Editor’s Note: The National Motorists Association supports the Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates and this letter to our nation’s leaders on tolling in America. Dear President Biden and Secretary Buttigieg: The Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates (ATFI) is a growing alliance of individuals, businesses and organizations advocating for long-term, sustainable, efficient, equitable, and sensible highway infrastructure funding […]
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ATFI Letter to President Biden and Secretary Buttigieg on the American Jobs Plan and Tolling in Infrastructure
May 19, 2021 • 0 Comments • ATFI, Congestion Pricing, Gas Tax, Infrastructure, infrastructure funding, LEGISLATION, NMA, PPP, Public Private Partnership, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, TOLL, TOLLING, tolls, Traffic Congestion
Will DUI Laws Change With Self-Driving Vehicles?
• May 17, 2021 • 0 Comments • Auto Industry, Autonomous Vehicles, BAC, BREATHALYZER, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DRIVERLESS CARS, DUI/DWI, IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE, LEGISLATION, PRIVACY, Technology
Self-driving cars have seen rapid advancement and adoption in the US over the past several years. Many new vehicles already include features like automatic brakes and parking. It comes as no surprise, then, that General Motors, Ford and other automakers are investing in fully autonomous vehicles, following Tesla’s lead.” Of course, these new developments within […]
Should We Lean into a Federal Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax?: NMA E-Newsletter #643
May 10, 2021 • 0 Comments • Auto Industry, Auto Privacy, Electric Vehicle, Gas Tax, GPS, Infrastructure, infrastructure funding, LEGISLATION, NMA, PRIVACY, REVENUE GENERATION, Road Usage Charge, Road User Charge, Traffic Congestion, VMT Tax
Most experts agree that the way America funds infrastructure is broken. Many of our roads are in terrible shape. The Highway Trust Fund is nearly empty. Many local governments have difficulty paying for year-round road maintenance. The reasons vary. The federal and state gas taxes have never been adjusted for inflation. Many states divert funds […]
The Legal Obliteration of Due Process: NMA E-Newsletter #642
May 3, 2021 • 0 Comments • Driver's License, DUE PROCESS, LEGISLATION, NMA, SCHOOL BUS, TICKET FINES
Coercion is an ugly word, but lawmakers have been known to use it as a blunt weapon to force compliance by the very people they represent. The latest and all-too-blatant example of legislative intimidation is contained within California Senate Bill 111. While this bill is about the use of school bus automated enforcement, a topic […]
Officials use the COVID-19 Crisis to Create Statewide Vehicle Surveillance Programs Run by Rekor Systems
April 21, 2021 • 0 Comments • ALPR, Artificial Intelligence, INSURANCE, LEGISLATION, license plate readers, Parking, PRIVACY, REVENUE GENERATION, Smart Cities, Technology, TICKET FINES, TRAFFIC CAMERA
By Joe Cadillic, Cowriter for NMA’s Street Surveillance Blog and Editor of the MassPrivatel Blog Cash-strapped states are using COVID as an excuse to create AI-driven vehicle recognition or license plate reader surveillance programs. As Rekor Systems President/CEO Robert Berman proudly boasts on the video, “…because our technology works so well for vehicle recognition, we do […]
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