Originally posted on August 12, 2018, this NMA newsletter is #500. The implementation of Vision Zero programs, with the goal of eliminating all traffic fatalities through various means including reducing vehicle speed and movement, is spreading to many U.S. cities seemingly without concern for cost. If Vision Zero had a goal of minimizing road deaths […]
188 Blog Posts From the Traffic Congestion Tag
The Not-So-Hidden Cost of Vision Zero
May 17, 2019 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Bicyclist, Road Diets, SAFETY, Speed Cameras, Traffic Congestion, VISION ZERO
Bumper to Bumper: How Singapore Is Combating Traffic Jams
The problem of traffic in Singapore has been a subject of heated discussion among drivers and lawmakers for more than 40 years. The problem was first widely addressed in 1975 when traffic shut local traffic at peak times to such a crawl, commuters were only averaging about 12 miles per hour, even on multi-lane highways. […]
NMA Principle Number 7: Motorists’ rights that keep pace with technological advances
• April 19, 2019 • 0 Comments • Auto Industry, Breathalyzers, CELL PHONE, connected cars, Driver's License, DRIVERLESS CARS, Insurance Companies, Mass Transit, NMA, PRIVACY, Ridesharing, SAFETY, street furniture, Technology, Traffic Congestion, VISION ZERO
The Driving in America Blog was started a year ago to bring more information to those who are beginning their journey as motorists’ rights advocates. Over the next several months, I will be working with each of the seven NMA principles to give readers of this weekly blog some idea of what we all are working towards […]
NMA Principle Number 6: Reasonable highway user fees for maintaining and improving highways, not for financing non-highway projects
• April 12, 2019 • 0 Comments • Automated Traffic Enforcement, Congestion Pricing, Corruption, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, NMA, PRIVACY, REVENUE GENERATION, ROAD-USER FEES, SAFETY, Speed Limits, Technology, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLLING, Traffic Congestion
The Driving in America Blog was started a year ago to bring more information to those who are beginning their journey as motorists’ rights advocates. Over the next several months, I will be working with each of the seven NMA principles to give readers of this weekly blog some idea of what we all are working towards […]
Paying More for Less Service: NMA E-Newsletter #534
April 8, 2019 • 0 Comments • ALPR, Bicycle, Congestion Pricing, Infrastructure, Mass Transit, REVENUE GENERATION, Ridesharing, Scooters, TOLL, TOLLING, Traffic Congestion, VMT Tax
By 2021, New York City will begin charging drivers who enter Manhattan below Central Park under the guise of congestion pricing. No one is surprised. City and state officials have been trying to make this happen for years. The rare alignment of views between the governor, the mayor, and the state legislature─each likely motivated by […]
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