Multiple times a year, the US Department of Transportation issues grants to states for specific traffic enforcement programs. That money trickles down to cities so they can pay officers overtime. Honolulu police officers are currently participating in one such grant program this month. To measure the program’s effectiveness, the Honolulu Police Department wants officers to […]
47 Blog Posts From the traffic safety Tag
Paradise Ticket Quota Extreme: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #636
March 22, 2021 • 0 Comments • HAWAII, NMA, Speed Traps, SPEEDING, Ticket Quotas, traffic safety, Traffic Tickets
Walking While Distracted–Nobody Wins
• February 19, 2021 • 0 Comments • CELL PHONE, DISTRACTED DRIVING, Distracted Walking, DRIVERLESS CARS, GHSA, Jaywalking, NHTSA, PEDESTRIAN, SAFETY, Technology, TEXTING, traffic safety
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in April 2018 as NMA E-Newsletter #481. If you would like to receive the weekly one-topic NMA Newsletter, subscribe today! Have we become a nation of cellphone zombies? Many experts believe that the increase in distracted driving, in particular using a cellphone to text while driving, has been a […]
“Driving While Black” Billboard Shines Light on City Ticket Records
September 30, 2020 • 0 Comments • Bicyclist, Driver's License, DUI/DWI, FOIA, INSURANCE, LICENSE PLATE, Policing for Profit, racial profiling, REVENUE GENERATION, Speed Traps, SPEEDING, TICKET REVENUE, traffic safety, traffic stops, Traffic Tickets
By a Michigan NMA Member Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as NMA E-Newsletter #602 from July 2020. If you would like to receive the weekly NMA E-Newsletter, join today! On July 6, an electronic billboard appeared along I-96 in Redford Township, Michigan, just east of the city limits of Livonia. It warned drivers leaving […]
Don’t Let Congestion Pricing Take Hold in the US
• August 24, 2020 • 0 Comments • ALPR, Bicycle, Congestion Pricing, Congestion Tolling, Gas Tax, Infrastructure, Mass Transit, REVENUE GENERATION, road safety, ROAD-USER FEES, TOLLING, tolls, Traffic Congestion, traffic safety
Before the pandemic, cities around the country were talking about implementing congestion pricing. Experts believe that charging a fee for parts of streets and highways used the most at the busiest times of day reduces demand. They believe that this tax incentivizes drivers to switch to other modes, other routes, or even travel at different […]
The Selling of a Narrative
July 31, 2020 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, SPEEDING, SUPER SPEEDER, Traffic Congestion, traffic safety, Traffic speed, Traffic Tickets
By Gary Biller, NMA President Editor’s Note: This post first appeared as a weekly E-Newsletter #591 from May 2020 and it was only sent to NMA members. If you would like to receive this weekly email, consider joining the NMA today. The media has never shied away from peddling stories that sell. Often in doing […]
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