All traffic is local, and nothing gets people riled up more than speed limits. The 85th percentile has been the standard for measuring speed limits for years. Due to pressure from groups such as Vision Zero and Complete Streets, this standard of measuring speed is losing ground in states such as California, Oregon, and Massachusetts, […]
46 Blog Posts From the GPS Tag
Taking the Politics Out of Speed Limit Setting: NMA E-Newsletter #724
November 28, 2022 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, CALIFORNIA, Complete Streets, GPS, MASSACHUSETTS, NMA, OREGON, road safety, Speed Limits, Technology, VISION ZERO
Your Car is Tracking You! Does this Violate Your 4th Amendment Rights?
November 16, 2022 • 0 Comments • Bluetooth, CELL PHONE, connected cars, FOURTH AMENDMENT, GPS, Insurance Companies, LEGISLATION, PRIVACY, Technology, Traffic Congestion
By Lauren Fix, The Car Coach As the US enters a new era of lawmaking, connected cars could become the new front of legal battles. Most modern cars know their locations better than their owners do. As suites of connected-car apps become mainstream for both emergency functionality or for driver conveniences such as remote start and […]
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
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 […]
Speed Limiters Coming to a Highway Near You!: NMA E-Newsletter #718
October 17, 2022 • 0 Comments • FMCSA, GPS, ISA, Lane Courtesy, NTSB, OOIDA, SAFETY, Speed Limiters, Speed Limits, Technology, Traffic Congestion
During driver’s ed class, many of us drove lesson cars with speed governors. Newbies needed them so they wouldn’t endanger themselves or their trainer by accidentally hitting the gas instead of the brakes. But no one ever imagined speed governors (now called limiters) would become standard equipment on a car, especially when driving requires situational […]
Driving through a Weather Disaster
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as NMA Weekly E-Newsletter from November 2021. With all the winter weather happenings, this post has some great resources to delve into different types of weather driving and how you can be better prepared. Subscribe HERE if you would like to receive the weekly E-Newsletter that magically appears every […]
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