How to Choose a Driving School
Both experienced drivers and youngsters may find driving school attendance a great idea. There is a significant number of such agencies today, but how to choose the right one? The first thing you should keep in mind when looking for a school – don’t hurry. Research takes time because you want to find out the […]
A Reflection on 5.5 Million Miles of Driving
By NMA Alaska Member Merrill Gehman When we were young, we learned many things about driving from those that we saw driving. We learned from an early age, who can drive and who can’t. We started driving farm equipment as kids and graduated to cars and trucks later. Driving was something we could excel at […]
How Do We Solve the Distracted Driving Problem?
As Distracted Driving Month 2019 comes to a close, I thought it would be appropriate to give you the National Motorists Association take on how to solve distracted driving. The NMA believes that distracted driving, in all its forms, can best be addressed through efforts to educate the public on its dangers. Enforcement can be […]
NMA Principle Number 1: Traffic Safety through Sound Engineering and Real Driver Training
The Driving in America Blog was started a year ago to bring more information to those who are beginning their journey as motorists’ rights advocates. Over the next several months, I will be working with each of the seven NMA principles to give readers of this weekly blog some idea of what we all are […]
Texting and Driving: What Parents Need to Know
Smartphones are a constant part of our daily lives, from making calls and texting on the go to researching any number of topics on Google. While it is consistently accessible, being able to text or study on your phone while you’re behind the wheel isn’t convenient — it’s dangerous, even for experienced drivers. For teenagers […]
Automated Cars – And Dumbed Down Drivers
One of the arguments used by automated car pushers (I use the term deliberately, to convey the fact that the market isn’t asking for automated cars any more than it is electric cars; both are being forced upon the market by parties who are frustrated by the market’s reluctance to “embrace” either thing) is that […]
Is Your Teen Ready to Drive?
Learning to drive is one of the most exciting rights of passage in a young person’s life. It’s a distinct symbol of growing up, and it also represents an exhilarating sense of unparalleled freedom. That being said, it’s perfectly normal for parents to experience a wave of mixed emotions as their teenagers approach the […]
Are We Really Ready for RoboCars?
By the end of the year, Waymo plans to release upon the world (in Arizona specifically) robotaxis that can be summoned with the press of a button. Are we ready to forgo our personal vehicle and step into a transportation pod that controls us in an intimate and even perhaps a provocative way? Probably not. […]
Florida Needs New Ways to Deal with Driving Under Influence of Marijuana
From Florida lawyer Brian S. Leifert, with the law firm Leifert & Leifert Criminal Defense. Last year Florida became one of the many states to legalize medical marijuana. While the news is good for those that need the medicine to treat various ailments and conditions that have not responded to traditional medicine, it has posed […]
Dangerous Drivers Come in Many Forms
Editor’s Note: This piece first appeared in April 2016 and still has some pertinent information about driving in America. Dangerous Drivers Come in Many Forms: NMA E-Newsletter #377 We came across an interesting piece the other day on The Truth About Cars website. Writer Seth Parks discusses the problems associated with fearful drivers and goes […]