By Gary Witzenburg, Automotive Senior Writer and Contributing Editor, President of the North American Car, Truck, and Utility of the Year, and NMA Member. Editor’s Note: HOUR Detroit Magazine has graciously permitted the NMA to publish this piece, which initially appeared in a slightly different version on its pages. Part 2 will be presented in […]
26 Blog Posts From the Traffic Signals Tag
Autonomous (Self-Driving) Vehicles – Available Soon? (Yes and No) Part 1: NMA E-Newsletter #648
June 14, 2021 • 0 Comments • Auto Industry, Autonomous Vehicles, Bicyclist, CROSSWALK, DRIVERLESS CARS, Electric Vehicle, GPS, LIDAR, PEDESTRIAN, RADAR, Ridesharing, SAFETY, Technology, Traffic Congestion, Traffic Signals
The Push to Curtail Driving
May 7, 2021 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Bicycle, Bicyclist, FHWA, Fuel, MUTCD, NMSL, PEDESTRIAN, SAFETY, Speed Limits, stop signs, Traffic Signals, Traffic Tickets, VISION ZERO
The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) is the government’s massive document that controls the application of regulatory devices like stop signs, crosswalk markings, and traffic lights. The MUTCD, last updated in 2009, is the current subject of a proposed federal rule by the FHWA. The sweeping revisions suggested by […]
More Hands on Deck: NMA E-Newsletter #641
April 26, 2021 • 0 Comments • Bicyclist, FHWA, MUTCD, NMA, PEDESTRIAN, road safety, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT, stop signs, Traffic Signals
Member response to the NMA’s April 13th email alert and last week’s newsletter, All Hands on Deck, #640, has been tremendous. This grassroots campaign is focused on convincing the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) that key components of its planned update to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) will make the roads less, not […]
Lane Courtesy or Law–A California Cultural Examination
March 22, 2021 • 0 Comments • DMV, DRIVER EDUCATION, Driver's License, Lane Courtesy, NMA, PEDESTRIAN, ROUNDABOUT, SPEED LIMIT, Traffic Signals
By California NMA Member Norman Risch Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as an NMA E-Newsletter #439 in June 2017. If you would like to receive the NMA E-Newsletter every Sunday in your inbox, subscribe HERE. While the NMA has been increasingly promoting left lane courtesy for years, I can compare several states in which […]
Carjacking Epidemic–What would you Do?
February 7, 2021 • 0 Comments • Carjacking, CELL PHONE, Parking, RENTAL CAR, SAFETY, Tips, Traffic Signals
By Lauren Fix, The Car Coach Carjackings, or the robbery of a car by threat of force by an attacker, has increased significantly since the pandemic began. Carjackings are becoming a pandemic, and it’s not just happening in certain cities. It’s happening everywhere—gas stations and even at parking lots in apartment complexes. We’re starting to […]
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