By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This piece first appeared as NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #578, which was emailed to NMA members on February 9, 2020. If you would like to receive the weekly E-Newsletter, a one-topic dive into an important aspect of motorists’ rights, become an NMA member today! When did traffic safety become […]
486 Blog Posts From the Speed Limits Tag
Big Bike and Common Sense
March 20, 2020 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, PEDESTRIAN, Red-Light Cameras, Road Diets, road safety, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, Traffic Calming, Traffic Congestion, traffic safety, VISION ZERO
6 Ways Seniors Are Driving Safer, Driving Longer
Seniors, like almost everyone else, love to drive. But the fact is as drivers get older, it sometimes becomes harder to drive effectively. For many senior, unwanted changes occur in their ability to drive and perform basic road functions, which can ultimately lead to putting themselves and others in danger. Well, things are taking a […]
Reduced speed traps boost safety in Colorado
A story from Colorado hit my inbox this morning. With fewer speed traps on I-70 near Grand Junction the highway is safer. That’s not what the reporter wants us to believe, but it’s at least as true as the conclusion he drew. Here are the facts. The road had seen “some pretty graphic accidents” so […]
Who Gets The Ticket?
• March 3, 2020 • 0 Comments • DRIVERLESS CARS, Eric Peters, NHTSA, SAFETY, Speed Limits, Technology, Traffic Tickets
What happens when the driver isn’t “speeding,” but the car is? Who gets the ticket? It’s a question bound to come up soon in traffic court given the fact that some new cars—like Sammy Hagar back in the day—can’t drive 55. Or rather, a driverless car can be tricked into driving 85 when the speed limit is […]
Numerology vs. safety
Anti-car activists in California released a report targeting the speed trap law. The speed trap law is much hated because it is effective. In other states city councilors can hand out signs and speed traps like candy to favored constituents. In California the law says speed limits on major urban streets can’t be below the […]
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