This article first appeared in the NMA Foundation quarterly magazine Driving Freedoms Winter 2016 edition. Smart Growth supporters claim their transportation fixes will reduce congestion and lead to more accessible roads for all users. In practice, the opposite may be true. In the winter 2015 Driving Freedoms, a California NMA member described how congestion and […]
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The Carrot and the Stick Approach to Vehicle Tracking: What’s wrong with congestion pricing and Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax Schemes?
September 28, 2018 • 0 Comments • Electric Vehicle, Fuel, Gas Tax, GPS TRACKING, Insurance Companies, NMA, PRIVACY, Technology, Traffic Congestion, VMT, VMT Tax
Boston’s “Vision Zero” Exposed: Lowering the speed limit increases speeding ticket revenue by 47%: NMA E-Newsletter #506
September 24, 2018 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Facial Recognition, IIHS, Insurance Companies, NHTSA, NMA, NMA Foundation, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT, TICKET REVENUE, VISION ZERO
From guest writer Joe Cadillic of the MassPrivatel Blog All across the country, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is hard at work convincing cities to lower their speed limits to 25 MPH. The national effort to lower speed limits in cities is a fundamental tenet of a movement known as “Vision Zero.” To date, the National Highway […]
What to do about Tailgaters
• September 14, 2018 • 0 Comments • Automated Traffic Cameras, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DRONES, Lane Courtesy, NMA, Road Rage, Tailgating, Technology, Tips
I don’t like tailgaters and I seem to encounter them at least three times a week on my daily commute. But what can a driver do about them really? Even though I can’t prove it myself, I think tailgating might just be one of the biggest issues for road rage. I admit, it certainly can […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: September 10, 2018
September 10, 2018 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Automated Traffic Enforcement, Driver's License, Insurance Companies, LEGISLATION, LICENSE PLATE, NMA, Policing for Profit, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, TheNewspaper, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! NJ Lawmakers reintroduce Anti-Photo Ticketing Bill IIHS Fakes Speed Limit Study Results IA Supremes Split on Speed Cams Friday, September 7, 2018 New Jersey Lawmakers Reintroduce Anti-Photo Ticketing Bill A bipartisan group of New Jersey state senators want to protect Garden State motorists from speed cameras and red-light cameras operating […]
Silence is No Longer Golden
August 31, 2018 • 0 Comments • CRIMINAL, Driver's License, DUE PROCESS, Fifth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, INSURANCE, MIRANDA WARNING, NMA, TRAFFIC STOP
Editor’s Note: In 2013, long time Texas NMA member Ted Levitt wrote this important warning for motorists next time you encounter police during a traffic stop (or anywhere else for that matter). NMA E-Newsletter #246: Silence is no Longer Golden By Ted Levitt, NMA Member Several years ago the NMA published an article I wrote […]
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