Recently, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued its estimate of 2021 U.S. traffic fatalities. A Reuters headline blared, “U.S. traffic fatalities surge 10.5% in 2021 to highest count since 2005,” followed by the lede, “Traffic deaths surged after coronavirus lockdowns ended in 2020 as more drivers engaged in unsafe behavior like speeding and […]
34 Blog Posts From the SPEEDING Tag
Countering the Safe Streets/Vision Zero Mindset: NMA E-Newsletter #699
June 6, 2022 • 0 Comments • DUI, ITE, NHTSA, NMA, road safety, Safe Streets, Speed Limits, SPEEDING, Traffic Fatalities, VISION ZERO, VMT
Citywide Speed Limit Reductions: Creating Violators in the Name of Safety: NMA E-Newsletter #691
By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist An email claimed that a speed limit reduction in Portland, Oregon “resulted in lower observed vehicle speeds and fewer vehicles traveling at higher speeds.” I was suspicious because it is well known that speed limits and speed limit signs do not have a strong effect on traffic speed. My […]
What’s Up with Philly?
March 11, 2022 • 0 Comments • CAF, CIVIL, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Congestion Pricing, Corruption, Infrastructure, infrastructure funding, INSURANCE, LEGISLATION, LICENSE PLATE, Mass Transit, Parking, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, Speed Cameras, SPEEDING, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET REVENUE, TOLL, TOLLING, traffic safety, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets, 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! The City of Brotherly Love seems anything but when […]
Don’t Be a Road Rager or the Victim of One
Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared as the cover story in the Fall 2021 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! Driving is an act of responsibility and trust. On the road, we have faith that […]
Traffic Safety is the Responsibility of All – Not Just Motorists
February 4, 2022 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Bicyclist, CROSSWALK, Idaho Stop, Jaywalking, LEGISLATION, LIDAR, PEDESTRIAN, racial profiling, RADAR, SAFETY, Speed Limits, SPEED TRAP, SPEEDING, stop signs, TICKET QUOTA, Traffic Calming, traffic safety, VISION ZERO
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in December 2021 as NMA E-Newsletter #674. Subscribe today if you would like to receive NMA’s one-topic E-Newsletter every Sunday! In October, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed AB122, a bill that would have enabled bicyclists to utilize the Idaho Stop (using stop signs as […]
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