NMA E-Newsletter #308: Trigonometry Can Set You Free

December 7, 2014 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, RADAR, TICKET FIGHTING

The NMA spells out several proven strategies to fight a speeding ticket in our Fight That Ticket! ebook — a free download for supporting members, a $9.95 purchase for non-supporting members. One such technical defense is based on cosine error. It is an underutilized strategy perhaps because it brings back unpleasant memories of high school […]

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NMA E-Newsletter #307: When You Hit the Road this Thanksgiving, “Do the Right Thing” and Let Faster Traffic Pass

November 30, 2014 • DRIVER EDUCATION, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FUNDRAISING, LANE COURTESY, NEWSLETTER, NMA Foundation, SAFETY

Just in time for the holidays, here’s the latest NMA news release highlighting the kickoff of our Lane Courtesy public awareness campaign: Waunakee, WI – November 24, 2014: The National Motorists Association (NMA) in conjunction with the nonprofit NMA Foundation is kicking off an ongoing Lane Courtesy awareness campaign in time for Thanksgiving, one of […]

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NMA E-Newsletter #306: The Public Records Request

November 23, 2014 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FOIA, IDAHO, NEWSLETTER, PUBLIC RECORDS, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT

One of the most effective ways for a NMA member to go on the offensive is to issue a public records request. Governmental transparency is a wonderful concept but it remains just a concept unless the citizenry actively exercises the right to probe the policies and actions of public agencies. There are many reasons to […]

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NMA E-Newsletter: #305: T’row de Bum(s) Out!

November 16, 2014 • ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COMMUNITY, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, KANSAS, MARYLAND, MISSOURI, NEWSLETTER, OHIO, PETITION, RED LIGHT CAMERA, TEXAS, TICKET CAMERA, WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN

By Gary Biller, NMA President Popular lore has it that the phrase “throw the bums out” originated during the 1941 World Series when the New York Yankees faced off against the Brooklyn Dodgers. A man supposedly walked into a bar—stop us if you’ve heard this one before—in Brooklyn in the midst of the games and […]

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NMA E-Newsletter: #304: Wiping Out While Riding the Wave of “Smart Growth”

November 9, 2014 • CALIFORNIA, COMMUNITY, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT, VISION ZERO

Editor’s Note: In a recent e-newsletter we discussed how planners want to remake the urban landscape to discourage automobile travel. But as often happens with such schemes, the law of unintended consequences comes to bear. This is what happened in in Long Beach, California, as described in this first-hand account by a California NMA member. […]

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