By John Russo, Co-Founder, and Director of KeepLAMoving and KeepTheUSMoving Last week the Los Angeles Times ran an article about the failure of the city’s Vision Zero plan to reduce traffic deaths over the last four years. Since Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the initiative in August 2015, pedestrian and bicyclist deaths are up substantially, with […]
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Pushback on Vision Zero in Los Angeles
February 19, 2020 • 1 Comment • Bicycle, Bicyclist, KUSM, PEDESTRIAN, Road Diets, SAFETY, Traffic Calming, Traffic Congestion, traffic safety, VISION ZERO
6 Ways to Reduce Anxiety While Driving
Most of us have experienced some form of road rage or anxiety while driving. The one thing that is certain is that if you act on those impulses, you are sure to land yourself in some hot water. Anxiety on the road can be caused by many things, but you can do something about it. […]
Driving in America—Arkansas Report Part 1
February 7, 2020 • 2 Comment • Electric Vehicle, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, Infrastructure, LEGISLATION, REVENUE GENERATION, Toll Roads, Traffic Congestion
By NMA Member Tom Beckett This is the first of a series of occasional reports on the activity of the Arkansas legislature regarding highway transportation. I’ll cover not only various legislative acts but also other things of motorist interest that come to my attention here in the Natural State. To begin, an overview of how […]
Driving in America—Are We There Yet?
January 31, 2020 • 1 Comment • ALPR, Automated Traffic Enforcement, BLOOD WITHDRAWAL, Breathalyzers, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Corruption, Driver's License, DUI/DWI, FHWA, FOURTH AMENDMENT, Fuel, ILLEGAL SEARCH, LEGISLATION, NHTSA, NMA, OOIDA, Parking, parking tickets, Predatory Towing, racial profiling, Red-Light Cameras, Road Diets, Road Rage, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLLING, TOWING, Traffic Congestion, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Motorist advocates have many choices to make when it comes to fighting for rights. Trends change and either becomes complicated or simplified just because an elected official says “Enough!” Case in point: Texas Governor Greg Abbott vowed when he was running for governor in 2018 that he would like […]
Indivisibility of Cars and Commuting
January 24, 2020 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, commuting, Congestion Pricing, Mass Transit, NMA, PEDESTRIAN, Speed Limits, Traffic Congestion
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post first appeared in November 2019 as the NMA E-Newsletter #567. One of the exciting elements of the October 5 Keep the US Moving Conference (KLAM) attended by both Gary Biller, NMA President and Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director, was meeting others who study urban commuting. Mariya Frost, Transportation […]
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