Editor’s Note: Lane Courtesy, the principle of slower traffic yielding the left lane to faster traffic, needs to become ingrained in our driving ethos. Many drivers acknowledge the benefits of Lane Courtesy yet they don’t practice it; they never believe they’re the ones holding up traffic. We explored how the driving culture has evolved in this 2017 […]
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Lane Courtesy or Law–A California Cultural Examination
June 22, 2018 • 0 Comments • DRIVER EDUCATION, Driver's License, Lane Courtesy, NMA, ROUNDABOUT, SPEED LIMIT
Auto Cop
• April 10, 2018 • 0 Comments • ALPR, Facial Recognition, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT, Technology, Traffic Tickets
An interesting unasked question has been raised by Ford’s announcement that it is developing a cop-less cop car. That is, an automated and AI cop car that would sneak itself behind the bushes and use license plate scanners, facial recognition and other such revenue-raising technologies to automatically issue paying’ paper. All the time. Everywhere. For […]
Senior Drivers in Transition: NMA E-Newsletter #474
February 12, 2018 • 0 Comments • DISTRACTED DRIVING, Driver's License, DRIVERLESS CARS, DUI/DWI, NHTSA, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT
Driving is not just about mobility—fundamentally it is about independence. None of us want to lose that freedom. Age is not the only factor in the decision to drive or not to drive anymore. Studies show that giving up this lifeline increases with age a person’s likelihood of suffering from depression and eventually ending up […]
NMA Lobbying in DC, Part 1 – Reeling in Traffic Enforcement: NMA E-Newsletter #464
• December 4, 2017 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Civil Forfeiture, LEGISLATION, LICENSE PLATE, NHTSA, NMA, NTSB, RED LIGHT CAMERA, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FINES, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets, WASHINGTON D.C.
Enabled by contributors to our Spring 2017 Campaign, the NMA is pursuing its 2017-18 National Legislative Agenda in Washington. More precisely the current focus is on two of the agenda items – eliminating federally funded ticket blitzes and restricting the bounds of civil asset forfeiture. Part 2 of this newsletter in coming weeks will describe […]
Gotcha Speed Enforcement – Feds Are Complicit: NMA E-Newsletter #460
November 6, 2017 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Civil Forfeiture, NHTSA, NMA, NTSB, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, SPEED TRAP, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE
With great thanks to advocate Joe Bahen, the NMA played an active role in the development of the 2012-2016 Virginia Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). With the SHSP for the next five years now moving into the implementation phase, Joe continues to work with state officials to craft a safety roadmap that is effective and […]
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