By guest writer Joe Cadillic of the MassPrivatel Blog Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as NMA E-Newsletter #554 from August 2019. If you would like to receive our weekly Email Newsletter, please join the NMA today and help us fight automated license plate readers or ALPRs wherever they might be. Since April 2020, guest writer […]
Law Enforcement is Using License Plate Readers to “Grid” Entire Neighborhoods
May 29, 2020 • 0 Comments • ACLU, ALPR, Facial Recognition, license plate readers, PRIVACY, Technology
Police Checkpoints: The Scariest Ride of Your Life
By guest writer William Rayburn, NMA Washington State Member Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as NMA E-Newsletter #451 from September 2017. Due to the current COVID-19 Crisis, more police checkpoints have popped up to control motorists driving from one town to another or one state to another. If you would like to receive our […]
Motorists’ Rights Advocacy: Cutting Through the Clutter
Editor’s Note: This information first appeared as Newsletter October 2015 and the information on advocating for motorists’ rights still rings true. If you would like to receive the NMA E-Newsletter, please consider joining the NMA today! NMA Founder Jim Baxter knew the power of the written word. Throughout his 30-year tenure with the association Jim […]
Understanding Traffic Stop Data and Police Racial Profiling
May 8, 2020 • 0 Comments • ACLU, Civil Forfeiture, Driver's License, DUI, Gas Taxes, racial profiling, Speed Limits, traffic stops
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director A fascinating study released recently by Stanford University took issue with the ‘veil of darkness’ in traffic stops. Researchers found that black drivers, who are pulled over by police more frequently during the day, are not necessarily stopped as much after sunset. This largest-ever study found that this was […]
Motorists Vote 2020: Arkansas Ballot Issue 1
May 1, 2020 • 0 Comments • Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, Infrastructure, infrastructure funding, Mass Transit, REVENUE GENERATION, Traffic Congestion
By NMA member, Tom Beckett Editor’s Note: A couple of months ago, Tom wrote the NMA National Office an email with some information on what is going on in his home state of Arkansas with regards to infrastructure funding. We asked him to write more formally about the situation, and we feel his insight gives […]
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