Motorists’ Rights Advocacy: Cutting Through the Clutter
Editor’s Note: This information first appeared as Newsletter October 2015 and the information on advocating for motorists’ rights still rings true. If you would like to receive the NMA E-Newsletter, please consider joining the NMA today! NMA Founder Jim Baxter knew the power of the written word. Throughout his 30-year tenure with the association Jim […]
NMA Principle Number 5: Full Due Process for Motorists
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 working towards […]
On the Road to Ten: NMA E-Newsletter #486
Sunday December 30, 2018. While most of us will be in the midst of holiday season preparations, for the NMA it will mark a momentous occasion for another reason. On that date─unless this notice just jinxed it─we will be publishing Issue #520, marking ten years of uninterrupted home delivery of weekly NMA e-newsletters. The range […]
What about Speed Limits?
Have you ever noticed while driving that generally the experience is fairly civil? Not too much chaos…not too many drivers overdoing it. We all drive along because in reality we just want to go where we need to go without too much hassle. Funny thing is…most of us drive at a speed we feel comfortable […]
EVOLUTION
The automobile has gone from being an eccentric hobby to a necessity of life—to a???? Technological innovations like the internal combustion engine, electric starter, hydraulic brakes, power steering, radial tires, fuel injection, and electronic ignition have transformed the automobile from a quirky, unreliable toy to an appliance-like device accessible and usable by almost all elements […]
How to Organize a Local Protest Group
Protest groups get started because someone becomes irate about something that they feel like they can change if they gather others just as irate together to form a group. Protesting an outcome or a law is easy for the passionate but sometimes passion has a short fuse and if you have put together a protest […]
NMA Reboot: Sacrificing Sound Public Policy for Revenue and Control
This weekly post features recent news stories that highlight and update themes previously covered throughout NMA E-Newsletters and Alerts. Editor’s Note: Officials in Ann Arbor, Michigan, are balking at proposed legislation to compel them to set speed limits based on established traffic engineering principles (the 85th percentile speed). Officials fear the change would result in […]
NMA Reboot: Proper Speed Limits Encourage Compliance. Who Knew?
This weekly post features recent news stories that highlight and update themes previously covered throughout NMA E-Newsletters and Alerts. The Columbus Dispatch recently reported that Ohio state troopers have been issuing fewer speeding tickets on interstates since the speed limit went up to 70 mph in 2013. The reporter speculated on why this is happening […]
NMA Reboot: Camera Company Front Groups Still Stirring Up Trouble
This weekly post features recent news stories that highlight and update themes previously covered throughout NMA E-Newsletters and Alerts. Editor’s Note: The red-light camera companies will do almost anything to protect their interests. When community opposition develops against red-light camera programs, usually in the form of ballot initiatives, the camera companies set up their own […]
NMA Reboot: Fastest Toll Road Failing Financially
This weekly post features recent news stories that highlight and update themes previously covered throughout NMA E-Newsletters and Alerts. Editor’s Note: Texas’ flagship toll road, SH 130, made news in 2012 for having a posted speed limit of 85 mph, the fastest of any road in the United States. The private operator of the road, […]