By guest writer Joe Cadillic, MassPrivatel Blog A recent article in The New York Post revealed how the NYPD used the pandemic to justify creating COVID-19 checkpoints. “New York officials have stopped 353 cars at entrances to the Big Apple to warn travelers of the mandatory two-week quarantine rule. The stops were made from Wednesday through Friday at […]
Rails-to-Trails and other Insights
August 7, 2020 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Bicyclist, Gas Tax, infrastructure funding, Traffic Congestion
By NMA Member Art Delagrange I retired at 55. Now approaching 80, I haven’t been able to cycle the last few years, but before that, I spent much time cycling, mostly on rail/canal trails. I have operated locomotives on rails that later became a trail and a shared rail & trail. I think rails to […]
The Selling of a Narrative
July 31, 2020 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, SPEEDING, SUPER SPEEDER, Traffic Congestion, traffic safety, Traffic speed, Traffic Tickets
By Gary Biller, NMA President Editor’s Note: This post first appeared as a weekly E-Newsletter #591 from May 2020 and it was only sent to NMA members. If you would like to receive this weekly email, consider joining the NMA today. The media has never shied away from peddling stories that sell. Often in doing […]
Turn Signal on a Roundabout
Editor’s Note: This post first appeared as NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #585. In response to this newsletter in March 2020, over 50 readers responded with their own ideas about roundabouts. If you would like to receive the newsletter and join the discussion, become a member of the NMA. Join Today! One of the most basic rules […]
Are Small Towns Addicted to Traffic Fines and Fees?
• July 17, 2020 • 1 Comment • Automated Traffic Enforcement, NMA, Parking, parking tickets, Policing for Profit, REVENUE GENERATION, Speed Traps, TICKET FINES, Ticket Quotas, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
Editor’s Note: This article was initially written for the Spring edition of Driving Freedoms magazine and instead appeared as NMA weekly E-Newsletter #592 in May 2020. The information here pertained primarily to life before the COVID-19 crisis. Still, we believe traffic fines and fees will be even more of an issue for small towns (and […]
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