Learning To Wear A Paper Bag
By James Baxter, NMA President Apparently, wearing a paper bag, or some other disguise, is the only way drivers and passengers will be able to maintain their anonymity, and a little privacy, as they cruise the roadways of America. At least that’s what is in store for us as “Real ID” reaches full bloom, and […]
Learning To Wear A Paper Bag
By James Baxter, NMA President Apparently, wearing a paper bag, or some other disguise, is the only way drivers and passengers will be able to maintain their anonymity, and a little privacy, as they cruise the roadways of America. At least that’s what is in store for us as “Real ID” reaches full bloom, and […]
Roadblock Proponents Go After Apple
By James Baxter, NMA President United States Senators Shumer, Lautenberg, Udall and Reid recently told Apple, INC. that they don’t like applications on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch that show the location of roadblocks—euphemistically referred to as “checkpoints.” They want Apple to shut down the roadblock apps because they allows motorists to avoid roadblocks […]
Roadblock Proponents Go After Apple
By James Baxter, NMA President United States Senators Shumer, Lautenberg, Udall and Reid recently told Apple, INC. that they don’t like applications on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch that show the location of roadblocks—euphemistically referred to as “checkpoints.” They want Apple to shut down the roadblock apps because they allows motorists to avoid roadblocks […]
Pedal “Misapplication” — Again
By James Baxter, NMA President This past week, Ray LaHood, Secretary of the US Dept. of Transportation made a splash with his announcement that, fat floor mats aside, their investigation could find no fault with Toyota throttles and that it appeared the unintended acceleration of Toyota vehicles was caused by drivers stepping on the gas […]
More Flawed Red Light Camera Data From IIHS
By James Baxter, NMA President This past Tuesday the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, IIHS, carpet bombed the media world with a press release claiming red light cameras saved 154 lives in 14 cities from 2004 through 2008. Saying IIHS pulled this number out of thin blue air would be a tremendous compliment. There is […]
More Flawed Red Light Camera Data From IIHS
By James Baxter, NMA President This past Tuesday the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, IIHS, carpet bombed the media world with a press release claiming red light cameras saved 154 lives in 14 cities from 2004 through 2008. Saying IIHS pulled this number out of thin blue air would be a tremendous compliment. There is […]
Is It A Good Idea To Mandate Back Up Cameras?
By James Baxter, NMA President The Obama administration has decided that all passenger cars and busses, manufactured after 2014, must be equipped with back-up/rear-view cameras. They claim such cameras could halve fatalities and injuries caused in backing up accidents. To meet the requirements of the proposed rule, ten percent of new vehicles must comply by […]
Is It A Good Idea To Mandate Back Up Cameras?
By James Baxter, NMA President The Obama administration has decided that all passenger cars and busses, manufactured after 2014, must be equipped with back-up/rear-view cameras. They claim such cameras could halve fatalities and injuries caused in backing up accidents. To meet the requirements of the proposed rule, ten percent of new vehicles must comply by […]
Mall Misery
By James Baxter, NMA President This ever happen to you? You charge off to the Mall for some painful last minute holiday shopping. You enter on one end and flow with the hoards of shoppers; first down one side and then up the other side, down some cross isles and occasionally plunge into store thinking […]