The USDOT, Speed Cameras, and Automated Corruption
By Gary Biller, NMA President Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on February 13, 2022, as a NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #683. It didn’t take long after Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Transportation Secretary, introduced his department’s 42-page National Roadway Safety Strategy for people to grasp the importance of a tiny sentence buried in Note 3 on Page 28 of […]
Top 10 Reasons Car Insurance Claims Are Denied
Is it possible for insurance companies to reject the claims? Yes, insurance firms have 100 percent right to reject the claims if the person filing for a claim fails to abide by the rules and terms laid out by them. However, insurance companies do not reject claims outright. They follow a structured process when it […]
A Driver’s License as a Convenience for Whom?
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 […]
The Changing Landscape of Speed Limits
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared as the cover story in the Winter 2022 Edition of the National Motorists Association’s quarterly magazine Driving Freedoms. If you would like to receive our magazine, please become a member of the NMA today! Advocating for speed limits based on sound traffic-engineering […]
“Assistance” Technology
Idiot proofing is now out in the open. It’s just called something else to make the idiots feel better about it. The car manufacturers style this idiot-proofing “assistance” technology–usually “advanced.” Sometimes, “intelligent” because they regard you as not. There is nothing wrong with seeking assistance when you need it. Disabled people, for instance, often need assistance getting up […]
Should 18-year-olds Drive a Big Rig? NMA E-Newsletter #685
The minimum age to obtain a commercial driver’s license and drive a tractor-trailer within state boundaries is 18 in all states. Federal guidelines require the driver of 18-wheelers to be at least age 21. That appears to be changing. With the passage of the November 2021 $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Investment Act, Congress requires the Federal […]
The USDOT, Speed Cameras, and Automated Corruption: NMA E-Newsletter #683
It didn’t take long after Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Transportation Secretary, introduced his department’s 42-page National Roadway Safety Strategy for people to grasp the importance of a tiny sentence buried in Note 3 on Page 28 of the report: “Promote speed safety cameras as a proven safety countermeasure.” Protestations emanated from as far away as the […]
Roads Might Be Dicier than Usual this Winter
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in December 2021 as an NMA Weekly E-Newsletter. The situation in many states has not changed and with the current polar vortexes that continue to plague the US, it probably won’t improve this winter. If you would like to subscribe to the NMA’s […]
Driving Four-Wheelers on Alaskan Streets is now Legal with a Catch: NMA E-Newsletter #679
At the start of the new year, the state of Alaska inaugurated new regulations that allow four-wheelers on roads with a speed limit of 45 mph or less. In the past, rules allowed these motorized vehicles to cross state roads only. Alaska defines all-purpose vehicles as any self-propelled device on wheels or tracks that make […]
2021: The Year Flock Safety License Plate Readers Exploded Across the Country
By guest writer Joe Cadillic, founder of the MassPrivatel Blog 2021 will also go down as the year police/Flock Safety license plate readers exploded across the country. One major development that went overlooked by the mass media is Flock Safety’s role in the ever-expanding network of police license plate readers. From January 2021-December 2021, law […]