National Motorists Association Blog

We’re happy to announce the launch of the new NMA Forums. Over the years we’ve received various requests asking for a discussion board for people interested in the issues the NMA covers. Until now, for various reasons, we haven’t been able to create one, but circumstances have changed. The lively discussions in the comments section […]

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 […]