January 2, 2022 • BODY CAMERAS,
CELL PHONE,
Digital Driver's License,
DMV,
Driver's License,
Drone,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEWSLETTER,
TICKET FINES,
TRAFFIC RECORD,
Traffic stops,
Traffic Tickets If you drive, you likely have a physical license indicating you passed a test and can legally drive on the nation’s roadways. After the September 11th attack 20 years ago, driver’s licenses became a primary form of identification if you wanted to fly domestically. Now, a driver’s license is once again being asked to do […]
By NMA Board Member Christopher DiPrima In previous newsletters (A Primer on Induced Demand Part 1 and Part 2), I outlined the complicated relationship between new highway lane capacity and induced demand – a much-misunderstood concept, which is often summarized incorrectly as, “you can’t build your way out of congestion.” In those newsletters, I described […]
December 19, 2021 • 85TH PERCENTILE,
Bicyclist,
Bike Lanes,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Idaho Stop,
infrastructure,
MASS TRANSIT,
NEWSLETTER,
Parking,
PEDESTRIAN,
Speed Bumps,
speed limits,
Stop Signs,
TRAFFIC CONGESTION,
VISION ZERO Even before the pandemic, bike lanes were springing up all over the country in cities large and small. Most motorists weren’t happy, mainly because fewer travel lanes typically translated into longer trips through congested traffic. During the pandemic, the rate of cities building bike lanes and banning cars on streets rose dramatically. The anti-car crowd […]
December 12, 2021 • 85TH PERCENTILE,
Bicyclist,
CALIFORNIA,
CROSSWALK,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Idaho Stop,
Jaywalking,
LEGISLATION,
LIDAR,
NEWSLETTER,
PEDESTRIAN,
RADAR,
SAFETY,
speed limits,
SPEED TRAP,
SPEEDING,
Stop Signs,
TICKET QUOTA,
TRAFFIC CALMING,
Traffic Safety,
VISION ZERO In October, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed AB122, a bill that would have enabled bicyclists to utilize the Idaho Stop (using stop signs as yield signs if no cars or pedestrians are present). Newsom cited safety as the primary reason for the veto: “While I share the author’s intent to increase bicyclist safety, I am […]
It won’t entirely be Mother Nature’s fault either. A number of state departments of transportation are warning drivers that roads and mountain passes may be closed longer and will likely be in worse condition than normal. Just as the nation’s staffing shortage has hit school bus drivers, it has also reduced the ranks of intrepid […]
