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 […]
Traffic Safety is the Responsibility of All – Not Just Motorists: NMA E-Newsletter #674
December 13, 2021 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Bicyclist, CROSSWALK, Idaho Stop, Jaywalking, LEGISLATION, LIDAR, PEDESTRIAN, RADAR, SAFETY, Speed Limits, SPEED TRAP, SPEEDING, stop signs, TICKET QUOTA, Traffic Calming, traffic safety, VISION ZERO
How to Fight Speed Bumps, Humps and Cushions Part 1
December 10, 2021 • 6 Comment • NMA, SAFETY, Speed Bumps, Speed Cushions, Speed Humps, SPEED LIMIT, Traffic Calming
By California NMA Member Stacey Charlton Speed bumps, humps, and cushions are the common names for traffic calming/control devices that lie in the street in both a vertical and horizontal plane to make drivers slow down. The many disadvantages to these road hazards are not always clearly disclosed through a city’s public works, traffic engineering, […]
Why Are Gas Prices Going Higher? An Expert Explains
By The Car Coach Lauren Fix The Biden White House recently released a three-day supply of crude oil for America from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Biden has also terminated the Keystone XL pipeline coming from Canada, which would have provided our country with up to 900,000 barrels of crude oil per day. The President […]
Charging Ahead with Electric Vehicles
December 7, 2021 • 0 Comments • Auto Industry, Electric Vehicle, Public Private Partnership, Technology
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post first appeared as an NMA Weekly E-Newsletter in September 2021. If you would like to subscribe to the one-topic newsletter on motorists’ rights that hits your inbox first thing every Sunday, Click Here. President Biden announced earlier this year that he wanted 50 percent of […]
Roads Might Be Dicier than Usual this Winter: NMA E-Newsletter #673
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 […]
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