By Joe Cadillic, writer/editor of the MassPrivatel Blog and Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director The first part of today’s NMA Street Surveillance Watch Blog first appeared on Joe’s MassPrivatel Blog on July 14, 12020. Open letter to the Boston City Council: Privacy Concerns about Boston’s Facial Recognition Ban. I commend the Boston City Council for […]
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Open Letter to the Boston City Council: Privacy Concerns about Boston’s Facial Recognition Ban
July 20, 2020 • 0 Comments • ACLU, ALPR, BODY CAMERAS, BREATHALYZER, Contact Tracing, Facial Recognition, LEGISLATION, license plate readers, Mass Transit, PRIVACY, racial profiling, Technology
Will Car Owners Be Forced To Breathe Into A Breathalyzer To Start Their Vehicles?
July 10, 2020 • 2 Comment • BAC, Breathalyzers, DUI/DWI, Infrastructure, LEGISLATION, NHTSA, SAFETY, Technology
By guest writer Joe Cadillic, of the MassPrivatel Blog Editor’s Note: Even though the Moving Forward Act was passed on July 1, 2020, by the US House of Representatives, Senate leader Mitch McConnel has already stated the bill is dead on arrival. So much was thrown into the over 2,000 page bill, including many ‘safety’ […]
Hammer Down! Highway Speed Limits Increase in Arkansas
June 26, 2020 • 1 Comment • 85TH PERCENTILE, FHWA, IIHS, LEGISLATION, MUTCD, Speed Limits, traffic safety, VMT
By Thomas Beckett, Arkansas NMA Member Initially, I had wanted to write my next post on how Amendment 100 would be implemented. This amendment entails casino gambling and how those casino taxes will be assessed and distributed to support highway funding. Instead of how the casino taxes will help fund infrastructure in Arkansas, I decided […]
More Fallout in Pennsylvania over Turnpike’s Elimination of 500 Jobs
June 22, 2020 • 0 Comments • Congestion Pricing, E-ZPass, Fuel Tax, Infrastructure, infrastructure funding, LEGISLATION, ROAD-USER FEES, SAFETY, Technology, TOLL, Toll Roads, TOLLING, tolls
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director The technology revolution grinds on, and more jobs will be eliminated as more companies realize they can automate functions. That’s exactly what happened in Pennsylvania during the COVID-19 Crisis. Due to the pandemic, the state’s turnpike commission stopped accepting cash payments for tolls due to safety and announced this […]
NHTSA launches Voluntary Website Platform for AV Testing—Why do we Need This?
June 21, 2020 • 0 Comments • connected cars, DRIVERLESS CARS, DRONES, Electric Vehicle, LEGISLATION, NHTSA, SAFETY, V2X
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Transportation Secretary Elaine Chou made a big splash this week announcing a voluntary reporting mechanism for driverless car companies and states. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration calls the new program, Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing, or AV TEST. It will be online, and anyone with […]
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