By an NMA Member This post originally appeared as NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #519 on December 23, 2019 This is a story about my twenty-year-old son. To some readers this may be an article that smacks of stupidity and privilege. It may be that both are true but the real point is how hopelessly out […]
Under the Influence of the Justice System – A Father’s Story
May 31, 2019 • 0 Comments • BAC, Civil Forfeiture, Driver's License, DUI, Fifth Amendment, FOURTH AMENDMENT, INSURANCE, Policing for Profit
Caught in the Cogs of a Bureaucratic Machine – A Driver’s Story
This post first appeared as a November 2018 NMA Weekly E-Newsletter (#515). Since early August (2018), the Virginia Department of Motor vehicles continued to badger one of our Virginia members, Mike, about needing proof of insurance for a vehicle that only had, per agency records, 16 characters in its Vehicle Identification Number. Since VINs have […]
The Not-So-Hidden Cost of Vision Zero
May 17, 2019 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Bicyclist, Road Diets, SAFETY, Speed Cameras, Traffic Congestion, VISION ZERO
Originally posted on August 12, 2018, this NMA newsletter is #500. The implementation of Vision Zero programs, with the goal of eliminating all traffic fatalities through various means including reducing vehicle speed and movement, is spreading to many U.S. cities seemingly without concern for cost. If Vision Zero had a goal of minimizing road deaths […]
A Reflection on 5.5 Million Miles of Driving
By NMA Alaska Member Merrill Gehman When we were young, we learned many things about driving from those that we saw driving. We learned from an early age, who can drive and who can’t. We started driving farm equipment as kids and graduated to cars and trucks later. Driving was something we could excel at […]
Newsletter Reboot: To Record or Not to Record, That is the Question
May 3, 2019 • 0 Comments • CELL PHONE, Dash Cam, Driver's License, INSURANCE, PRIVACY, Technology, TRAFFIC STOP
This newsletter originally appeared on the NMA website 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 day of rising popularity of dashcams and […]
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