By Randal O’Toole, The Antiplanner Editor’s Note: The NMA has received permission to post this report on recent findings on traffic safety in the US. Read Parts 1 and Part 2 for more information. Data-Driven Safety Such data-driven analyses play almost no role in urban traffic safety programs today. For example, Vision Zero is based on […]
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A Data-Driven Approach to Transportation Safety Part 3: NMA E-Newsletter #672
November 29, 2021 • 0 Comments • Auto Industry, Bicycle, Bicyclist, GAO, INSURANCE, Mass Transit, NHTSA, PEDESTRIAN, road safety, ROUNDABOUT, SAFETY, Speed, Traffic Congestion, traffic safety, VISION ZERO
A Primer on Induced Demand, Part 1: NMA E-Newsletter #664
By Christopher M. DiPrima, NMA Board Member Editor’s Note: We touched on induced demand—the theory that as highway capacity increases, demand does also, thereby creating a never-ending need for more capacity—in NMA E-Newsletter #599 last year. In light of the current infrastructure negotiations in Washington, and the ongoing effort to reshape urban land use by […]
Driver Courtesy Month—Steady as You Go!
• September 24, 2021 • 0 Comments • Driver Courtesy, Fuel, Lane Courtesy, Road Rage, SAFETY, Tailgating, Traffic Congestion, Traffic speed
Welcome to Driver Courtesy Month! This blog is part four of our month-long series on Driver Courtesy. Check out Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3! Don’t forget to take the online quiz Are You a Courteous Driver? “Steady as you go” can mean many things to many different people, but for the purposes of […]
How Car Manufacturers Use the Cloud to Process Real-Time Data
September 2, 2021 • 1 Comment • Auto Industry, Autonomous Vehicles, connected cars, DRIVERLESS CARS, Electric Vehicle, Infrastructure, PRIVACY, SAFETY, Technology, Traffic Congestion
By guest writer Utsav Arora Cloud technology is a revolutionary modern technology, transforming every sector of modern life day by day. This tech has made its way into multiple industries and business platforms, allowing these enterprises to develop applications faster and store data more efficiently. Cloud technology has advocated the development of futuristic innovations in […]
Should We Lean into a Federal Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax?
• August 20, 2021 • 0 Comments • Auto Industry, Auto Privacy, Electric Vehicle, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, GPS, Infrastructure, infrastructure funding, LEGISLATION, NMA, PRIVACY, REVENUE GENERATION, Road Usage Charge, Road User Charge, Traffic Congestion, VMT, VMT Tax
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in May as NMA E-Newsletter #643. Since we first posted this information, the Senate has passed an infrastructure bill that includes a federal program to gauge whether or not a federal vehicle miles traveled tax could work. In the interim, there has been little discussion about adjusting the gas […]
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