The NMA Office receives numerous calls throughout the year from members asking how to defeat a speeding ticket they happened to receive driving in another state. Unfortunately, these are rather difficult to fight because many small towns and counties target out-of-state drivers. After all, authorities know they won’t come back to fight the ticket. Ticketing […]
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Driving in America: An Out-of-State Speeding Ticket –Has this Happened to You?
• February 14, 2020 • 0 Comments • ACLU, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Congestion Pricing, Driver's License, INSURANCE, LEGISLATION, LICENSE PLATES, NMA, Parking, PRIVACY, Real ID, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, TICKET FIGHTING, TICKET FINES, Ticket Quotas, TICKET REVENUE, Toll Roads, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets
Driving in America—Are We There Yet?
January 31, 2020 • 1 Comment • ALPR, Automated Traffic Enforcement, BLOOD WITHDRAWAL, Breathalyzers, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Corruption, Driver's License, DUI/DWI, FHWA, FOURTH AMENDMENT, Fuel, ILLEGAL SEARCH, LEGISLATION, NHTSA, NMA, OOIDA, Parking, parking tickets, Predatory Towing, racial profiling, Red-Light Cameras, Road Diets, Road Rage, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLLING, TOWING, Traffic Congestion, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Motorist advocates have many choices to make when it comes to fighting for rights. Trends change and either becomes complicated or simplified just because an elected official says “Enough!” Case in point: Texas Governor Greg Abbott vowed when he was running for governor in 2018 that he would like […]
War on Cars Watch for November 27, 2019
• November 27, 2019 • 0 Comments • Auto Industry, Bicycle, Breathalyzers, Car Care, Congestion Pricing, DUI/DWI, Mass Transit, Parking, PEDESTRIAN, Road Diets, SAFETY, Speed Limits, TICKET FINES, Traffic Congestion, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets, VISION ZERO
The War on Cars Watch is a weekly feature of the NMA blog. The War on Cars Watch focuses on road diets, traffic calming and programs such as Vision Zero and Complete Streets as well as studies, court cases, and other news that affect motorists. Special commentary from NMA California Member Michael Jabbra is […]
To Record or Not to Record, That is the Question
November 15, 2019 • 0 Comments • CELL PHONE, Dash Cam, Driver's License, INSURANCE, PRIVACY, Technology, TRAFFIC STOP
By Gary Biller, NMA President Editor’s Note: This post first appeared as NMA E-Newsletter #512 in November 2018. An interesting phenomenon is being reported by some members. Police officers approaching their vehicles during routine traffic stops are asking an opening question different than the traditional, “Do you know why I stopped you?” Rather, in this […]
War on Cars Watch for November 6, 2019
• November 6, 2019 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Breathalyzers, Car Care, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Complete Streets, Congestion Pricing, Driver's License, DUI/DWI, Eighth Amendment, Gas Tax, Parking, PEDESTRIAN, Policing for Profit, PRIVACY, racial profiling, REVENUE GENERATION, Road Diets, SAFETY, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, Technology, Textalyzer, TEXTING, TICKET FINES, Traffic Calming, Traffic Congestion, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets, VISION ZERO
The War on Cars Watch is a weekly feature of the NMA blog. The War on Cars Watch focuses on road diets, traffic calming and programs such as Vision Zero and Complete Streets as well as studies, court cases, and other news that affect motorists. Special commentary from NMA California Member Michael Jabbra is […]
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