A Little Help Here: NMA E-Newsletter #343

August 9, 2015 • ALPR, CELL PHONE, CRIMINAL, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Facial Recognition, FOIA, LICENSE PLATE, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, PUBLIC RECORDS, RED LIGHT CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, Technology

License plate readers, facial recognition systems, surveillance cameras, cell phone snoopers. They’re all out there, and the NMA needs all the help it can get in fighting back. That’s why we appreciate the efforts of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). The EFF has made citizen surveillance a priority through its newly launched Street Level Surveillance […]

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Pedestrians must be Accountable for their own Safety: NMA E-Newsletter #342

August 2, 2015 • CELL PHONE, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LETTER WRITING, NEWSLETTER, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SOCIAL NETWORKING

Last week’s newsletter on whether pedestrians should take responsibility for their own safety garnered many thoughtful member responses. We thought we would share a few with you. From Dick Goodwin, New Hampshire: Excellent article! And so true. Most pedestrians seem to have at least a small interest in self-preservation, but all too many apparently think […]

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If it Walks Like a Duck: NMA E-Newsletter #341

July 26, 2015 • COMMUNITY, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, NEWSLETTER, NORTH CAROLINA, SAFETY, VISION ZERO, WASHINGTON D.C.

Summer is the time when communities across the country conduct their annual crosswalk sting operations in which undercover police officers walk out into busy intersections hoping they won’t get run over. The purpose is to ticket passing drivers who fail to yield to, or stop for, the “pedestrian” in the crosswalk. Locally, the unlucky undercover […]

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The Clean Diesel Alternative: NMA E-Newsletter #340

July 19, 2015 • DIESEL, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, INSURANCE, NEWSLETTER, VMT

With the advent of ever more stringent Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency requirements, many automakers are turning to clean diesel powered vehicles to improve fuel economy. If you’re in the market for a new car or truck, a diesel vehicle could save you money down the road. This is because diesel vehicles cost less to own […]

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Red-Light Cameras Suffer another Crushing Blow: NMA E-Newsletter #339

July 12, 2015 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, NEWSLETTER, RED LIGHT CAMERA, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SHORT YELLOW LIGHT, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC CAMERA, YELLOW LIGHT, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING, YELLOW LIGHTS

News of another city dropping its red-light camera program may not seem like a big deal these days. It is, however, when that city is in the proverbial belly of the red-light camera beast. We’re talking about Tallahassee, the capital of Florida, home to dozens of camera company lobbyists and control center for a massive […]

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