By Gary Biller, NMA President Editor’s Note: This post first appeared as NMA E-Newsletter #512 in November 2018. An interesting phenomenon is being reported by some members. Police officers approaching their vehicles during routine traffic stops are asking an opening question different than the traditional, “Do you know why I stopped you?” Rather, in this […]
To Record or Not to Record, That is the Question
November 15, 2019 • 0 Comments • CELL PHONE, Dash Cam, Driver's License, INSURANCE, PRIVACY, Technology, TRAFFIC STOP
Driving in America: Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates Update
November 8, 2019 • 0 Comments • ATFI, Congestion Pricing, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, LEGISLATION, NMA, REVENUE GENERATION, Technology, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLLING, Traffic Congestion, VMT
Editor’s Note: The National Motorists Association and the Alliance for Toll-free Interstates or ATFI are in agreement about tolls. ATFI recently emailed this newsletter out to supporters, outlining the latest tolling in America news from the summer and fall of 2019. The NMA has permission to repost its email newsletter in the Driving in America […]
The Split-Speed Limit Effect: That “Oh Crap” Look on Drivers’ Faces
November 1, 2019 • 0 Comments • LEGISLATION, NMA, OOIDA, SAFETY, Speed Limiters, Speed Limits, Traffic Congestion
Written by Gary Biller, NMA President This post originally appeared in July 2019 as NMA Weekly Newsletter #548. Split speed limits, where certain commercial vehicles such as large trucks are forced to travel at lower speeds than surrounding traffic, are anathema to truckers and car drivers alike. That is why the NMA and the Owner-Operator […]
Profound Privacy Risks without our Consent
October 25, 2019 • 0 Comments • ACLU, CELL PHONE, Driver's License, Facial Recognition, license plate readers, NMA, PRIVACY, Technology
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This piece was first posted in June 2019 as NMA E-Newsletter #545. GeekWire posted last month that Portland, Oregon quietly launched a controversial mobile location data project with partner Sidewalk Labs (a subsidiary of Alphabet–which is the parent company of Google). In this year-long pilot program, the […]
The Safe Drivers Act is A Real-Time National Driver Surveillance Program
By guest writer Joe Cadillic, editor of the MassPrivatel Blog. A new Senate bill, called the Safe Drivers Act (H.R. 4531), would create a real-time national driver surveillance program. A local Massachusetts TV report revealed that law enforcement would know anything and everything about a driver at the click of a button. MA Congressman Seth Moulton […]
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