Clovers Ed
As a rule, poor drivers aren’t born. They are made. The other day, I came upon one such in process. She (as it happened) was obstructing five or six cars, all bunched up behind her. The speed limit was 55. She was doing between 40 and 45. On the roof of her car, a placard […]
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 […]
NMA Reboot: Highway Fatality Rates Continue to Decline, but Does Anyone Care?
This weekly post features recent news stories that highlight and update themes previously covered throughout NMA E-Newsletters and Alerts. Editor’s Note: Good news—our roads have never been safer. According to NHTSA, the U.S. highway fatality rate dropped to its lowest point ever in 2013, 1.10 per 100 million vehicle-miles-traveled (VMT). That’s down from 1.13 in […]
You’re Probably Breaking these Driving Laws: What You Forgot from Driver’s Ed
By John Zaid, founder of Zaid Law Do you chuckle affectionately when you see one of those cars that has the big “Student Driver” sign on top? It’s OK, we all do—we think, “Oh, I remember the days of just learning to drive and being totally clueless.” Well, you know what? That student driver probably […]
NMA Reboot: The Conflicting Dynamics of Lane Courtesy
This weekly post features recent news stories that highlight and update themes previously covered throughout NMA E-Newsletters and Alerts. Editor’s Note: Lane Courtesy, the principle of slower traffic yielding the left lane to faster traffic, needs to become ingrained in our driving ethos. A recent article from www.autoinsurancecenter.com describes the many benefits of Lane Courtesy […]
A Needed Change in our Driving Culture
Lane Courtesy should be ingrained in our driving culture as a 24/7 practice by everyone on the road. Yet with the summer driving season upon us and vacation traffic flooding the highways, it is apparent that there is much work to do to educate the motoring public about the value of Lane Courtesy. Clearing the […]
Talk to Somebody Who Cares
By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist Here are some things I don’t care about when I’m driving. I don’t care about the number on the speed limit sign. It doesn’t tell me if I’m going to crash. It doesn’t tell me if I’m going to get a ticket. At most it provides a moment of […]
Are You a Good Driver?
By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist “… where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.” — some boring guy on public radio It is well known(*) that most drivers consider themselves above average. Maybe they are right. I’ve never hit anybody, she always obeys […]
Making the Right Point
By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist Every year a lawmaker somewhere proposes changing the laws about driving in the left lane. Online forums go wild. The discussion degenerates into “it’s the law!” “you broke one law so I can break another law!” They’re both missing the point. I don’t care what the statute book says. […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: October 16, 2013
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, October 16, 2013 DC Cabbies Sue City Over GPS Spying Taxi drivers in Washington, DC last week filed […]