By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director This post originally appeared as NMA E-Newsletter #704 from July 2022. If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter, a weekly one-topic look at a motorist issue, click here. “To Protect and To Serve” is the motto we frequently see on the side of police vehicles. Most of us […]
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Should the Public Score Police Encounters? NMA E-Newsletter #704
“To Protect and To Serve” is the motto we frequently see on the side of police vehicles. Most of us understand the “To Protect” part of the equation. We ask the men and women in blue to handle life-and-death situations on a regular basis. But what about the ‘To Serve” portion of the job? The […]
Civil Asset Forfeiture in Indiana Goes Beyond Policing for Profit: NMA E-Newsletter #701
June 20, 2022 • 0 Comments • CAF, CHECKPOINT, CIVIL, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Civil Forfeiture, DUE PROCESS, INDIANA, NMA, Policing for Profit, traffic stops
Initially created to take down drug lords, civil asset forfeiture has morphed into an excuse by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to confiscate cash and other property regardless of whether a person is charged with a crime. The Indiana Supreme Court recently ruled that the government must prove it is ‘entitled’ to keep […]
A Driver’s License as a Convenience for Whom?
• March 25, 2022 • 0 Comments • BODY CAMERAS, CELL PHONE, Digital Driver's License, DMV, Driver's License, DRONES, TICKET FINES, TRAFFIC RECORD, traffic stops, Traffic Tickets
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in January 2022 as an NMA Weekly Newsletter #677. If you would like to receive the one-topic newsletter from the National Motorists Association, subscribe today. If you drive, you likely have a physical license indicating you passed a test and can legally drive on the nation’s roadways. After the […]
Equity and the MUTCD: NMA E-Newsletter #644
May 17, 2021 • 0 Comments • Automated Traffic Enforcement, Crosswalks, FHWA, MUTCD, racial profiling, REVENUE GENERATION, Speed Limits, stop signs, traffic stops, Traffic Tickets
As we have noted prominently in recent newsletters and email action alerts, the Federal Highway Administration has recommended sweeping changes to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). In Equity and Sustainability (NMA E-Newsletter #637), we criticized the appropriation of those terms, particularly ‘equity,’ to demand broad restrictions on drivers and driving. NMA Director […]
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