Motor vehicle accidents are unfortunately very common in the United States, taking thousands of lives and causing severe and minor injuries every year. Driving safely and following traffic laws reduce the risk of your getting into a car accident. However, the frustrating truth is that you cannot be assured that all the other drivers on […]
486 Blog Posts From the Speed Limits Tag
Leading Causes of Car Accidents and How you Can Prevent Them
• July 28, 2020 • 1 Comment • Car Care, CELL PHONE, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DUI/DWI, NHTSA, SAFETY, Speed Limits, Tips
Hammer Down! Highway Speed Limits Increase in Arkansas
June 26, 2020 • 1 Comment • 85TH PERCENTILE, FHWA, IIHS, LEGISLATION, MUTCD, Speed Limits, traffic safety, VMT
By Thomas Beckett, Arkansas NMA Member Initially, I had wanted to write my next post on how Amendment 100 would be implemented. This amendment entails casino gambling and how those casino taxes will be assessed and distributed to support highway funding. Instead of how the casino taxes will help fund infrastructure in Arkansas, I decided […]
The Unintended Consequences of Self-Driving Cars
• June 7, 2020 • 1 Comment • Auto Industry, connected cars, DRIVERLESS CARS, Driverless Trucks, INSURANCE, Insurance Companies, PRIVACY, Ridesharing, SAFETY, Speed Limits, Technology
Driverless cars have not yet attained acceptance all over the world. The big companies like Alphabet’s Waymo are attempting to make driverless cars a reality. With the development of driverless cars, it is clear that driverless or autonomous cars/vehicles (AVs) can be harmful to humans in distinct ways. Not Affordable For All AVs will be […]
Urban activists and officials dishonestly use “temporary” pilot projects to impose permanent policies
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on the Washington State Policy Center Blog and was written by Mariya Frost, director of the Center’s Cole Center for Transportation. Ms. Frost has given the NMA permission to use her post dated May 28, 2020. Not letting “a crisis go to waste,” urban activists and public officials in […]
Understanding Traffic Stop Data and Police Racial Profiling
May 8, 2020 • 0 Comments • ACLU, Civil Forfeiture, Driver's License, DUI, Gas Taxes, racial profiling, Speed Limits, traffic stops
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director A fascinating study released recently by Stanford University took issue with the ‘veil of darkness’ in traffic stops. Researchers found that black drivers, who are pulled over by police more frequently during the day, are not necessarily stopped as much after sunset. This largest-ever study found that this was […]
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