In early April, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine approved an $8 billion, two-year transportation budget that included a 10.5 cents-per-gallon gas tax hike and a 19 cent hike on diesel fuel. Raising taxes is always controversial but what has the state’s mayors in a tizzy is something entirely different. When the governor signed off on the […]
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Again, The Lines are Drawn in Ohio: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #536
April 22, 2019 • 0 Comments • Automated Traffic Enforcement, CIVIL, Driver's License, Gas Tax, LEGISLATION, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, Speed Cameras, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC CAMERA
Lane Splitting for Bikers May Soon Be Legal in Connecticut
From Peter Bowman, a personal injury attorney of Billings, Barrett, and Bowman Motorcyclists can rejoice as lane splitting may soon be allowed in Connecticut! Lane splitting refers to a motorcyclist that rides their bike between two lanes of traffic. This behavior has been against the law for years throughout the state due to some legislators […]
Tracking Legislative Activity the NMA Way: NMA –E-Newsletter #533
April 1, 2019 • 0 Comments • ALPR, Automated Traffic Enforcement, Driver's License, DUI/DWI, Lane Courtesy, LEGISLATION, NMA, RADAR, RADAR DETECTOR, Roadblocks, SCHOOL BUS, Speed Limits, TICKET FINES, TRAFFIC CAMERA, Traffic Signals
Today we complete the first full calendar quarter of reporting motorist-related activity that is passing through state and federal legislatures. The NMA Bill/Regulation Tracker (Bill Tracker) was introduced in the Winter 2019 issue of Driving Freedoms and went live on Motorists.org in early January when most states began new legislative sessions. Only three months in […]
On the 2019 Legislative Agenda–Red-Light Cameras: NMA E-Newsletter #526
February 11, 2019 • 0 Comments • Automated Traffic Enforcement, Driver's License, LEGISLATION, Policing for Profit, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, Speed Cameras, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC CAMERA, traffic safety, Traffic Tickets
January and February are the heart of activity for many state legislative sessions across the country. Red-light cameras (RLCs) have certainly been the focus in a number of states. Bills in Colorado, Florida and Illinois are calling for outright bans. Legislators in Texas want to ban new camera programs while allowing existing installations to finish […]
The Next Ten Years: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #520
December 31, 2018 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Auto Industry, Automated Traffic Enforcement, Congestion Pricing, DRIVERLESS CARS, FHWA, Insurance Companies, ITE, LEGISLATION, NHTSA, NMA, NMA Foundation, NSC, NTSB, Policing for Profit, PRIVACY, REVENUE GENERATION, Ridesharing, ROAD-USER FEES, SAFETY, Speed Limits, Technology, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC CAMERA, traffic safety, Traffic Tickets
We wanted to do something special for Issue #520 because it marks ten years of uninterrupted weekly NMA e-newsletters that, we hope, have provided entertaining (if not thought-provoking) perspectives. To carry on that tradition, NMA and NMA Foundation directors were asked to provide mini essays for the occasion. No one likes homework but they tackled […]
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