TheNewspaper.com Roundup: October 3, 2016
The Newspaper.com Weekly Roundup blog post will now appear on Mondays with stories featured from the following week. We hope reading this roundup will get you started on the right foot every week in learning a little bit more in the world of motorists’ rights! To check out all the Driving News find us on […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: July 6, 2016
Each Wednesday, we’ll publish quick summaries of the articles from the last week on TheNewspaper.com. We’re doing this because these articles are often strongly connected to the issues that National Motorists Association members are interested in. Wednesday, July 6, 2016 Virginia: Insurance Industry Photographs 65,000 Motorists In Speeding Ticket Push Three years ago, the insurance […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: April 13, 2016
Each Wednesday, we’ll publish quick summaries of the articles from the last week on TheNewspaper.com. We’re doing this because these articles are often strongly connected to the issues that National Motorists Association members are interested in. Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Opinion: Insurance Industry Claims 32,894 Deaths From Higher Speed Limits The insurance industry is going […]
NMA Reboot: Lane Courtesy Should Always be Taken Seriously
This weekly post features recent news stories that highlight and update themes previously covered throughout NMA E-Newsletters and Alerts. Editor’s Note: The Alaska Dispatch News recently reported that some state lawmakers don’t seem to be spending their time on the substantive issues of the day. Instead, they’re passing ceremonial bills, debating resolutions to create an […]
The Mileage-Based User Fee: At what cost?
By Gary Biller, NMA President Rarely is a problem best solved by adding layers of complexity to an existing process, particularly a budgetary process. Such is the proposal to supplement or replace the fuel tax with a mileage-based user fee to pull the Federal Highway Trust Fund back from the teetering edge of insolvency. The […]
T’row de Bum(s) Out!
By Gary Biller, NMA President Popular lore has it that the phrase “throw the bums out” originated during the 1941 World Series when the New York Yankees faced off against the Brooklyn Dodgers. A man supposedly walked into a bar—stop us if you’ve heard this one before—in Brooklyn in the midst of the games and […]
NMA Builds National Coalition to Fight Unfair Rental Car Fees in Florida
The NMA recently filed a letter of complaint with Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to reign in unfair rental car fees in her state. The action was triggered by a recent report that Florida rental agencies are charging consumers exorbitant rental fees for toll transponders or equally high “administrative fees” for processing unpaid tolls on behalf of […]
Mr. Emanuel, Shut Down These Cameras!
The City of Chicago’s red-light camera program perfectly illustrates all of the bad things that happen when red-light cameras come to town: alleged corruption, lack of oversight, short yellow lights, ticketing errors, drivers fleeced of hundreds of millions with no clear safety benefits. In response, NMA President Gary Biller wrote the following letter to Chicago […]
New Jersey Assembly Bill 3527 Provides Essential Protections for Drivers
By Gary Biller, President, National Motorists Association For the moment, let’s focus on just one of many objections to the use of red-light and speed cameras: Neither can positively identify the driver when recording an alleged violation. As a result, the photo ticket is issued to the vehicle owner who becomes the default suspect whether […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: May 21, 2014
Each Wednesday, we’ll publish quick summaries of the articles from the last week on TheNewspaper.com. We’re doing this because these articles are often strongly connected to the issues that National Motorists Association members are interested in. Wednesday, May 21, 2014 Virginia: Redflex Caught Using Violation Calculator Redflex Traffic Systems uses a special spreadsheet to calculate […]