New Technology Will Use AI Speed Cameras That Can ‘Spy Inside’ Your Car
By Lauren Fix Technology is great! Except when it’s used to control and monitor everything we do. And now new AI speed cameras are being installed on roads that will be able to spy inside our cars. These new cameras are set to be rolled out across the U.S. to catch motorists using mobile phones […]
Highway Deaths in Rural America
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as NMA E-Newsletter #714 in September 2022. The Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA) released a study called America’s Rural Roads: Beautiful and Deadly earlier this month. Researchers found that between 2016 and 2020, 40 percent of US traffic deaths occurred on rural roads. A total of 85,002 […]
Best Ways to Avoid a Car Accident in Atlanta
By Guest writer Donald W. Singleton, GA Attorney Despite the fact that driving may seem like a mundane task, it is possible to be involved in a serious accident at any moment. Approximately six million car accidents occurred last year, with 2.9 million injuries and 42,643 deaths, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. […]
Highway Deaths in Rural America: NMA E-Newsletter #714
The Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA) released a study called America’s Rural Roads: Beautiful and Deadly earlier this month. Researchers found that between 2016 and 2020, 40 percent of US traffic deaths occurred on rural roads. A total of 85,002 people died in rural areas during the five-year study period—nearly half of all traffic deaths across the country. This […]
Driving Four-Wheelers on Alaskan Streets is now Legal with a Catch: NMA E-Newsletter #679
At the start of the new year, the state of Alaska inaugurated new regulations that allow four-wheelers on roads with a speed limit of 45 mph or less. In the past, rules allowed these motorized vehicles to cross state roads only. Alaska defines all-purpose vehicles as any self-propelled device on wheels or tracks that make […]
Driver Courtesy Month—Parking Lot Etiquette
Welcome to Driver Courtesy Month! This blog is part three of our month-long series on Driver Courtesy. Check out Part 1 and Part 2! Don’t forget to take the online quiz Are You a Courteous Driver? Courteous driving is safe driving and this is especially important in parking lots. The mantra of courteous driving is […]
Senior Drivers in Transition
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #474 in February 2018. If you would like to receive the weekly E-Newsletter, sign up today! Driving is not just about mobility—fundamentally it is about independence. None of us want to lose that freedom. Age is not the only factor in the decision to drive […]
How many kinds of Police Checkpoints and Roadblocks?
Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in the NMA’s Driving Freedoms Magazine in the Fall of 2020. If you would like to receive the NMA’s quarterly magazine, join the NMA today! Check out the other two posts in this series: Have Checkpoints Gone Too Far? How to Handle Yourself at a Checkpoint or Roadblock Joe […]
The Danger of Digital License Plates
Soon, your car will not only track you in real time and make sure you’re paid-up on your insurance and have all your “papers” in order, it will also try to sell you something. Digital license plates, approved for use in California, Arizona and most recently, Michigan, will replace the old metal plate that you controlled with an […]
A Refresher Course on Ticket-Fighting Part 2: Driving in America
Editor’s Note: A Refresher Course on Ticket-Fighting Part 2 first appeared as a NMA Newsletter #337. Please check out Part 1 Here. If you would like to receive our weekly Email Newsletter, please join the NMA today! Can a police officer issue me a ticket if he’s outside his own jurisdiction? If the violation took […]