National Motorists Association Blog

In October 2007, the National Motorists Association Blog was launched with little fanfare. In fact, the first post was initially viewed by only a few hundred people. Fortunately, the blog has grown tremendously since then. We’ve written over 110 articles to date and there are now thousands of people visiting everyday. Our goal has always […]

We’ve had this on our website for many years, but it’s worth posting here for anyone who isn’t familiar with it. Motorists deserve to have their rights protected. It’s the principle that the NMA was founded on: The right to traffic regulation based on sound engineering principles and public consensus. Clear guarantees that revenue collected […]

When studying the causes of fatal accidents, the fatal accident rate (the number of fatal accidents on a per-vehicle-mile-driven basis) is the best available measure of highway safety. It is not subject to fluctuations caused by the chance number of people involved in any given traffic accident. Unfortunately, the measure most commonly reported is the […]

Traffic safety is an important issue across the country and it’s the media’s responsibility to report relevant statistics in a responsible way. Unfortunately, the media often uses faulty numbers when reporting safety statistics leading the general public to accept misinformation as fact. In order to discuss the issue of highway fatalities, it is crucial to […]