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Equity and the MUTCD: NMA E-Newsletter #644

May 16, 2021 • Automated Traffic Enforcement, CROSSWALK, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FHWA, MISSOURI, MUTCD, NEWSLETTER, RACIAL PROFILING, REVENUE GENERATION, speed limits, Stop Signs, Traffic stops, Traffic Tickets, WASHINGTON D.C.

As we have noted prominently in recent newsletters and email action alerts, the Federal Highway Administration has recommended sweeping changes to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). In Equity and Sustainability (NMA E-Newsletter #637), we criticized the appropriation of those terms, particularly ‘equity,’ to demand broad restrictions on drivers and driving. NMA Director […]

Are Cyclists Vision Zero Zealots—Readers’ Responses: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #525

February 3, 2019 • Bicyclist, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, NMA, NMA Foundation, Speed Bumps, SPEED LIMIT, TEXTING, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, VISION ZERO, WASHINGTON D.C., WYOMING

Last week, we emailed and posted on our website a guest newsletter entitled Are Cyclists Vision Zero Zealots? written by Eric Berg, an NMA Board Member, an NMA Life Member, an avid sport bicyclist, and a staunch defender of motorists’ rights. Readers, including some of whom (like Eric) are bicyclists, responded with interesting perspectives which […]

All Hail more Traffic Congestion: NMA E-Newsletter # 484

April 22, 2018 • CALIFORNIA, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, GEORGIA, MASS TRANSIT, MASSACHUSETTS, NEWSLETTER, Ridesharing, TOLLING, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON D.C.

The math is simple. More cars on the streets equals more traffic congestion. Ridesharing companies such as Lyft and Uber have tipped that delicate balance between street traffic and transit alternatives. Many city officials are finally taking notice. In a recent Boston survey of 944 rideshare users over four weeks in late 2017, nearly six […]

Getting REAL: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #478

March 11, 2018 • ALASKA, Digital Driver's License, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, Kentucky, LOUISIANA, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEWSLETTER, NMA, NORTH DAKOTA, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, Real ID, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON D.C.

With the February 25, 2018 newsletter regarding the advent of digital driver’s licenses, it is an appropriate time to provide an update on the implementation of the REAL ID Act of 2005. Over the past 12 years, the NMA and other civil liberties organizations have lobbied against REAL ID which in effect would convert your […]

Is a Digital Driver’s License in your Future?: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #476

February 25, 2018 • COLORADO, Digital Driver's License, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Facial Recognition, IDAHO, IOWA, MARYLAND, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, Technology, TRAFFIC STOP, WASHINGTON D.C., WYOMING

Many states currently allow digital proof of insurance during a traffic stop. Will a digital driver’s license or DDL be too far behind? After several years of testing, the state of Iowa will debut later in 2018 a digital driver’s license in cooperation with “augmented identity” specialists IDEMIA, a company that works with about 80 […]

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