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 city has authorized that people, who have smartphones, will be tracked without their consent or knowledge. Portland is using software […]
458 Blog Posts From the NMA Tag
Profound Privacy Risks without our Consent: NMA E-Newsletter #545
June 24, 2019 • 0 Comments • ACLU, CELL PHONE, Facial Recognition, license plate readers, Mass Transit, NMA, PRIVACY, SAFETY, Technology
All Traffic is Local: A Look at Force-Fed Road Diets
• June 21, 2019 • 0 Comments • Bicyclist, FHWA, Mass Transit, NMA, Ridesharing, Road Diets, SAFETY, Scooters, Traffic Congestion, VISION ZERO
This post originally appeared as the cover story for the NMA Foundation’s Driving Freedoms Magazine Spring 2019. Driving can sometimes be a daily grind. But when cities reconfigure the streets you take every day—presumably, to make them safer—that daily grind often seems much worse. The war on cars, for many drivers, is no longer an […]
10 Reasons to Fight against Road Diets in your Community
This list first appeared as a sidebar in the NMA Foundation’s Driving Freedoms Magazine Spring 2019 article All Traffic is Local. You just learned that your city intends to install a road diet on an arterial route you take every day. You are not alone—this now happens regularly all over the country. Here are 10 […]
E-ZPass is Anything But: A Motorist’s Viewpoint
This post originally appeared as an NMA E-Newsletter in February 2019. Abuses by tolling authorities continue to mount. The lawsuit filed last year in U.S. District Court by Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and the NMA against the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission for collecting inflated tolls to pay for projects unrelated to the operation and maintenance of the Turnpike […]
Predatory Towing Not Just an Inconvenience: NMA E-Newsletter #539
May 13, 2019 • 0 Comments • Civil Asset Forfeiture, Driver's License, DUI/DWI, LEGISLATION, NMA, Predatory Towing, PUBLIC RECORDS, REVENUE GENERATION, TICKET FINES, TOWING, Traffic Tickets
Cities tow cars for many reasons. They are often towed when doubled parked or left in front of a fire hydrant. If there are too many parking tickets, cities will often boot first, and if the driver does not pay the tickets in a certain amount of time, the boot comes off, and the vehicle […]
Join the NMA and become an agent of change for the motoring public:
See Popular Features below for favorite commentary and reviews
Traffic Attorney, DUI Attorney, and Personal Injury Attorney Testimonials
California
Los Angeles Personal Injury Attorney
Our personal injury attorneys provide legal representation for anyone who was hurt in an accident caused by the negligence of others.
California
Dmitry Gorin, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney
Top-ranked criminal and DUI defense lawyer who provides aggressive legal representation.
Virginia
Virginia Criminal Lawyer Karin Riley Porter
A skilled Virginia traffic lawyer with over ten years of trial experience.
Maryland
Maryland Criminal Defense Lawyer Kush Arora
A seasoned Maryland traffic lawyer ready to defend you against DUI and reckless driving charges.