A Bay Area reporter is scared because a safety improvement program worked. I’ve read dozens of similar stories. This one is from the Golden Gate Bridge where a movable median barrier was installed to prevent head-on crashes. Traffic is safer and people are now driving faster on the divided highway. Win-win, right? Get there safer […]
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Some metro cities prefer speed traps
A reporter uncovered an illegal speed trap in Birchwood Village, Minnesota but failed to properly call attention to it. The mayor says the city is allowed to reduce the speed limit by posting street name signs. That fails the smell test. State law permits cities to post of 35 mph where driveways are 300 feet […]
Nevada DOT refuses to accept 80 mph limit
Last year the Nevada legislature raised the speed limit to 80. So why aren’t there any 80 mph signs? Because the DOT director doesn’t want them. The official explanation is the law “allows NDOT to evaluate the potential of raising speed limits where safe and practical to do so.” Not true. Like I said before, […]
Why blanket speed limits are wrong
Several years ago an NMA member got in touch about a speeding ticket he got in Boston. The ticket said 40-something in a 30 zone. The ticket was a lie. Not the speed, the limit. Like most cities, Boston doesn’t train police to enforce traffic law. Boston trains police to write tickets. Officers are told […]
Which cars are the real ticket magnets?
Any statistics majors out there looking for a thesis project? Tell me which cars are ticket magnets. Don’t waste my time with a web search. I’ve read too many anecdotes and bad statistics. Autoblog debunked the most popular story. The basic problem is this: I want to know if I buy a Mini, am I […]
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