March 5, 2017 • ACLU,
ALASKA,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE,
INSURANCE,
IOWA,
MADD,
MONTANA,
NEWSLETTER,
NORTH DAKOTA,
SOUTH DAKOTA,
WYOMING Iowa lawmakers introduced two bills last month that would require motorists who are arrested or convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) to undergo a twice-daily in-person sobriety testing. Those who pass can go about their day. Those who don’t go straight to jail. The proposed 24/7 sobriety bills are aimed at repeat […]
April 10, 2016 • CONNECTICUT,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
INDIANA,
LEGISLATION,
MISSOURI,
NEWSLETTER,
NORTH CAROLINA,
PETITION,
REVENUE GENERATION,
RHODE ISLAND,
TOLL,
TOLL ROAD,
TOLLING,
VIRGINIA,
WISCONSIN,
WYOMING After nearly two decades of action at the federal level, the battle to toll existing interstates is now shifting to the states, thanks to the federal transportation bill passed last fall. That bill, called the FAST Act, made changes to a federal program known as the Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot Program (ISRRPP). This […]
September 14, 2014 • BAC,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
INSURANCE,
MASSACHUSETTS,
NATIONAL,
NEWSLETTER,
SAFETY,
SCHOOL BUS CAMERA,
WYOMING By a Massachusetts NMA Member I’ve been impressed with NMA’s diligence for years now, but I think you might need to take a closer look at slide three of the presentation at http://www.alcoholstats.com/uploads/DrunkDrivingStatistics.pdf before jumping into the politicized waters surrounding DUI and the BAC threshold. If I’m reading the chart correctly, in 2010 the total number of […]
August 10, 2014 • ARKANSAS,
DELAWARE,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Fuel Tax,
HAWAII,
LEGISLATION,
MISSISSIPPI,
NEW JERSEY,
NEWSLETTER,
NORTH DAKOTA,
OREGON,
ROAD-USER FEES,
SOUTH DAKOTA,
VERMONT,
VIRGINIA,
WYOMING This week we wrap up our examination of the three equal-weighted metrics that comprise the State Fiscal Responsibility scoring in the recent NMA report, “Motorists Beware: Ranking the States That Treat You Worst.” Part 1 (Legislative Interference with Transportation Planning, #289) rated the influence of lawmakers in determining the planning and spending of funds on […]
January 6, 2013 • COLORADO,
CONNECTICUT,
DELAWARE,
Driver's License,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
GEORGIA,
INDIANA,
IOWA,
MARYLAND,
NEWSLETTER,
OHIO,
PRIVACY,
Real ID,
SOUTH DAKOTA,
TENNESSEE,
WEST VIRGINIA,
WISCONSIN,
WYOMING Just before the holidays, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a press release commending the states that have met the requirements of the Real ID Act of 2005 for driver’s licenses and identification cards. In the wake of 9/11, you wil…
