By Lauren Fix, The Car Coach You may not be aware of this, but the infrastructure bill that passed in 2021 includes speed regulations on all vehicles. Yes, that bill that no one reads! We did talk about breathalyzers and how those are being installed by 2026. That will change the way you drive your […]
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Not so Fast and very Furious–More Government Controls on your Vehicle
October 23, 2022 • 0 Comments • Breathalyzers, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DRIVER EDUCATION, GPS, Infrastructure, NTSB, Road Diets, SPEED LIMIT, Speed Limiters, Technology
The Signs Are There
By Gary Biller, NMA President Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in June 2022 as E-Newsletter #700. If you would like to subscribe to the NMA’s weekly one-topic newsletter, click here. How ironic is it that, for all the special-interest handwringing about speed being the primary cause of traffic fatalities, distractions on the road draw […]
If “Safety” Really Mattered: NMA E-Newsletter #716
By guest writer Eric Peters In several objective ways, new cars are less “safe” than cars built decades ago. A strong statement. One that probably seems ridiculous, too, given all the “safety” features new cars have that old cars did not, and the fact that new vehicles must pass a battery of crash tests before […]
Highway Deaths in Rural America: NMA E-Newsletter #714
September 19, 2022 • 0 Comments • Bicyclist, DISTRACTED DRIVING, Driver Courtesy, DRIVER EDUCATION, Driver's License, GHSA, Mass Transit, Motorcycle, NHTSA, NMA, PEDESTRIAN, road safety, SEAT BELT, SPEEDING, traffic safety
The Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA) released a study called America’s Rural Roads: Beautiful and Deadly earlier this month. Researchers found that between 2016 and 2020, 40 percent of US traffic deaths occurred on rural roads. A total of 85,002 people died in rural areas during the five-year study period—nearly half of all traffic deaths across the country. This […]
Driver Courtesy Month 2022 Begins!
September 2, 2022 • 0 Comments • DISTRACTED DRIVING, Driver Courtesy, DRIVER EDUCATION, NMA, Tailgating
The National Motorists Association presents Driver Courtesy Month 2022 during September and this year we have something spectacular for you! The NMA’s Driver Education Committee along with freelance animator John Weeden developed 15 animations that depict various areas of driver courtesy. If you would like to check them out all at once, click here. Over […]
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