June 21, 2020 • 85TH PERCENTILE,
ACLU,
ALPR,
Automated Traffic Enforcement,
Biometrics,
CELL PHONE,
Contact Tracing,
DISTRACTED DRIVING,
DMV,
Drone,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Facial Recognition,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
NMSL,
PRIVACY,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
REVENUE GENERATION,
Ridesharing,
SAFETY,
SPEED CAMERA,
SPEED LIMIT,
Street Surveillance,
Technology,
TICKET REVENUE,
VISION ZERO The need to advocate for motorists’ rights has grown during the time of COVID. NMA members need to be more vigilant than ever in home communities and home states. This newsletter is a two-parter and comes from what we see trending nationally. This week, we look at speed limits, automated traffic enforcement, and street surveillance. […]
By Christopher M. DiPrima, California Member of the NMA The COVID-19 shelter at home orders have given us the opportunity to evaluate the effects of massive, rapid changes in the use of our transportation system. The results of this giant experiment are trickling in, and they are proving that years of speed-slowing measures on arterials […]
Some years ago, the NMA developed “7 Sensible Signals, A guide to better driver-to-driver communications.” Among the signals were the universal thumbs up, or A-OK sign as an indication of appreciation: It is difficult to mistake the intent of that acknowledgment. Another sensible signal, still in use today, has often created law enforcement animosity: We […]
May 31, 2020 • CHECKPOINT,
civil asset forfeiture,
CIVIL FORFEITURE,
DUE PROCESS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEWSLETTER,
POLICING FOR PROFIT,
REVENUE GENERATION,
TICKET FINES,
TICKET QUOTA,
TICKET REVENUE,
Traffic stops,
Traffic Tickets There are many forms of legitimized stealing. The government has perfected a near-perfect version, with motorists too often serving as easy prey. The NMA’s legislative focus in Washington, even when lawmakers are advancing little during these pandemic times, continues to be two areas of policing-for-profit that desperately need reform. One practice ─ as if it […]
May 24, 2020 • Bicycle,
Bicyclist,
Driver's License,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
MASS TRANSIT,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
Parking,
PEDESTRIAN,
VISION ZERO From the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, anti-car groups have shamed, cajoled, and humiliated city officials to open streets and relegate vehicular traffic to the role of unwanted guests. These various programs, called Active Streets, Open Streets, Safe Streets, or Slow Streets, have popped up in nearly every major city in the country. Not only […]
