Can a Driver be too Courteous?
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as an NMA E-Newsletter #316 in February 2015. If you would like to receive the NMA E-Newsletter every Sunday in your inbox, subscribe HERE. Can a single driver influence the actions of an entire freeway full of cars? Maybe a better question is should a single driver exert such […]
Driving in America: Musings from Arizona’s Interstate 17
By NMA Arizona Member Rod Harris For 15 years, I have commuted at least once a week between the greater Phoenix area and Flagstaff, AZ, roughly 130 miles each way, on Interstate 17. In my experience, the average speed was more or less the speed limit, when and where that limit is 75 mph. Of course, […]
Should Parents be Teaching Their Kids How to Drive?
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as an NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #497 emailed to members in July 2018. If you would like to receive the newsletter, join today the thousands of other active motorists who have made that choice! Our son will soon turn 16, and he has no interest in learning how to drive […]
War on Cars Watch for November 13, 2019
The War on Cars Watch is a weekly feature of the NMA blog. The War on Cars Watch focuses on road diets, traffic calming and programs such as Vision Zero and Complete Streets as well as studies, court cases, and other news that affect motorists. Special commentary from NMA California Member Michael Jabbra is […]
A Quick Highway Driving Guide for Newbies
Warm wishes to you if you have recently received your driving permit. Now you are in the club of 227 million drivers in the United States! Getting a permit becomes a source of freedom and adulthood, but it also requires maturity and responsibility. The most critical aspect of driving is when you are driving recklessly; […]
Problem Solved: Ban Cars
This post first appeared as NMA E-Newsletter #516 in December 2018. Randy LoBasso, policy manager at the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, loves to hate the National Motorists Association. We are often the bogeyman he uses as a counterpoint to his pro-bicyclist, Vision Zero, anti-car rhetoric. For instance: “Let’s understand what the National Motorists Association […]
Getting Your Tires Ready for a Road Trip
You and your companion. Your car. The open road. The possibilities. The destination is just a bonus. You’ve packed your things. You’ve checked your map and identified which routes to take. But before you hit the road, there’s one more critical task that you need to do: Make sure that your ride is roadworthy From […]
Tracking Legislative Activity the NMA Way: NMA –E-Newsletter #533
Today we complete the first full calendar quarter of reporting motorist-related activity that is passing through state and federal legislatures. The NMA Bill/Regulation Tracker (Bill Tracker) was introduced in the Winter 2019 issue of Driving Freedoms and went live on Motorists.org in early January when most states began new legislative sessions. Only three months in […]
7 Road Trip Safety Tips that Could Save Your Life
This holiday season, lots of people will be setting out for road trips with friends and family looking to have a good time and create some lasting memories. Most will (hopefully) turn out okay, but as it is always the case, there will be some unfortunate incidents. To keep safe and avoid any ugly incidents, […]
Problem Solved: Ban Cars – NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #516
Randy LoBasso, policy manager at the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, loves to hate the National Motorists Association. We are often the bogeyman he uses as a counterpoint to his pro-bicyclist, Vision Zero, anti-car rhetoric. For instance: “Let’s understand what the National Motorists Association is: An extremist fringe group that thrives on emotional explanations to […]