It’s that time of year — almost. You will likely be reading — and hearing — about how to make the best of it when the flakes begin to fall. I won’t recycle the boilerplate recommendations about all-wheel-drive (not really that much of an advantage) or suggest you buy a set of snow tires (I’m […]
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Practical Winter Driving Tips
• November 13, 2018 • 0 Comments • Car Care, Eric Peters, Fuel, INSURANCE, Insurance Companies, SAFETY, Tips
Ballot Decisions that Affect Motorists–2018 Version: NMA E-Newsletter #513
The mid-term elections are officially over. Ballotpedia stated this week on its website that voters in 37 states decided a total of 155 statewide ballot measures. Not all, of course, were motorist related but a few certainly were. We have also included some important county or city ballot issues that asked voters to raise the […]
What Do Young Drivers Think About Driverless Cars and Mobility as a Service?
• November 11, 2018 • 0 Comments • DISTRACTED DRIVING, DRIVERLESS CARS, DUI/DWI, Infrastructure, SAFETY, Technology, TEXTING, Traffic Congestion
Decades ago, we would only dream about cars that could drive themselves. Now, self-driving cars are the newest solution to a lesser pollution and the new experience of sitting in the driver’s place without the need to get involved. Personally, I believe that driverless cars and mobility as a service is a great thing, especially […]
Forced Slow Down: Road Diet Vocabulary for Neophytes
November 9, 2018 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, FHWA, Road Diets, SAFETY, Speed Bumps, Speed Cameras, Traffic Calming, VISION ZERO
This article first appeared in Driving Freedoms Fall 2018. Changing speed limits is not the only way cities try to slow down traffic. Around the country, motorists face numerous obstacles that attempt to restrict traffic flow even beyond the street’s stated speed limit. According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), a classic road diet is […]
How to Fight School Bus Stop Arm Camera Programs in Your City
November 2, 2018 • 0 Comments • Automated Traffic Enforcement, Corruption, Dallas School Bus Camera Scandal, DUE PROCESS, Fifth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, FOURTH AMENDMENT, LICENSE PLATE, NHSB, NMA, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SCHOOL BUS, SCHOOL BUS CAMERA, Seventh Amendment, Sixth Amendment, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
In 2014, Texas NMA Member Ted Levitt had the opportunity to advocate against school bus stop arm cameras and school zone speed cameras in a county adjacent to his. With this written testimony (that he also read at the meeting), he was able to help convince the county commissioners to NOT install the cameras after […]
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