While we have warned about the Vision Zero and Complete Streets mission to force people out of their cars in many previous writings, that goal has not been stated in starker terms than those used by the Shared Mobility Principles For Livable Cities. Its mission, published by an international coalition of over 150 agencies, organizations, […]
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The Effort to Dictate How We Live: NMA E-Newsletter #655
August 2, 2021 • 0 Comments • Bicyclist, Complete Streets, Infrastructure, Mass Transit, Parking, PEDESTRIAN, Technology, VISION ZERO
The Old Car Experience
If you’ve never driven an old car as opposed to a used car, you have probably never experienced certain things that were once part of the experience of driving a car. Like turning on the AC—assuming the car had AC. Many did not before AC became a given thing in the ’90s. You could feel the engine stagger under the load. It was […]
Fourth Amendment Wins in the Baltimore Plane Surveillance Case: NMA E-Newsletter #654
July 26, 2021 • 0 Comments • ACLU, Aerial Surveillance, ALPR, CELL PHONE, DRONES, Facial Recognition, First Amendment, FOURTH AMENDMENT, ILLEGAL SEARCH, PRIVACY, Search Warrant, Technology
“Allowing the police to wield this power unchecked is anathema to the values enshrined in our Fourth Amendment,” wrote Fourth Circuit US Court of Appeals Chief Judge Roger Gregory in late June. The case, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle v. Baltimore Police Department, involved the use of aerial surveillance that continuously tracked and monitored the […]
Can You Put a Price Tag on Safety?
• July 15, 2021 • 1 Comment • Auto Industry, Bicycle, CELL PHONE, DISTRACTED DRIVING, IIHS, NHTSA, PEDESTRIAN, SAFETY, SPEEDING, Technology
Purchasing a new, or just a new-to-you, a luxury car can raise some questions. You may even wonder if a luxury vehicle is worth the cost, especially when it comes to driver safety. It can be tough to decide because it’s easy to get caught up in the price. Imagine a Lexus sedan next to […]
ATFI Letter: Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework and Opposition to Tolling
July 14, 2021 • 0 Comments • ATFI, Fuel Tax, Gas Taxes, Infrastructure, infrastructure funding, PPP, Public Private Partnership, REVENUE GENERATION, Technology, TOLL, TOLLING, tolls
Editor’s Note: This letter was sent this week to US Senate Leaders. It if from the Alliance for Toll Free Interstates of which the National Motorists Association is a member. Dear Senators Schumer and McConnell: The Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates (ATFI) is a growing alliance of individuals, businesses and organizations advocating for long-term, sustainable, efficient, […]
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