Written by Gary Biller, NMA President This post originally appeared in July 2019 as NMA Weekly Newsletter #548. Split speed limits, where certain commercial vehicles such as large trucks are forced to travel at lower speeds than surrounding traffic, are anathema to truckers and car drivers alike. That is why the NMA and the Owner-Operator […]
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The Split-Speed Limit Effect: That “Oh Crap” Look on Drivers’ Faces
November 1, 2019 • 0 Comments • LEGISLATION, NMA, OOIDA, SAFETY, Speed Limiters, Speed Limits, Traffic Congestion
Profound Privacy Risks without our Consent
October 25, 2019 • 0 Comments • ACLU, CELL PHONE, Driver's License, Facial Recognition, license plate readers, NMA, PRIVACY, Technology
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This piece was first posted in June 2019 as NMA E-Newsletter #545. GeekWire posted last month that Portland, Oregon quietly launched a controversial mobile location data project with partner Sidewalk Labs (a subsidiary of Alphabet–which is the parent company of Google). In this year-long pilot program, the […]
NMA Wrap Up of Legislative Activity, 3rd Quarter 2019: NMA E-Newsletter #562
October 21, 2019 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, BAC, Bicycle, Complete Streets, Congestion Pricing, ITE, LEGISLATION, MOVE OVER LAW, NMA, NMA Foundation, PEDESTRIAN, RADAR, Road Diets, SAFETY, Scooters, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, SPEED TRAP, TICKET CAMERA, Traffic Calming, Traffic Congestion, VISION ZERO, YELLOW LIGHT, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
July, August, and September were not nearly as active in resolving NMA-tracked legislation as in the second quarter, but October began with some very important events that will have positive ramifications for motorists well into the future. Let’s start with the final disposition of bills in the third quarter: Bills Opposed by the NMA […]
Bicycle Idaho Stops are Not Safe for Any Road User
October 4, 2019 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Bicyclist, E-Scooters, LEGISLATION, NMA, road safety, SAFETY, traffic safety
This post first appeared in September 2018 as NMA E-Newsletter #504. Since 1982, Idaho has been the only state that has allowed bicyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs and stoplights as stop signs. No other state passed a similar law until 2017. Delaware now has a similar law on its book and the Idaho […]
The Road User Charge by Any Other Name: NMA E-Newsletter #555
September 2, 2019 • 0 Comments • Electric Vehicle, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, GPS TRACKING, Infrastructure, NMA, PRIVACY, REVENUE GENERATION, Road User Charge, VMT, VMT Tax
We recently completed a series of newsletters (Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3) about the renewed calls for levying a set of surcharges–or thinly disguised taxes–on motorists to help rescue the Federal Highway Trust Fund. National calls are picking up in momentum for the implementation of a system of travel fees layered on top […]
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