From guest writer Ian Tootill, who is co-founder of the grassroots British Columbia motorists advocacy group SENSE BC (or Safety by Education and Not Speed Enforcement). SENSE BC and the NMA are kindred spirits, with SENSE advocating for sensible driving standards for more than 23 years and the NMA for over 36. The issues facing drivers in […]
162 Blog Posts From the REVENUE GENERATION Tag
Political Interference in Setting Speed Limits Shouldn’t Happen
August 23, 2019 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Automated Traffic Enforcement, INSURANCE, Insurance Companies, NMA, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, Speed Limits, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, VISION ZERO
Are We Slinking Ever Closer to a Universal Road User Charge? Part 2—Congress: NMA E-Newsletter #550
July 29, 2019 • 0 Comments • DRIVERLESS CARS, Electric Vehicle, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, Infrastructure, REVENUE GENERATION, Road Usage Charge, TOLL ROAD, Traffic Congestion, VISION ZERO, VMT, VMT Tax
Last week, in Part one of Are We Slinking Ever Closer to a Universal Road User Charge?, we examined the efforts of various groups that are currently pushing road user fees onto the American public. (A road user charge or RUC is also commonly referred to as the Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax or VMT Tax […]
Predatory Towing Not Just an Inconvenience
• July 19, 2019 • 0 Comments • Civil Asset Forfeiture, Driver's License, DUI, LEGISLATION, NMA, Predatory Towing, PUBLIC RECORDS, REVENUE GENERATION, TICKET FINES, TOWING, Traffic Tickets
This piece originally posted on the NMA website as an NMA E-Newsletter #539 on May 12, 2019. 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 […]
Officer Frank
July 12, 2019 • 0 Comments • Corruption, NMA, REVENUE GENERATION, Ticket Quotas, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets
This post originally appeared as NMA E-Newsletter #538 on May 5, 2019. Editor’s Note: Over the years, the NMA has received occasional contact from law enforcement officers who have complained about department policies, sometimes crafted to avoid direct violation of state anti-ticket-quota laws, which force officers to write a predetermined number of citations during each […]
NMA Wrap Up of Legislative Activity, 2nd Quarter 2019: NMA E-Newsletter #547
July 8, 2019 • 0 Comments • Automated Traffic Enforcement, CELL PHONE, Civil Asset Forfeiture, DRIVER EDUCATION, Driver's License, ILLEGAL SEARCH, LEGISLATION, LICENSE PLATE, MOVE OVER LAW, racial profiling, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SCHOOL BUS, School Bus Cameras, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, Technology, Traffic Congestion, TRAFFIC STOP
April, May, and June were busy months in state legislatures where many of the bills affecting motorists that were introduced in the first quarter, or carried forward from last year, were resolved. The results were a mixed bag, but the biggest victory was a special one: Governor Greg Abbott of Texas signed into law House […]
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