July 26, 2020 • Bicyclist,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FOIA,
INSURANCE,
NEWSLETTER,
POLICING FOR PROFIT,
PUBLIC RECORDS,
RACIAL PROFILING,
REVENUE GENERATION,
SAFETY,
speed limits,
SPEED TRAP,
TICKET FINES,
TICKET REVENUE,
Traffic Safety,
Traffic stops,
Traffic Tickets By a Michigan NMA Member On July 6, an electronic billboard appeared along I-96 in Redford Township, Michigan, just east of the city limits of Livonia. It warned drivers leaving Detroit, “Driving while black? Racial profiling just ahead. Welcome to Livonia.” Livonia is a racially-mixed city of 97,000, covering 36 square miles of 1950s homes […]
July 19, 2020 • ARIZONA,
CALIFORNIA,
CIVIL,
civil asset forfeiture,
CRIMINAL,
Driver's License,
Eighth Amendment,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
IDAHO,
INDIANA,
LEGISLATION,
MASSACHUSETTS,
MICHIGAN,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
TICKET FIGHTING,
TICKET FINES,
Traffic Tickets None of us ever want a traffic ticket, but at least many of us can afford to deal with the ticket either by fighting it or paying the fine. You might believe that if you violate a traffic law, no allegedly about it, you should pay the fine. But what if the only recourse for […]
In last week’s Induced Demand, A Reality Check, #599, Maryland Member Sherman Johnson raised important concerns that, “even developers must admit that we cannot continue to widen our way out of traffic congestion indefinitely. More highway capacity means more housing developments and more cars on the road (induced demand).” His response was in reaction to […]
Induced Demand: The principle that, because of pent-up demand, traffic expands to fill capacity as new roads are built or existing ones expanded. Christopher M. DiPrima’s excellent op-ed published by the NMA […]
June 28, 2020 • Automated Traffic Enforcement,
civil asset forfeiture,
Congestion Pricing,
Connected Cars,
DRIVERLESS CARS,
Electric Vehicle,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Fuel Tax,
Gas Tax,
infrastructure,
Infrastructure Funding,
LEGISLATION,
MASS TRANSIT,
NEWSLETTER,
REVENUE GENERATION,
Road Usage Charge,
TICKET QUOTA,
TOLL,
Toll Roads,
TOLLING,
tolls,
TRAFFIC STOP,
VMT,
VMT Tax The need to advocate for motorists’ rights has grown during the time of COVID. NMA members need to be more vigilant than ever in their home communities and states. This newsletter is a reflection of what we see trending nationally. Last week in Part 1, we looked into our crystal ball at speed limits, automated […]