The Driving in America Blog was started a year ago to bring more information to those who are beginning their journey as motorists’ rights advocates. Over the next several months, I will be working with each of the seven NMA principles to give readers of this weekly blog some idea of what we all are […]
NMA Principle Number 1: Traffic Safety through Sound Engineering and Real Driver Training
• February 8, 2019 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, DRIVER EDUCATION, DRIVERLESS CARS, NMA, SAFETY, Speed Cameras, TEXTING, traffic safety
Confessions of an Aggressive Driver, and a Law-Abiding One
• February 1, 2019 • 0 Comments • DUI/DWI, LICENSE PLATE, Road Rage, SAFETY, Speed Limits, Tailgating, Traffic Tickets
Ever wonder what goes on inside an aggressive driver’s head while behind the wheel? How about those who drive safely and follow all road rules, but have to put up with aggressive drivers on the road? Let’s take an imaginary glimpse into what aggressive drivers and law-abiding ones are probably thinking while driving. Confessions of […]
Are Drivers Losing the War on Cars?
January 25, 2019 • 0 Comments • Automated Traffic Cameras, Bicycle, Driver's License, Gas Tax, LETTER WRITING, NMA, Policing for Profit, Red-Light Cameras, Road Diets, SAFETY, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, TOLL, Toll Roads, VISION ZERO
This piece first appeared as weekly NMA E-Newsletter #511 on October 28, 2018. Even though drivers constitute what should be the largest voting block in the country, you would never know it by apathetic motorists who drive blissfully unaware until they are confronted with the reality of the war on cars—which is essentially an effort […]
New Auto Tech Equals Distracted Driving
• January 18, 2019 • 0 Comments • Auto Industry, CELL PHONE, DISTRACTED DRIVING, NMA, SAFETY, Technology
As I read the daily news reports from NMA, I notice that traffic fatalities have climbed in the last couple of years. The phrase “distracted driving” also keeps cropping up. This correlates with the recent introduction of massive in-car, multi-function computer installations. It would seem that new car complexity may be a contributing factor to […]
Texas Traffic Ticket System – Hidden Ticket Surcharges: A Fight Your Ticket Story
From Texas NMA Member Ted Levitt On late Sunday afternoon, December 2, 2018 I was involved in a traffic accident. I haven’t been in an accident in over 39 years. Who was at fault is still not clear but I was given a ticket for failing to yield the right of way to the other […]
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