There’s an ongoing informal debate that we are all familiar with: is being introverted or extroverted better? The truth is, everybody is at least part introvert and part extrovert. They’re both extremes of an arbitrary spectrum. Though, if you find yourself very close to the introvert end and also happen to be going away with […]
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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 […]
Law Enforcement is Using License Plate Readers to “Grid” Entire Neighborhoods: NMA E-Newsletter #554
By guest writer Joe Cadillic of the MassPrivatel Blog What does gridding mean? The Arizona Mirror recently described it this way: “As part of the training for the ALPR (automated license plate readers) systems, Chandler police officers are taught to “grid” neighborhoods during their downtime – systematically driving up and down every street in an area, indiscriminately […]
Vision Zero Invasion of the Car Itself
August 25, 2019 • 0 Comments • ATW, Auto Industry, BAC, BLACK BOX, BREATHALYZER, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DRIVERLESS CARS, DUI/DWI, EDR, EVENT DATA RECORDER, GPS, IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE, NHTSA, PRIVACY, SAFETY, Speed Limits, TPMS, VISION ZERO
This post first appeared as the NMA E-Newsletter #532 in March 2019. In three years, all new cars and light-trucks purchased in EU countries will be required to include standard price-increasing features that will change how motorists drive. Members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection voted in February to approve […]
A 4000 Mile Driving Tour of the UK
August 24, 2019 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Bicyclist, CELL PHONE, GPS, license plate readers, Mass Transit, Motorcycle, PRIVACY, RENTAL CAR, ROUNDABOUT, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, TICKET FINES, Tips, Traffic Calming, TRAFFIC CAMERA, Traffic Tickets
By NMA New Hampshire Member Jim Burton One of our ‘bucket list’ items has always been to spend a month touring England, Scotland, and Wales. The UK is the land of my ancestors, and my American wife can’t get enough of everything British. Not only is the scenery on this island country stunningly beautiful, but […]
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