERCENTILE,
civil asset forfeiture,
CIVIL FORFEITURE,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEWSLETTER,
NHTSA,
NMA,
NTSB,
REVENUE GENERATION,
SAFETY,
SPEED CAMERA,
SPEED LIMIT,
SPEED TRAP,
TICKET QUOTA,
TICKET REVENUE,
VIRGINIA With great thanks to advocate Joe Bahen, the NMA played an active role in the development of the 2012-2016 Virginia Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). With the SHSP for the next five years now moving into the implementation phase, Joe continues to work with state officials to craft a safety roadmap that is effective and […]
August 27, 2017 • CIVIL,
CRIMINAL,
DUE PROCESS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEW YORK,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
TICKET FIGHTING,
TICKET FINES,
TICKET QUOTA,
TICKET REVENUE Whose side are we on anyway? The NMA objects when cities lower the traffic court bar, downgrading routine moving violations from criminal to civil offenses while also issuing lesser fines and eliminating points against defendant driving records. Again, why would we do that? To answer those questions, look no further than the example of jurisprudence […]
July 30, 2017 • CALIFORNIA,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
ILLEGAL SEARCH,
MONTANA,
NEW YORK,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
RACIAL PROFILING,
REVENUE GENERATION,
RHODE ISLAND,
TEXAS,
TICKET QUOTA,
TICKET REVENUE,
TRAFFIC STOP From guest writer Joe Cadillic who writes the MassPrivatel Blog According to The Stanford Open Policing Project which looked at over 100 million police traffic stops in the United States, “Police pull over more than 50,000 drivers on a typical day, more than 20 million motorists every year.” Does that mean 50,000 people are breaking […]
It’s no secret the federal government can be very generous with taxpayer money, providing grants for everything from volcano hazard monitoring to Zika virus research. But it always seems to come with strings attached. For example, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awards hundreds of millions annually to the states to conduct “selective traffic enforcement […]
December 20, 2015 • CELL PHONE,
CIVIL FORFEITURE,
CONNECTICUT,
DISTRACTED DRIVING,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
LANE COURTESY,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA Foundation,
ROADBLOCK,
SAFETY,
SEAT BELT,
SPEED TRAP,
SPEEDING,
TEXTING,
TICKET QUOTA,
TRAFFIC STOP Record numbers of Americans are expected to hit the road this holiday season. Couple that with the inevitable bad weather and overbearing traffic enforcement, and we thought it made sense to provide this holiday travel checklist—NMA style. Be Prepared: Pack a roadside safety kit in case you find yourself stranded, especially in bad weather. Pick […]
