By NMA Arkansas Member Thomas Beckett I read with interest the NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #685 on allowing 18-year-olds to drive in interstate commerce. I come to this discussion with some experience, having been both a driver and a fleet manager for JB Hunt. In addition to that experience, I also have some insight […]
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A Former Truck Driver’s Perspective on Whether 18-year-olds Should Drive Big Rigs: NMA Newsletter #690
April 4, 2022 • 0 Comments • DRIVER EDUCATION, in-cab camera, OOIDA, SAFETY, Speed Limiters, Speed Limits
Should Bikelash be Over? (and no, this is not an April Fool’s Joke)
• April 1, 2022 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Bicyclist, bike lanes, Bikelash, Idaho Stop, Infrastructure, Mass Transit, Parking, PEDESTRIAN, Speed Bumps, Speed Limits, stop signs, Traffic Congestion, VISION ZERO
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in December 2021 as an NMA Weekly Newsletter #675. If you would like to receive the one-topic newsletter from the National Motorists Association, subscribe today. Even before the pandemic, bike lanes were springing up all over the country in cities large and small. Most motorists weren’t happy, mainly because […]
Calm Before the Storm: NMA E-Newsletter #689
March 28, 2022 • 0 Comments • Bicyclist, Parking, PEDESTRIAN, Road Diets, ROUNDABOUT, Speed Humps, Speed Limits, Traffic Calming, Traffic Congestion, VISION ZERO
The city of Sarasota is located on the Gulf Coast of Florida, just south of Tampa. Its population has declined in recent years to about 55,000, according to the 2020 U.S. census, within 24 square miles of territory. During the winter months, the number of residents swells somewhat with the snowbird migration from the north. […]
The Changing Landscape of Speed Limits
March 18, 2022 • 1 Comment • 85TH PERCENTILE, Bicycle, Complete Streets, Driver's License, FHWA, Infrastructure, ITE, LEGISLATION, Mass Transit, MUTCD, NMA, NMSL, PEDESTRIAN, Road Diets, road safety, SAFETY, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, Traffic Calming, Traffic Congestion, VISION ZERO
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared as the cover story in the Winter 2022 Edition of the National Motorists Association’s quarterly magazine Driving Freedoms. If you would like to receive our magazine, please become a member of the NMA today! Advocating for speed limits based on sound traffic-engineering […]
Become the Tracker, not the Tracked: NMA E-Newsletter #684
February 21, 2022 • 0 Comments • Driver Courtesy, HOV, LEGISLATION, NMA, Red-Light Cameras, School Bus Cameras, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, TOLLING, VISION ZERO
Legislation is commonly used to codify public policy, whether good, bad, or indifferent. Perhaps more than you might expect, bills introduced in the U.S. Congress and state legislatures can have undue influence on how we drive, where we drive, and what controls are in place to punish offenders. We developed the NMA Bill/Regulation Tracker (Tracker) […]
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