A Data-Driven Approach to Transportation Safety Part 3: NMA E-Newsletter #672
By Randal O’Toole, The Antiplanner Editor’s Note: The NMA has received permission to post this report on recent findings on traffic safety in the US. Read Parts 1 and Part 2 for more information. Data-Driven Safety Such data-driven analyses play almost no role in urban traffic safety programs today. For example, Vision Zero is based on […]
Do NOT Buy Flood Damaged Cars
By Lauren Fix, The Car Coach A perfect storm can lead to bad choices with flood-damaged cars everywhere. Cars swamped in recent hurricanes and floodwaters could return to the market far away from the hurricane zone. Thousands of vehicles are flood and water damaged or destroyed every year due to bad weather. In the Katrina […]
9 Tips for How to Choose a Driving School
Learning to drive a motor vehicle is often considered an essential step in becoming an adult. Driving a car allows greater flexibility and helps solve many transportation issues and challenges. Driving is also a great skill to know, and besides, it’s fun! The most critical factor of becoming a successful driver is learning how to […]
Oversized Injury Verdicts may be on the Way out in Montana and Texas
Editor’s Note: This post first appeared as NMA E-Newsletter #646. If you would like to subscribe to this weekly one-topic newsletter, click HERE to subscribe. Over the past two years, insurance rates for trucking companies have increased an average of 20 to 25 percent. Umbrella or excess liability policies have increased even more—over 75 percent—which […]
How You Can Get the Best Auto Insurance Quotes
by guest writer Renee Pena Auto insurance can be expensive, depending on various factors, so it takes some time to make sure you shop car insurance quotes. You will need to do some research and make some calls to get the best rates, but in the end, it will be well worth the effort. Get […]
Clueless About Cars? Here’s an Easy Guide to Auto Repair and Maintenance
Everyone who owns a car will know that there’s a lot of repair and maintenance work that goes into keeping it running smoothly. But not everyone knows the basics, let alone the more advanced tricks of the trade that keep your engine ticking over. Not having even a basic knowledge of repair and maintenance can […]
Autonomous (Self-Driving) Vehicles – Available Soon? (Yes and No) Part 2: NMA E-Newsletter #649
By Gary Witzenburg, Automotive Senior Writer and Contributing Editor, President of the North American Car, Truck, and Utility of the Year, and NMA Member. Editor’s Note: HOUR Detroit Magazine has graciously permitted the NMA to publish this piece, which initially appeared in a slightly different version on its pages. Please read Part 1 from last […]
How to Handle Road Trip Emergencies
Summer is approaching, and with it comes a spirit of adventure. It is time to get out of the house and enjoy the weather. Road trips are a favorite pastime of many. It allows you the freedom of the open road at a lower cost than a plane ticket. Unfortunately, accidents happen, and disasters can […]
The Cars We Could Have Bought
The cars you’re allowed to buy today are the cars that the government allows to be manufactured. But what kinds of cars might we be able to buy if the government got out of the car business and left the designing of cars to the automakers and the buying of cars to customers? What if we could […]
Oversized Injury Verdicts may be on the Way out in Montana and Texas: NMA E-Newsletter #646
Over the past two years, insurance rates for trucking companies have increased an average of 20 to 25 percent. Umbrella or excess liability policies have increased even more—over 75 percent—which forces most trucking companies to carry less coverage. By federal law, all commercial haulers must carry $750,000 in liability insurance, which won’t cover most jury […]