The War on Teen Drivers
Did you know the average cost of car insurance for a 16-year-old is almost $3,000 annually? This assumes no tickets, no accidents and a good scholastic record. Yes, they actually check the kid’s grades and use that as a metric for determining his “risk profile,” just as adult drivers are dunned by the insurance mafia […]
No more Policymaking by Procurement
Privacy Groups and Cities fight back against Pervasive Surveillance This article first appeared in the NMA Foundation quarterly magazine Driving Freedoms Summer 2018. With no checks and balances, local law enforcement should not be spying on citizens. A number of cities, with the help of privacy groups and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), are […]
On the Road to Ten: Canned Cameras: NMA E-Newsletter #495
As we continue the march toward the publication of the 520th consecutive weekly issue of the NMA e-newsletter later this year, we will on occasion highlight reader favorites over these past ten years. The first installment, NMA E-Newsletter #486, focused on discussions of speed limits. Here we take on the second-most covered newsletter topic through […]
A License Plate to Remember Part 2—Your Comments: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #492
The National Motorists Association received some thoughtful comments from readers like you and thought we should share them. If you missed reading Part 1, click HERE. Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the author. I enjoyed reading today’s NMA Weekly E-Newsletter. Another topic that has hit several people I have worked […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: June 4, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Move Over Cams to Ticket Cars traveling speed limit (What?)– –IA Supremes cracks down on CAF auto seizures– –US Supremes Reject Driveway Snooping– Friday, June 1, 2018 Move Over Cameras To Ticket Vehicles Traveling The Speed Limit Drivers who are obeying the speed limit may still be at risk of […]
A License Plate to Remember: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #490
A requirement of owning a vehicle, the lowly license plate has its place among the more tedious aspects of our driving existence. No one enjoys going on online or waiting at the DMV to purchase their yearly tags. But without them, we would be stopped and fined heavily. Car registration coupled with our faithful license […]
Are License Plate Numbers Personal Data?
There are more or less 268 million registered vehicles in the US with only 221 million licensed drivers. There is a reasonable assumption that people who own a car are generally the driver. Let’s face it–most folks would generally not lend out their vehicles except for a good reason. In order to drive a car, […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: April 30, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –VA Supremes one step from banning License Plate Spying– –OH Supremes skeptical over municipal speed cam suit– –WA State VMT Tax experiment cost $2000 per participant– Friday, April 27, 2018 Virginia Supreme Court One Step From Banning License Plate Spying Police use of automated license plate readers (ALPR or ANPR) […]
Auto Cop
An interesting unasked question has been raised by Ford’s announcement that it is developing a cop-less cop car. That is, an automated and AI cop car that would sneak itself behind the bushes and use license plate scanners, facial recognition and other such revenue-raising technologies to automatically issue paying’ paper. All the time. Everywhere. For […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: March 26, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Akron seeks speed trap cash from National Safety Council– –Florida Gang Cops can’t write seat belt tickets– –Minnesota Lawmakers want to audit ALPRs– Friday, March 23, 2018 Towns Seek Speed Trap Cash From Group That Profits From Tickets The city council in Akron, Ohio, on Monday adopted an ordinance authorizing […]