Last summer I returned from vacation to find prominent new 35 mph speed limit signs on the exit 14 ramp off the eastbound Massachusetts Turnpike. Curious why speed limits were posted after so many years of just warning signs, I emailed MassDOT asking for the engineering study justifying the speed limit. View Map First a […]
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NMA Reboot: Sacrificing Sound Public Policy for Revenue and Control
This weekly post features recent news stories that highlight and update themes previously covered throughout NMA E-Newsletters and Alerts. Editor’s Note: Officials in Ann Arbor, Michigan, are balking at proposed legislation to compel them to set speed limits based on established traffic engineering principles (the 85th percentile speed). Officials fear the change would result in […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: December 9, 2015
December 9, 2015 • 0 Comments • NMA, Red-Light Cameras, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, TheNewspaper, Traffic Tickets
Each Wednesday, we’ll publish quick summaries of the articles from the last week on TheNewspaper.com. We’re doing this because these articles are often strongly connected to the issues that National Motorists Association members are interested in. Wednesday, December 9, 2015 Think Tank Report Examines Photo Ticketing Motivation Is photo enforcement for the money, or for […]
Speed Averages
• December 7, 2015 • 0 Comments • Eric Peters, NMA, Speed Limits, Ticket Quotas, Traffic Congestion, Traffic Tickets
Few people with working brains respect the obviously stupid. Which explains why almost everyone disrespects posted speed limits … by ignoring them. Any law or edict that is almost universally ignored can be safely presumed stupid. Or — as here — cynically dismissed as a tool for separating people’s money from their persons. Most speed […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: December 2, 2015
December 2, 2015 • 0 Comments • Breathalyzers, DUI/DWI, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, TheNewspaper, Traffic Tickets
Each Wednesday, we’ll publish quick summaries of the articles from the last week on TheNewspaper.com. We’re doing this because these articles are often strongly connected to the issues that National Motorists Association members are interested in. Wednesday, December 2, 2015 Maryland: Speed Camera Tickets Stationary Bus The Maryland Drivers Alliance has uncovered evidence that the […]
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