We had varied responses to the September 11th NMA E-Newsletter #713 on the new community speed watch program (Read Here), in Green Bay, WI. We appreciate any comments that are sent to the NMA and please feel free to email us anytime at nma@motorists.org. ___________ Community snitching is a slippery slope to something that starts […]
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Community Speed Watch: Is it Snitching or Driver Education Part 2—Readers Respond: NMA E-Newsletter #715
September 26, 2022 • 0 Comments • LETTER WRITING, Road Rage, SAFETY, Speed Humps, SPEED LIMIT, SPEEDING, TICKET REVENUE, VISION ZERO
Recent Chicago Parking Audit Spells Bad News for Motorists (and Every Other Resident): NMA E-Newsletter #708
August 8, 2022 • 0 Comments • Automated Traffic Enforcement, Parking, Parking Meters, PPP, Public Private Partnership, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, Speed Cameras, SPEED LIMIT, Technology, TICKET REVENUE, TOLL ROAD, Traffic Tickets, VISION ZERO
As of 2022, 61 years are left on the 75-year parking meter lease now held by the Chicago Parking Meters LLC. A recent city audit stated that the private company had already recouped its entire $1.16 billion investment plus $502.5 million more. According to a recent Chicago Sun-Times article, Chicago parking meter revenue is back […]
Is it Time to “Sound Off” about the Use of Lights and Sirens?: NMA E-Newsletter #707
By Stewart Price, NMA Programs Officer All of us are gradually going deaf. The world is getting louder save for the isolationists that have gone off the grid. Could that prompt Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and law enforcement to make sirens louder? Should flashing lights burn brighter and more intensely to capture our attention? For […]
NMA Legislative Roundup – January-June, 2022: NMA E-Newsletter #705
July 18, 2022 • 0 Comments • Automated Traffic Enforcement, CELL PHONE, DRONES, Facial Recognition, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, Lane Courtesy, LEGISLATION, Red-Light Cameras, SCHOOL BUS CAMERA, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
The January through June legislative activity at the state and national levels is complete. It is worth reviewing a report card of bills resolved during the period, motorist-related legislation that we followed. Overall, 38 bills that the NMA supported or opposed met the fate we desired as opposed to 21 that went against our wishes. […]
Citywide Speed Limit Reductions: Creating Violators in the Name of Safety
By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in April 2022 as NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #691. If you would like to subscribe to the one-topic newsletter delivered to your inbox every Sunday morning, Click Here. An email claimed that a speed limit reduction in Portland, Oregon “resulted in lower observed vehicle […]
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