New Law Mandates Cars Must Sound Alarm When Speeding
By Lauren Fix The bill requires that passive speed limiters be installed in all new cars manufactured or sold in California by 2032. Car makers are not going to make a car for just one state, which means speed limiters in all states. This is the crazy part – the bill before California lawmakers would […]
New Bill Mandates All New Cars Have ‘Automatic Speed Limit’ Devices
By Lauren Fix The National Transportation Safety Bureau (NTSB) urged seventeen automakers to install intelligent speed-assistance technology in all new vehicles that, at a minimum, warns a driver when the vehicle is speeding. The NTSB stated that the bureau needs intelligent speed assistance technology and countermeasures including interlock program for repeat speeding offenders. What is […]
National Transportation Safety Board Calls For Speed-Limiting in Cars
By Lauren Fix We have played this game before. And we have won. Now it’s time to play it once more and we need your support! The NTSB urged 17 automakers to install intelligent speed-assistance technology in all new vehicles that, at a minimum, warns a driver when the vehicle is speeding. The National Transportation […]
NMA E-Newsletter #736: Your Freedom to Travel is Under Attack
By Jay Beeber, Director of Policy & Research, National Motorists Association If there was any doubt before, now we have a clear indication that the WAR ON CARS is real –and it’s being waged at the highest levels of society by authoritarian culture warriors. These tyrannical elitists seek to eliminate our freedom to travel where […]
Speed Limiters Coming to a Highway Near You!
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post first appeared in October 2022 as NMA E-Newsletter #718. If you would like to subscribe to our weekly E-Newsletter, click HERE. During driver’s ed class, many of us drove lesson cars with speed governors. Newbies needed them so they wouldn’t endanger themselves or their trainer […]
Not so Fast and very Furious–More Government Controls on your Vehicle
By Lauren Fix, The Car Coach You may not be aware of this, but the infrastructure bill that passed in 2021 includes speed regulations on all vehicles. Yes, that bill that no one reads! We did talk about breathalyzers and how those are being installed by 2026. That will change the way you drive your […]
Speed Limiters Coming to a Highway Near You!: NMA E-Newsletter #718
During driver’s ed class, many of us drove lesson cars with speed governors. Newbies needed them so they wouldn’t endanger themselves or their trainer by accidentally hitting the gas instead of the brakes. But no one ever imagined speed governors (now called limiters) would become standard equipment on a car, especially when driving requires situational […]
Ready or Not–Electric Vehicles (EVs) are Coming. Here are some Things to Know for Car Detailers, and other Service Providers
It’s pretty obvious the electric vehicles or EVs are charging into the market place. A lot of media space is dedicated to EV’s and their impact on today’s automobile market. A lot of misinformation surrounds EV’s, which adds to the concerns and apprehensions. Some of the misinformation is based on real issues and problems, it’s […]
A Legal First: Charged with Sleeping while Driving Driverless: NMA E-Newsletter #632
In July 2020, a Canadian man was charged with dangerous driving and speeding in Alberta for allegedly sleeping in a self-piloted Tesla between Edmonton and Calgary. In the December 11th court trial, witnesses claimed that the driver Leran Cai and his passenger were asleep with their seats fully reclined, traveling 150 km/h (93 mph). His next […]
So, Who IS Responsible in a Driverless Car Accident?
Editor’s Note: This post first appeared as NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #617 from November 2020. If you would like to receive the weekly NMA E-Newsletter, subscribe today. For years, an ongoing debate has been raging in the media about who would be responsible when a driverless vehicle injured or killed another road user. Perhaps, we will […]