Two Lanes of Driving Behavior–Are you a Safe Driver? Are you a Compliant Driver?
By Stewart Price, NMA Programs Officer Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as NMA E-Newsletter #711 from August 2022. If you would like to subscribe to our single-topic motorist-issue weekly newsletter, click here. Until I started working here at the NMA, I thought these two questions are the same. As the French would say, “C’est […]
Motorists Vote 2022: An Overview of US Motorist-Related Ballot Initiatives from the November 8th Vote: NMA E-Newsletter #723
Here is how Americans voted on ballot initiatives that the NMA outlined in Newsletter #719. The following election results came from Ballotpedia unless listed otherwise. Here are some articles from the national perspective on motorist and transportation issues: Voters Across the Country Support Public Transportation at the Ballot Box (APTA Center for Transportation Excellence) It’s […]
Motorists Vote 2022: An Overview of Ballot Initiatives around the US: NMA E-Newsletter #719
Mid-term elections on November 8th draw near. Here is a list of ballot initiatives that directly affect motorists around the country. No matter your political stance, the National Motorist Association encourages all motorists to vote in every local election. Remember–all traffic is local and your vote can make a difference in how streets and roads […]
Two Lanes of Driving Behavior–Are you a safe driver? Are you a compliant driver? NMA E-Newsletter #711
By Stewart Price, NMA Programs Officer Until I started working here at the NMA, I thought these two questions are the same. As the French would say, “C’est la meme chose.” (Translation: “It’s the same thing.”) But now, I’m not so sure. The first question is, are you a safe driver? This gets at acting […]
Reduced speed traps boost safety in Colorado
A story from Colorado hit my inbox this morning. With fewer speed traps on I-70 near Grand Junction the highway is safer. That’s not what the reporter wants us to believe, but it’s at least as true as the conclusion he drew. Here are the facts. The road had seen “some pretty graphic accidents” so […]
Hurtful words
If you call an accident a crash, does it hurt more? According to Denver police the answer is yes. The number of fatal “crashes” in 2018 was higher than the number of fatal “accidents” in any of the previous 12 years. To the surprise of police, politicians, and federal bureacrats, changing the name did not […]
Sober as a cop
Colorado state trooper Brian Pettit got community service for a drunk-driving wreck that would put any of us civilians in jail. Sadly, this is totally ordinary. Drunk guy runs a stop sign and gets nailed. Happens every day. Police find a fellow officer drunk behind the wheel and don’t arrest him. Happens every day. You’ve […]